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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
10
A patient endured three years of severe arm agony with a hand swelling, redness and pain up to the elbow. Despite medical advice and numerous remedies, improvement remained elusive as doctors failed to alleviate the distress.
Patient narrates relief after using Cuticura Remedies for months. He cites persistent itch and rash, minimal improvement from prior treatments, and eventual cure after applying Cuticura Baap Ointment and Pills. Letter ends with praise and location London dated November 19, 1908.
A historic account envisions the Manhattan Bridge as the world’s heaviest suspension structure. It would exceed the weight and span of the Brooklyn and then include a broad roadway, two footpaths, and rails. The design contrasts with the Pont Bridge, noting limited tracks and light components.
A line tower on barges, belatedly raised to the pier tops, is to be finally lifted into place by the erecting derrick. Officials say cables balched by the June spring of 1, the bridge should be ready for opening by the summer of 1511.
A discussion outlines plans for a transcontinental railway linking continents and notes European proposals. It mentions Cape to Cairo ambitions, potential routes via Papelown and Norinoet Egypt, and debates on longline systems and French seaport connections.
The article details massive anchor girders and pyramidal anchorages for a monumental bridge. It describes foundations, piers 40 feet high, top masonry, and steel towers built in sections delivered for assembly. It compares construction methods and plans across global routes and future transcontinental connects.
A Mumbai wire describes a gang in Mangatore near Mysore committing a string of killings of young men. Victims were strangled after poisoning and chloroform, jewelry removed, bodies buried in house courtyards. Police confirmed five corpses found. Mob tensions rise as authorities fear lynching. Police suspect more crimes under investigation.
A remarkable operation by Dr Davidson of Ballymer to Ulster saved a girl named Gordon after a serious injury. The patient was instantly stabilized and began to recover well, according to reports from the Bair instaund Tmachioc.
Ex MSP T. B. Curran told a Birmingham audience that Joseph Chamberlain lay ill in bed. Curran, a teacher, spoke about Nacure’s beauties and asked who owed the rings, a boy answering Chamberlain. The teacher denied and the boy replied with a pro-Boston remark.
An article analyzes Herr Sydow's budget plan amid Germany's naval program and debt. It notes heavy expenditures for ships and arms, a looming deficit, and the strain of military finance on the empire. It cites imperial debt growth, fixed obligations, and comparisons with Britain and France, highlighting the political struggle over wartime taxation and reform.
From Geneva a tale of courage in which Rose Predoni, 18, aids her father Predoni during a smuggling run in dense mist on a Swiss Italian pass. As Predoni falls and Rose nearly loses her life, rope holds, rescue unfolds with smugglers aiding them to safety.
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