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Newspaper
Saint Arnaud Mercury
Location
Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
6
In Raymond Blathwayt's book recounting an ed burglary case a defense attorney pressures a witness to label a Black man a thief. The witness replies that he would not call him a thief but uses a demeaning phrase about loitering and roosting if he were a chicken.
Fragmentary OCR item referencing a Melbourne stock exchange address and a person or entity named Cw 2rdanko, without clear event details or dates.
An Irish shoemaker left his gas on overnight. He lit a match in the morning, triggering a terrible explosion that blew him from his shop toward the street. A passerby helped him up and asked about injuries. The man said he was fine, only just escaped the blaze.
Poultry buyers Hyland’s and Weiand’s seek ducklings chickens and turkeys at perch with top prices for old stock. Commission offered with crate forwarding and monthly price history. Exporters David Hyland & Sons Pty Ltd operate Lennitt’s Freezing Works Melbourne.
A washerwoman narrator laments long hours in dirty clothes washing and prize for tea breaks, praising Robur tea and No. 2 grade over No. 1, while venting frustration at smells and labor. She hopes for a law to ensure good tea for hard working women.
Ford Motor Company begins a £500,000 project at River Rouge suburb to build mass produced anti submarine boats. The plant aims to employ 10,000 to 15,000 and finish by May 10. Navy officials and Josephus Daniels endorse the effort as a key step in solving the submarine menace with a new type of patrol craft.
A quarrel over who can make and tend a fire ends with a comical fire alarm. Mrs Merton mocks her husband for dampening flames while he retreats in a batana coat. A sick Irish patient distracts a tired doctor as he counts breaths in a humorous tale about study and life blending gravity with pleasure.
An enlarged photo service advertises 26 by 22 inch frames for 30 shillings with enlargements from any photo. All work is by the shop, guaranteed, and money back if not pleased. Free opinion and advice offered by A. C. Millar and RR, artists, Thy Queen Street, Melbourne.
A village concert unfolds with local talent as Johnny, the squire's son, grows bored until a line from The Minstrel Boy captures his imagination. His mother laments his waning focus while anecdotes about Macintosh and MacNab reveal personal losses and marriages within the community.
An old home remedy promotes TINENZO as a safe cough mixture. It claims to avoid habit forming opium drugs and requires only warm water to prepare a pint of ready-to-use remedy. The product is advertised as inexpensive compared to imported remedies and available from chemists or Henan Manufacturing Chemist in Sydney.
An old advertisement touts Tenan's Tonle Nerv Nuts as a remedy for fatigue and nervous weakness. The copy claims the nuts restore healthy nerve tissue and blood, reducing aches and pains and improving general vigor, with pricing shown as per box and six boxes.
A vintage housekeeper column extols common salt as a versatile remedy in daily life. It prescribes salt for stain removal, cleaning silverware, refreshing fabrics, preserving colors, soothing skin, and even as a dentifrice and mouthwash, with practical tips for tea stains, ink, mildew, moths, and kitchen chores. The piece also includes humorous asides about Benny and domestic mishaps, ending on a note of domestic melancholy.
Letters from Australian readers recount severe kidney pain and sleepless nights eased after using Warner's Safe Cure. A bootmaker from Ascot Vale and a Petersham resident describe dramatic recoveries, urging others to try the remedy.
An English visitor to the United States debates beef quality with two Americans. After a long talk the Briton concedes much, then quips that Americans send beef to England and sell it back as leather trunks for huge profit, ending the dispute with humor.
An irate householder storms into the Ironmonger's claiming a door-bell repair was promised yesterday. A worker testifies he went to Ivy Lodge, rang the bell for ten minutes, but nobody answered, suggesting the family was out. The exchange hints at wartime delays and miscommunication.
A Man o w ar sailor visiting his native city employed a Navy bugle to locate a chum from his ship after forgetting the house number. A rag and bone man passed by blowing a bugle, the sailor borrowed it and blew the grog call, prompting a window to open and a sailor’s head to appear. Mrs Flunnimune jokes about cooking and her husband’s appetite. A quip about a man calling his wife an angel ends with missing the last train.
A rickety collection of clumsy jokes and misheard names unfolds at a social reception. A minister laughs at a donkey story and a jokester fails to crack the ruse while a poetess’s name provokes mock elegance. A final aphorism notes life as a constant trial with neighbors as jurors.
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