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Newspaper
Saint Arnaud Mercury
Location
Saint Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
4
The passage mourns mothers who cared for sons who became soldiers. It reflects pride in their boys turned to soldiers, their medals and wounds, and the enduring pain of loss as the war’s toll is borne by mothers who kept faith at home.
A Victorian essay argues marriage extends life based on statistics from men aged forty to ninety. It cites higher bachelor mortality and lower married mortality, claiming longevity favors matrimony and that old age would be richer if married as soon as possible, noting centenarians were not bachelors.
News from Atsira Winu at France meetings between YMLCA representatives and soldiers on postwar plans for the USCA. National and local discussions shaped a postwar program with proposals, testing, and forwarding results to England and Australia. Involves J Henry Lang and a national committee outlining postwar work and social knowledge.
A rural Christmas anecdote recounts a caretaker named Jack and a local parson visiting a farm to save a day's shooting. A rabbit cleverly evades two shots, prompting a lightly comic exchange about improvement and luck for next year.
An elderly promotional article urges readers to bear personal pain while promoting Warner's Safe Cure. It claims widespread ailments from rheumatism to neuralgia are caused by retained bile and toxins, endorsing the product as a universal remedy with testimonial confidence, listing formats and prices for 6/ and 2/8 bottles.
Unusual numbers of stowaways appear aboard ships leaving Liverpool as authorities warn of deadly risks. Stories recount men hiding in anchor-chain lockers and bunkers, with some surviving by cold endurance while others face imprisonment at voyage end. A businessman’s warning echoes: avoid bragging after risky deeds.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a waking moment spoken by twins and a muffled exclamation about a new bicycle. The lines imply a personal waking scene and a dream fragment, with unclear sequence and attribution.
Two ministers in northeast Scotland share a tale about a stormy Sunday and a raucous kiss request. The piece shifts to a price list from W. Heynolds and Ben Ply for the week ending May 29, 1917, detailing rates for heat, prime and medium cuts of meat, lambs, fowl, and pork products with varying per hundredweight and per pound figures.
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