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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1914
Page
6
A workman claimed compensation for losing an eye after a factory explosion. The judge tested his vision with green chalk on a blackboard and red glasses, revealing the man could read only with the left eye. The case was dismissed.
Fragmented line of old text extols a wife’s powers over men and tasks with bravado. It contrasts her calm control in motherhood and dress with male aggression, ending by asserting a woman can do anything or everything and do it well.
The average British family consumes more sugar each year rising from 364 to 417 pounds in six years while petty court convictions fall. Sir James Crichton Browne claims a strong link between sugar intake and behavior noting sugar craving resembles alcohol craving and sweets may calm nerves and mute temper.
A fragmentary reminiscence recounts Archbishop Magee and Bishop Stubbs famed for sharp quips. Magee joke s about two qualifications for bishops and a soup remark. Stubbs stories include curt replies on church matters and clergy travel wit.
Salt supply should be available whenever cows desire it to maintain high milk yield. Salt stimulates appetite and aids digestion, aiding body fluids. Keep rock salt sheltered and accessible, feed loose salt weekly as cows take it, but do not mix with feed. Overfeeding after deprivation can irritate digestion and cause scouring.
Letters from Sydney and Ballarat readers describe rheumatic pains traced to uric acid and kidney issues. One woman details hospital treatment, recovery after four bottles then six more of Warners Safe Cure, while a man notes season-related flare ups and relief after trying a free first bottle.
In a lecture trip a famed humorist named Mark Twain arrived in a small town. He visited a barber before dinner where a stranger exchange led to chatter about his evening talk. The August issue of The Storyteller features a long Cynthia Stockley novel and plans for Robert W. Chambers to contribute in September. Cassell and Company publish the magazine in Melbourne with a 6d price. Meat prices in Melbourne rose during the third week with porkers at 84d per lb and veal around 2d per lb for mid quality.
Subscribed capital stands at £195,000 with £100,000 reserved liability and £10,000 guarantee fund. Registered offices at Queen Street Melbourne. Directors include Edward Fanning, Sir William Irvine, Donald Mackinnon, R.G. McCutcheon, Stewart McCarthy, with Joel Fox as manager and C.T. Martin as assistant manager. The company is empowered to act as executor, trustee, receiver, attorney under lunacy acts, and to take transfers of income, funds, estates.
A supposed landlord inspector visits a cottage in rural southern England to note repairs but robs the occupant. The old woman, eager for aid, shows rotten window frames and a faulty back door. She is invited to jump on the floor to test stability while the imposter flees with valuables and provisions.
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