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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1905
Page
3
A verbose public domain style piece portrays hospital life during Christmas, detailing stages of formality and entertainment, nurses’ duties and patient routines. It contrasts phase 2 glamor with the sober ward reality and emphasizes discipline, care, and the social dynamics among staff and patients.
An unreliable narrator recalls a journey with a staged ticket, fake stage agent, and a bus stop where drivers order passengers by class to disembark. The account mentions a supposed difference between classes and a gruff command, with travel details obscured by garbled words.
In a playful exchange the family asks about each member’s activity. Rayther paints in her studio with a sow shovel while Whare'a writes poetry. Clarice bides time in the parlour, Gwendoline tends to her hair, and Ma prepares water for the buen.
In a fragmentary exchange a woman, noted as very married, muses on a sculptor who crafted a statue of angels, declaring women are the true angels and questioning the notion of any man becoming one.
An editor and cartoonist argue over including George Reid and Dan O’Connor in a weekly cartoon. They discuss recognizable traits, distinctive appearances, and how eccentric dress or whiskers help voters identify politicians. The exchange covers Parkes and other figures as examples of visual recognition shaping public perception.
A humorous anecdote tells of a bishop advised by his doctor to spend winter in Algiers for health. The bishop protests his many engagements, and a specialist replies it means Algiers or Heaven. The bishop finally agrees to go to Algiers, jokingly accepting the remedy.
A vintage advertisement urges cooling through Condy's Fluid added to daily baths or foot baths. It promises instant relief from fatigue and odor, describes a refreshing, purifying sensation, and warns buyers to insist on Condy’s Fluid as substitutes are inferior.
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