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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1906
Page
5
A Western woman reports severe itching covering her body and nightly torment. She says she scratched until she bled and suffered intense soreness and pain. The account describes ongoing distress and requests investigation.
Mrs Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma reports severe itching and widespread eczema last year. After using Cuticura Ointment and Resolvent as directed, she shows great relief and recommends the remedies. June 25, 1905.
Old Times reports advertisements for steamers to Manly Beach with time notices at the Pier Hotel J Gordon Griffiths. It notes the Lizzie Webber brig sailing to Launceston on the 11th, cabin and steerage rates, a grand Sydney balloon ascent on December 11 at the Domain with Gov General attendance, and brief local news on a mysterious death, gold finds, Oxford student death, Homebush Races, and NSW Assembly chatter with party rhetoric.
The column praises J. Fletcher’s Highcroft Farm as a superior novel with vivid, human characters and a strong plot. It also surveys George Brantes Roecollections, The Enemy's Camp, Socialism: Its Fallacies and Dangers, and Ben Hur and Quo Vadis comparisons. Noted critics comment on Herbert Paul’s Modern England and Crockett’s Little Heson, with additional brief mentions of other contemporary titles.
A Sydney era column notes a Port Jackson mystery over a possible homicide or murder with unknown suspects. A £600 jewellery robbery at Jonas store, Singleton Flat, signals rising crimes prompting patrols. In St John's Perramatta, Rev Samuel Marsden’s monument tablet is set in the church wall, honoring the colony founder. A new cricket ground in the Quter Domain hosts Royal Victoria and Garrison teams with local players. London dispatches discuss US stance on privateering, naval law, and trade in war with Plunkett’s mishap near Goulburn.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as curatives for torturing disfiguring skin conditions including eczema psoriasis scalp crusting and hair loss. It claims worldwide sale and superhuman efficacy with references to availability and assorted product lines.
An early 20th century style ad extols Condy’s Fluid for daily baths and foot baths to invigorate the body and brace nerves. It promises relief for tired feet and odor control, warns against imitations, and notes availability from chemists across the British Empire. Also mentions turpentine as a remedy for throat issues and includes a brief, off-topic drum-major joke.
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