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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1908
Page
13
An old advertorial text explains catarrhal diseases of mucous membranes and details Peruna as an internal remedy that supposedly combats catarrh from the throat to the lungs. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Alice Bradley and Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt among others praising recovery and restored appetite after using Peruna.
A series of testimonial letters tout Peruna as life saving for consumption like symptoms of cold and catarrh. One Montreal writer claims complete cure after three bottles, while a Richmond reader recalls long childhood illness and recovery attributed to Peruna.
The article recounts lavish Christmas prizes across Spain and beyond, from the Hope diamond style gifts to £1000 boxes for Neptune’s nieces. It notes lottery wealth touching sailors and workers, with the Lepanto crew sharing £35,000 and Don Rafael Oldam giving £5000 to five laundresses as Christmas boxes.
The article reports the death of Harry Macallister, a wealthy Philadelphia socialite. Found dead in a Bowers common boarding house in New York on October 16, he inherited £50,000 ten years prior and lived in luxury, with substantial remains of his former affluent lifestyle.
The December 13 185% Times notes gates beside Governor Bourke statue open at 2 o'clock for enclosure and Domain tickets. The Woolloomoolling tower to be closed while Surveyor-General's tree remains down for balloon ascent. Reverend Hickets referenced. Duncan Dunbar ship brings livestock and two globes of gold and silver fish. Wonga Wools line between Melbourne and Wellington sets six day passage. Four judges appointed to new District Courts include Chenke Callaghan Dowling Meymott. Windeyer yet to be appointed. A December 14 item references land sale in Wynyard Square 1851 competition and early sales.
Fragmentary text recounts mid 19th century Melbourne connections, naming individuals such as Jona Thuan, William Lancis, and Elizabeth Smith. Mentions a benevolent association, church services, a funeral, and a sworn declaration about birth ties to Sydney and New South Wales.
A colonial notice reports the Legislative Council warning that a planned General Post Office site boosted land prices as Wynyard Square plots sold. It questions government resolve to proceed and whether purchasers may sue for losses from altering the square.
Emily Joycettes Gra ham, widow and well dressed educated woman, was sentenced to five years penal servitude for stealing a large quantity of jewellery. She is described as the widow of a former Cork County governor and had prior convictions for rings worth 2269 and a string of robberies in Folkermione and Wan went to an Incheston jail. After release she committed tabberies that led to the charge today.
A fragment notes GL city mayor Gerwain in France issuing a quiet promise with no visible actions or details, reflecting a muted municipal stance.
Fragmented OCR passage shows garbled English with names and phrases. It appears to be a damaged historical newspaper snippet containing scattered personal names, places, and random terms, with no clear event, dates, or coherent narrative to summarize.
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