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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
15
An article honors pioneer women for steadfast support during droughts and frontier hardships. It praises their endurance, courage, and labor in building homes, facing dangers, and maintaining families amid scarcity, isolation, and conflict, while acknowledging critics.
The essay condemns gentry who advise easy land profits while urging true pioneers to endure brutal settlement. It follows a settler couple clearing forest, enduring hunger and danger, building shelter from bark, and facing long toil. Children leave for cities as hardship grows, and many fail. The piece laments vanished bush families and abandoned homesteads.
Fragmented remarks show Deakin defending federal spending while State Premiers gain criticism. The debate centers on Commonwealth money for public purposes and the right of electorates to scrutinize actions. Deakin hints he may not respond to State minister criticisms, risking political backlash and self-reproach over suppression of debate.
The text ponders how cats survive falls from height and whether their calm heads prevent injuries. It contrasts humans and cats, noting that a fall from a height can be fatal for a man, while cats seem to endure or survive such shocks.
The piece describes extensive administrative hurdles for cadet parades and drills. It details approvals by Lieutenant Colonel Paul and Chief Inspectorate Education, the need for sanctioned dates, transport and sanitation arrangements, and the burden on teachers and principals. The tone notes persistent formalities across divisions and states.
A Victorian court warns against crude eucalyptus preparations sold as Eucalyptus Extracts. It highlights dangers from toxic alternatives and touts Sander and Sons Genuine Pur Volatile Eucalyptus Extract as safe, superior, and backed by expert judgment. The notice also advertises beauty products and mail-order packing from Moore Street and George Street addresses.
The advertisement promotes a subscription based consultation event titled The Silver City Cop at 0.090 with 4 and other draws. It claims wide public interest, endorsements from press and reputable business leaders, and immediate prize payout after drawing. The last draw drew 300 residents who witnessed the event and prizes are paid immediately.
A London sociologist built a cardboard model to explain why cats land on their feet. The piece notes that many climbers and leapers such as monkeys and squirrels share this trait, but humorously laments lack of a suitable cat to test heredity by dropping it from a verandah.
A. Saunders promotes a splendid assortment of jewelry silverware and optical goods. Prices set to satisfy discerning buyers. Great port free to any address. Sydney's leading jeweller and silversmith invites customers to view a varied catalogue for the purchase of wares.
The Dalmain and Roselle Starr-Bowkett Society's ballot war was won by MF A. J. Prelit of Darting mrest. The report mentions Mr Neil with six shares and details on election pay and ages, including Tunwar Chaser at Sheesle and Mr Vile, Darling aurtet, Moselle, receiving sums of money and shares.
Late cable news received today reports brief items from our correspondent across regions. The notices cover updates on incidents, events and local developments with concise summaries and identified sources.
Descriptive, fragmentary account of Mohmand clashes and British frontier action. Mentions water supply seizure by Mohmands, cited bravery, and references to British officers and frontier forces. Many OCR errors obscure details but indicate ongoing hostilities and positions at a frontier outpost.
A wreck on the Antwerp to Brussels line at Contich 6% miles from Antwerp killed about forty and injured dozens. The express collided with a pilgrim train carrying worshippers from Turnhout, crushing several cars and decapitating many passengers. Survivors described a ghastly scene as tangled coaches and bodies were found amid wreckage.
London observers greet King Edward’s visit and discuss the Anglo Russian Entente amid cordial press reaction. Officials emphasize cooperative aims while noting lingering tensions over regional influence and naval power.
London evening report notes Menere Kellow and A J Staughton of Meurne ascended a balloon varying from Battersea to the North Sea shore at Whits per hour. Kellow also ascended in Paris in H Parnan’s meroplane, marking notable early aviation feats.
London dispatch notes uncertainty over the government’s plans for education and miners eight hours bills amid opposition to centralizing measures. Attention focuses on age pensions and licensing bills and their fate this session.
The Punard tine steamer Lualtenia, sailing from New York, achieved a record crossing to London in a single day and night. Last year the Lusitania made the same voyage in nine hours and ten minutes, marking an era of rapid transatlantic travel.
Report on the death of Alexander Brown, a wharf laborer, at the end of March. Examination of internal organs by Me W. M. Mimnel shows the box contained arsenic traces, with findings on the stomach and liver.
In the Wutamona division this morning Choy Hung and Ling Hung pleaded guilty to importing small quantities of opium. They left the steamer Waldemar with the drugs concealed in their trunks. A customs officer was offered a bribe of two pounds to release them, but the bribe failed and each man faced three months imprisonment in default.
Fragmentary text references special views for dinner and a price in pounds, mentions Lagoon and 28 Kinga, but details are illegible and cannot determine full context or entities.
Empire Day events span multiple sites led by Governor General Gordon and Sir Harry Rawson. Officials from Commonwealth naval and military groups attend ceremonies at parks, schools, and public halls with speeches by ministers and educators.
Fragmentary OCR notes warn of unpleasantness upon a fleet arrival with stray names and garbled phrases. The readability is poor and no concrete events or entities can be confirmed from the available material.
An old advertisement touts Fisher’s Phosphherine as a universal kidney aid. It claims to prevent diabetes Milgut’s disease and bladder troubles, urging readers to take small doses with wine and promising doctor approval at low cost. It promotes multiple doses and claims superior water-dinine effects.
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