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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1906
Page
7
A mother describes her child and another youngster afflicted with severe eczema in both limbs. The article notes their persistent sores and the hope for instantaneous relief, highlighting a grim rash plagued by itching and discomfort.
A reader shares experience using Cuticura products to treat a child’s eczema and a boy’s severe hand and arm sores. She reports rapid relief, full healing in weeks, and notes the remedies as a valuable household standby while living far from a doctor.
In Joseph and Proctor Legend’s diary style narrative, a troublesome nurse named Nurse Simpson arrives to care for Elsie Grey, provoking tension with Joseph and the narrator. Joseph describes her as vain and talkative, while plans form to uncover Mrs. Cathcart and reveal Dunn’s suspicious influence in finance as a letter from a distant brother hints at hidden motives and potential scams.
The narrator receives a letter from Elsie that reveals a dark family secret about Nataly, a confession that could sever Arthur and Nataly’s relationship. The scene blends romantic doubt with a looming decision as the letter exposes past events and a promised truth. The narrative interleaves a futuristic rail welding report showing Thermit welding in Sydney, noting miles treated and future plans.
Sydney tramways adopt Thermit welding to fuse short rail lengths into continuous joints reducing jolting. Originating in August 1902 with NSW Railway Commissioners backing the method, the process uses aluminium and iron oxide to produce extreme heat. Early trials on the Ridge Street to Milsons Point line tested expansion allowances, later found unnecessary.
A committee meeting at the Royal Agricultural Society rooms in Hunter Street, chaired by Mr. Downes M L A, discussed collecting subscriptions as wheat from growers. Mr. Guthrie urged cargoes of wheat from farmers, storekeepers, and unions to fund scholarships and prizes honoring wheat researchers. Donations noted from wheatgrowers including Mr. Charles Binnie. Funds aim to support a scholarship, college prizes, agricultural show prizes, and a memorial prize to encourage wheat improvement research.
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