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Newspaper
Singleton Argus And Upper Hunter General Advocate
Location
Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1879
Page
3
A fragmentary verse piece narrates a brother urging another to join in a pursuit that mocks duty and restraint. It contrasts mad pursuit with the dangers of excess, alcohol, and ruin, invoking themes of oath, temptation, and social banishment, concluding with the poet Tibullus.
A large Monday evening gathering at Newcastle Courthouse considered the Education Bill. Rev R Rodgers moved that the city support a fair uniform national primary system with amendments. The Mayor, George Wallace, chaired and will sign the resolution to forward to the Legislative Assembly and Council.
A historical note extols the trio of head heart and hand in boy education. It argues proper head and heart formation teaches virtue and wisdom, love of good, and duty to God and mankind, with a chant to sustain self reliance and social service.
An impassioned critique cites errors in the National Journal of Education on public schooling. It argues workers’ children deserve equal general education, not mechanical training, and warns elite scholars fear democracy. Also notes Japan’s credit chit system as contrast to cash payments.
The Globe reports rumors that the ex Empress of France ranks among England’s wealthiest widows with estates in Hungary and property in Spain and Switzerland. It notes recent sales of Parisian properties, changes in status after a prince’s death, and mentions lavish press attention. It includes anecdotes about fashion and a tale of Napoleon.
An old advertisement touts Holloway ointment and pills as remedies for common colds and epidemics. It claims the medicines purify the blood, improve circulation, and relieve symptoms like coughs, breathing trouble, and throat issues, presenting them as safe, effective treatments.
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