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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 09, 1914
Page
6
A fragment from a neighborhood dispute shows Mrs Gordon deflecting a quarrel over dates and a boy named Edward. A neighbor seeks to discuss the matter with Gordon while another mention concerns a stretcher and a possible injury.
A well known writer attended a amateur comedy box seat show. The hero B- appears cold in romance scenes, prompting critique from a charming middle aged Woman who introduces herself as Mrs. B- and jokes about a tiptomat memory.
A poem rails against urban excess praising a return to farming. It contrasts dreamers and absorbers with workers and producers and calls for tilling untapped acres to revive the land while admitting the speaker would stay in the city.
Directors of the Western State Railway on the Newhaven Dieppe route to London are trialing a crocodile apparatus placed between rails near distance signals. When trains pass, it activates a siren on the engine to warn the driver that the signal is again at Nim, reducing the risk of deliberate or accidental oversights in foggy conditions.
A stubborn banker and a persistent suitor clash over a daughter. The suitor repeats a motto about trying again while the banker, resolved to oppose, maintains the union must be denied. The exchange shows social pressure, wit, and enduring persistence in a cautious era.
A sanitized snippet captures humorous banter at a community event. Guests joke about clocks gifts and lasting memories while a school tea teacher riffs on a country without a man. A political speaker's boast triggers a shy retort from a small heckler.
Two Tasmanian testimonials recount relief from long standing liver and kidney pains after using Warner's Safe Cure. Mrs Eva Sharrer notes rapid improvement and regained health after several bottles. The other account from Mrs M Carey says lasting relief from back and side pain and poor digestion following treatment. Warner's Safe Cure sold by chemists and storekeepers in original and non alcoholic concentrated forms.
A French scientist M Onderio head of the Lyons Observatory proposes to curb fog by covering river surfaces with a thin oil film to stop evaporation. His plan uses cotton stuffed oil buoys to spread the film, aiming to prevent fog formation better than airborne waves.
A man whittling a pine stick expresses reluctance to travel, stating he lacks a horse or wagon and sees no nearby place worth visiting. The exchange highlights rural hardship and limited transportation options in the area.
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