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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
4
A wandering medical testimonial describes a sufferer plagued by neuralgic pain digestion trouble and insomnia. After trying many treatments the subject credits Clements Tonic with a dramatic recovery and urges others to seek its purported health benefits.
A cryptic passage discusses removing letters from the word habit to reveal other words and meanings. The text traces how dropping letters progressively transforms "habit" into related forms, illustrating a linguistic puzzle about erasing letters to expose new terms. The overall aim appears to show that to liquidate habit one must discard it entirely.
An old anecdote from the Cologne Zeitung recounts Count Mantioe of Saxony testing a village blacksmith by breaking various horsehoes and coins with his hands. The farrier and Count exchange boasts and jokes about strength, ending with the Count paying with gold pieces and urging the blacksmith to drink to his health.
At a northern burgh dinner honoring his inauguration the provost and town councillors gathered, praised for hospitality as reporters described the festive board. A waiter’s quip to a new councillor reveals local character and blunt humor in the crowd.
A timetable lists train arrivals and departures on the Pirie Blyth Terowie and Laurus lines. The midnight train from Pirie to Terowie leaves at 10 50 pm, arrives Gladstone around 12 53 am, then proceeds to Terowie. Mails depart Gladstone with ports Pirie Petersburg and Adelaide schedules noted, and pillar times given at 7 40 am 11 40 am 2 30 pm 5 30 pm.
The Nicholson Institute in London continues to aid the deaf by providing free ear drums funded by donors. A previous £1000 gift spurred further generosity totaling over £5000 in ear drums distributed to the poor. A new £5000 endowment will again supply free ear drums, underscoring the institute’s non profit aim to help the deaf community.
A letter from a patient at 94 Commercial Road Peckham dated July 12 thanks for lozenges that eased a violent cough. He mentions Dr. Lam and hospital care at St Bartholo Hospital, noting added relief as the mucus softened and the cough diminished. The missive ends with a courteous closing.
In Cardiff September 2 1893 Dr Haspariel Lilo P and colleagues testify to benefits of Keating's Cough Lozenges. They prescribe for bronchitis catarrh winter coughs and respiratory troubles noting immediate relief and strong public recommendation. Lozenges sold in tins by chemists nationwide.
The article chronicles pigeon prize values from 1892 to 1897, noting high prices for racing birds and large fancier populations in Britain and Belgium. It also reviews Bank of England gold and private deposits, plus a historical survey of wars by country in the 19th century, highlighting Napoleon, Turkey, Spain, and England’s military history.
Dox s Covar relief can be obtained immediately by KEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES. Widely praised by physicians for halting coughs and removing the cause. A single lozenge stops coughing and aids rest at bedtime. Sold everywhere in tin boxes at 13 d. each.
A medical commentary explains why modern rifle bullets cause greater damage. Surgeons note that explosive effects arise from air pockets formed when the bullet enters tissue, producing large gas bubbles that tear organs.
The Avens Express offers Pratt's Chart of Chords with an album of 18 songs at a reduced price to readers. It claims a self instructive method to learn piano or organ quickly, suitable for beginners and advanced players, with postage and extra stamps included for a limited time.
Amid confusion at the North Western Jockey Club a speaker named Dom Paul questions a claim about Atimat and Tam famown while others debate the sincerity of assurances. A tense exchange hints at broader disputes over legitimacy and production of misleading remedies.
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