Witty judge riffs on courage and effort
A judge quips that a man who refuses to button his wife’s blouse is a coward. The bystander asks what a coward is, and the judge replies that a man who remains lazy and avoids trying will never have to try.
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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1914
Page
6
Lost Nightshirt And Parson’s Shipboard Fear
A reader recalls a cold night when a general misplaced Mr A’s nightshirt after a bell rang repeatedly. The episode ends with Mr A discovering the shirt and a captain testing crew nerves with a speaking tube tale about fear and swearing aboard.
Village Blacksmith Becomes Modern Garage Shine
A rustic blacksmith shop transforms into a large garage with an electric sign. The owner and chauffeur lament their decline as the smith transitions from simple forge to bustling customer service. Children watch from the span doors, while the old life fades into a growing building labeled Garage.
Universal Peace Debate Across Nature and War
A reflective piece questions the feasibility of universal peace, contrasting human aspirations with Darwinian survival and natural conflict. It cites animal behavior, blood feuds, and a view that nature remains at war, while humans seek peace through conferences and idealism.
Old Welsh Miners Find Lover's Spirit in Long-Lost Burned Body
In a Welsh mine old memories resurface when an elderly woman identifies a preserved corpse as her long-lost betrothed from sixty years earlier. The body’s air preserved it as if sleeping, and the woman, living all her life in the village, recognizes him and speaks to him with endearments from a bygone era before his spirit is said to rejoin hers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Tay
Ani Hisaeu Il
Waler
Haiven
Mer Jovur
Tuinora
Trench
Thompson
Murray St
Hobart
Tas
ME _UNION MANUFACTURING CO 209
Elizab
ST Free
Umbrella Gift Sparks Sabbath Sermon in Scottish Village
A Scots village tale recounts a native who returns home and gifts a new umbrella to the kirk. The beadle quips that the umbrella will not cure headaches, and the speaker offers a home remedy of Robur tea to ease discomfort, noting it often helps and that it isn’t his duty to prescribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Ulmeeit
Mr. MacRae
Kirk
Christening Chaos Sparks Family Name Confusion
A christening party recounts a humorous moment as the priest asks for the child’s name. The grandfather stalls, the father finally says Hazel, and the grandfather quips about birth dates and saints guiding the name. The exchange ends with playful confusion and regional dialect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel
Subscribed Capital and Powers of Melbourne Trust Company
Subscribed capital £126000 reserved liability £100000 guarantee fund £10000 registered offices 25 Queen Street Melbourne Board of Directors Edward Fanning W Th Irvine Donald Mackinnon Stewart McArthur Joel Fox manager C T Martin assistant manager this company empowered by Parliament to act as executor administrator trustee receiver under Lunacy Act and to take transfers of existing trusts income collected funds invested estates managed or realised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Street
Melb
Edward Fanning
W. TH. Irvine
Esq
K.C
Donald Mackinnon
G McCutcheon
Stewart McArthur
Joel Fox
C.T. Martin
Rest to Pearce wreath misdelivered at funeral
A traveling salesman in Pittabure sought a wreath with a wide ribbon bearing the inscription Rest to Pearce on both sides and We shall meet in Heaven. The undertaker, away, delegated a new assistant who delivered a garish floral piece with garbled wording and erroneous epitaphs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittabure
Pearce
Aseialint
Warner's Safe Cure touted for kidney and bladder relief
A historical ad claims Warner's Safe Cure cures gravel and bladder inflammation. It cites testimonials from Mrs Armstrong of Coogee Sydney and Mr George Rose of Victoria, detailing relief after one to four bottles. The notice endorses the medicine for kidney and liver disorders and lists typical ailments and distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Carrington Road
Coogee
Sydney
Nsw
Warner
George Rose
Routh Morang
Victoria
Nyone
Warners
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