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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
6
Jean Bart commanded a small squadron during the late 1600s ferrying the Prince de Conti toward Dautzic as English and Dutch fleets hunted them. After an eight hour chase, the pursuing ships vanished and Bart returned below to tell the prince he had a narrow escape.
An Australian ad column lists poultry export buyers with no commission, plus domestic poultry prices. It also features a melodrama snippet about Ethel and Maud discussing a marriage proposal, a Teething Powder ad, a Geelong chemist promo, a quirky line about a robbed Mrs Winks and a reflective quote from Mr Winks.
In a cautionary scene, a mother urges Tommy to curb idle hands by chopping wood, invoking the adage the devil finds work for idle hands to do as a warning and instruction.
A compact reflection on happiness and virtue. It surveys how contentment comes from deeds not gifts, warns against excessive exacting nature, and notes that envy sours perception. The piece pairs aphorisms about value, effort, and resilience with practical insights.
In a diary excerpt from Lady Macdonell, a brown owl lands on the mast three hours after leaving Southampton. A sailor captures it, the bird is bought for two shillings, and later a telegram reveals the diarist’s sister passed away 34 hours after departure, a noted coincidence with Lady Macdonell's husband General Sir A Macdonell.
A teacher questions a bright pupil during a Brighton day school exam, asking what an erring man is. The pupil answers the fishmonger. The piece includes quips about onions raising labor costs and clerks demanding higher salaries after marriage, and muses on why men marry.
A speaker contemplates a slang phrase and then reflects on youth, wealth, and responsibility. He compares refined gold bricks worth £300 to the future value of a well-raised boy, arguing investment in education and character yields lasting returns while neglect leads to ruin. He urges collective effort to sculpt young lives for humanity.
The passage argues happiness boosts performance and suggests balance. It cites Bjornsen on observing that joyful people work better than sad ones. It warns constant single tasks dulls the mind, while combining work, prayer, and amusement strengthens heart and soul for fruitful labor and cheerful faith.
A playful exchange where a child asks why dough must be kneaded and why bread is needed. The speaker gives whimsical, rhymed replies about bread and reading, following a light tongue in cheek tone.
A letter discusses ML H R Finlayson's motion to require service nurses aged 16 to 22 across the military forces. It argues nursing and first aid would aid the nation and husbandry, noting few nursing sisters today. The piece links to male cadets backing compulsory training for women and cites a Sydney Hospital anecdote about doctors and patients.
Advert reveals ailments like rheumatism indigestion gout and lumbago blamed on kidney and liver dysfunction. Claims Warner's Safe Cure cures by restoring organs, removing poisons, and easing pain. Promotes pamphlet from H H Warner and Co Melbourne and lists various Warner products with prices and options.
The poem traces Marguerite’s many nicknames given by family and friends as she grows from child to adult. It lists variants such as Mog Pog Daisy Maggia Madge Marete Peggle Magpie and Rita, noting how a single person accumulates affectionate forms across generations.
A commercial traveller tries to press a large Aberdeen order with a box of Havana cigars. The canny Scottish manager refuses a bribe but offers to buy the cigars himself, then ironically accepts two boxes after being pressed.
The Grocer notes Robur tea remains top seller with stable quality and loyal customers. He observes demand shifts rarely and warns that No 3 Grade is adequate, but recommends No 2 Grade for everyday family use. Profit on Robur runs lower than other blends.
A reflective remark likens opportunity to a quick doorbell ring by a small boy, leaving the speaker with a sense of disappointment as chances seem to elude them. The quote contrasts universal potential with personal missed chances.
Messrs. Stone and Co. of Metropolitan Meat Market Melbourne report high prices for pork and veal. Prime small porkers sold up to 9d per pound, prime large to 10s per 8 0bs, calves 44d per pound, medium 38%4d, veal 34d per pound with medium quality lower. They invite country customers in Melbourne to consignments.
Subscribed Capital £125000 Reserved Liability £100000 Guarantee Fund £10000 Registered Offices 85 Queen Street Melb Board of Directors Edward Fanning W H Irvine Donald MacKinnon R G MacCUTCHEON Stewart McArthur This Company empowered by Act of Parliament No 978 to act as Executor Admin Trustee Receiver Committee under Lunacy Act or Attorney under Power and to take Transfers of Existing Trusts Income Collected Funds Invested and Estates Managed or Realised Joel Fox Manager Co T Martin Assistant Manager.
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