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Newspaper
Singleton Argus And Upper Hunter General Advocate
Location
Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 11, 1879
Page
1
A narrator tours the Garden Palace area and Macquarie Street, noting the iron walls and blocked routes to the Domain. He recounts the dazzlement and mishaps of visitors entering the Palace, the turnstile, and the temptation of petty theft, while musing on human behavior amid the Exhibition bustle. The piece blends travelogue with social observation of attendees and exhibits.
A patient recounts fearing rabies after a bite. He describes intense mental resolve, a plan to shoot to prove willpower, and gradual physical relief over three days, with Dr Kinglake confirming a probable hydrophobia episode avoided by strong mind effort.
A contested case recounts inspector Kirkpatrick exposing serious irregularities in the Teleph Department led by accountant McCracken. Accused employee Miles claimed payments to the accountant, balances of £536 from 1872 to 1876, and the accountant’s disappearance after suspension. The court awarded Miles salary, rejecting embezzlement charges and noting destroyed receipts weakened the defense.
Boots from the thirteenth century are found with skeletal remains in London. The burial posture and boot positions suggest past practices in footwear and calm handling differ from modern approaches.
A fragment from the Edinburgh Medical Journal mocks medical vanity with cere clear examples. It lists how a doctor’s choices in visiting patients, churchgoing, charging fees, hosting parties, riding, dress, and speaking on politics or religion are judged as signs of greed or virtue. The satire ends with a remark that paid for half his services would mean great luck.
Brewarrina correspondent notes the Darling steamers will carry at least £360000 of wool from Vaal district. He warns the colony risks losing trade as all this wool is moved to Melbourne or the Adelaide market. South Australia goods arriving here since the river’s rise exceed £200000 in value. Behedale Filed George Shearman of Nowesade farmer liabilities £68 and £3 respectively.
The Racecourses Licensing Act received the Royal assent and bans horse races within ten miles of Charing Cross after March 25 1880 without a license. Licenses must be issued by justices and obtained by the landowner or occupier. Unlicensed races are nuisances with penalties of 25 to 85 pounds or up to three months imprisonment, fines for pardons set at 10 pounds or two months.
A country solicitor warns executors to beware fictitious creditor accounts used to defraud estates. He notes cases where six months hard labor was imposed for such offences at the Central Criminal Court. The letter cites multiple paid accounts and apologies, urging executors to verify domestic arrangements of testators to guard against this fraud.
A compiled selection of maxims on forgiveness slander honor and self mastery. Reflections on virtue vanity happiness and perseverance attributed to Montreal Daily Star.
A fragment hints at weather or rainfall discussion with whimsical tone. It mentions Rain and jest about quantity of rein in Fun, Jrvi, suggesting a satirical or playful snippet from a page. Limited readable context prevents precise names or events.
The International Sheep and Ewins show opened with Mr Abbott for Mort and Co winning the first bid. Mr James Gibson of Bellevue Tasmania exhibited a champion ram by Tasman sire Sir Thames and Kolipao, selling for 290 guineas before market softness set in with several lots passing in.
French chemist M. Jo Douk reports progress in isolating gum from the alien silkworm cocoon to enable spinning of silk threads. The introduced moth Algifocus cynthia, or ailanto silkworm, has spread in Paris and surrounding areas. Despite poor cocoon quality, researchers aim to produce usable silk for French manufactories.
A Tasmanian Bank cheque fraud tale emerges with a sham deposit drawn on a long missing depositor. A visitor to Tremayo at a hospital ward finds the tied mystery of the disguise and a patient with no funds or clear future plans as she contemplates what to do after leaving the hospital.
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