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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
5
Fragmentary classified notice offers part time work for women labeled Lady Home Workers. Mentions earnings by week and suitability, asks readers to send three stamps for details to a Toronto address, with vague references to bookies and courier.
A damaged OCR text fragment describes a married woman and a party scene with improvised arrangements between individuals. The account hints at a tense exchange involving the minister’s wife and rumors of loyalty and marital strain. Text is garbled but implies an alleged affair and social maneuvering.
Fragmented OCR text describes a traveler journeying through Wales and Treland with confusion about his destination. Mentions walking to Bouchers Tagland and Manchester, travel through Switzerland, marriage, and returning home with uncertain details.
A historical note describes linen and cotton differences through burning, texture, and cleanliness tests. It notes that linen fibers remain long and smooth while cotton fibers burn differently, with a microscope test as the most reliable method for accurate separation.
A disorderly scene unfolds as a crowd complains about a loud flower art display. A magistrate’s formal inquiry leads to calm by a liberal reward offer for silencing noise within a month. A constable and an artist’s quarrel mix with rustic scrutiny and a provocative dialogue.
A fragmented note urges frugality in wartime like avoiding waste of meat food drink tobacco and munitions. It advises thrift domestically abroad and to grow vegetables where possible and to buy only what is absolutely necessary before spending.
A fragment discusses the term Meaquire and its historic, debated scope. It contrasts limited ancient definitions with broader civic and military roles, mentioning the Household, counsellors, sheriffs, naval commissions, and graduates of universities as possible subjects of the title.
A curious note describes how mosquitoes avoid yellow clothing and coverings, suggesting pale hues reduce bites. The text recounts a failed Army recruitment scene where a man with poor night vision is offered spectacles to aid sight, with dialogue showing skepticism and bemusement.
Fragmented letter from William John Youll of Harvey Town Eaglehawk describing severe illness, medical trial results, and claimed recovery after using Warneer Safe Cure. He credits doctors’ warnings, hospital care, and the remedy with restoring health and allowing six years of continued work, ending with endorsement of the product for kidney and liver disorders and related symptoms.
A German spy dressed in British khaki infiltrated a Highland trench during a tense alert. The suspect, found wearing the uniform, was quickly seized as orders and sirens activated. The plot aimed to escape to British lines to continue risky sabotage, but the plan failed.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Binko and Crump speaking in a garbled scene. Crump remarks about illness and hair, while Mrs Binko laments discomfort and cold. The exchange hints at a domestic quarrel or uneasy moment with near nonsense phrasing and unclear context.
A garbled dialogue in a regional dialect features a character named Naney being pressed to marry, with mentions of Veil and Heaven and a claimant asking if she will wed Bim. The text blends names like Naney Clemmens and references to family and tradition.
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