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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1909
Page
10
Edward Waller of Oxted St. Louishbern reports his four children suffered severe body forms and scalp lesions. After trying Cuticura Soap,ointment and pills they improved completely. He praises the trio’s cure and recommends Cuticura to others.
A romantic tale set around Lady Catherine Pakenham and Arthur Wellesley. The piece traces their secret bond, marriage amid class pressures, and the Duke’s stoic courage in public life while private devotion tests and endures. It weaves tragedy, duty, and romance through Irish and British social pressures of the era.
The three East Coast railway firms have completed a luxuriously fitted royal train for King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. The Queen’s saloon was built at York, the King’s carriage at Doncaster, and other vehicles at their respective works. The train features gilt brass fittings, two eight-wheel bogies, inward-opening end doors, and a center panel bearing the King’s arms.
The text describes walls cumulated with intricate design, paired doors, and fixtures like chandeliers and light shades. It mentions elaborate wall coverings and fittings such as mirrored or tinted surfaces, suggesting a richly styled interior, though the exact details are unclear.
London last month appointed an Airship Committee including seven Royal Society fellows. Notables like Lord Flayleich and Sir Horace Darwin join as executives while researchers from Cambridge and Glazebrook’s group advise on engineering and chemical matters. The panel appears to coordinate government aviation plans and industrial collaboration.
A heavily garbled archival text recalls a royal car procession and portraits of a diplomat, with scattered notes on the kingly saloons, electric heating, and the social circle surrounding a highborn figure. Names appear in partial form, including a figure tied to Parliament and a career in diplomacy, amid scattered descriptions of rooms and furnishings.
A baby pianist, reportedly trained in Berlin by Mendelssohn and Mozart pieces, debuts in London at age few, playing Spring Song and Gipsy Rondo. She speaks Spanish and German, with a Spanish mother and German father. Her Teddy bear waits as she treads the piano keys with remarkable speed, while observers note her extraordinary ear for music. Submarine fog signals now heard miles offshore as new lighthships ring bells in fog.
A funeral was held at Paddington for a royal lock-maker with mourners including England’s Ming Annie Weis and R Morley. The event referenced Queen Victoria, Queen Alexandra, and other dignitaries, with fragments noting gifts such as a framed photograph and stockings.
A proposed measure requires saloon proprietors to post photographs of all residents known to frequent the venue. The plan, supported by reform advocates, aims to identify habitual drinkers, though critics warn of privacy abuses and enforcement challenges.
News notes the fourth marriage of the creator of the Coons cartoon, Miss Yok, previously married to a New York militia officer and later linked to businessman J Newton. The tracing reveals a secret marriage to a Canadian heiress and ongoing public interest as details emerge from late 19th century society postings.
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