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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 08, 1914
Page
4
Two men share a joke about a cough and a quack. One friend boasts of a two guinea first visit and five shillings thereafter. The patient visits, asks the price again, and the doctor prescribes the same medicine with a five shilling fee.
A fragmented verse portrait of grieving love and farewell to a lost beloved. The speaker recalls tender scenes and a quiet burial by sea, with imagery of dusk, flowers, and a solitary homeward vigil. The poem closes with the line Day that I loved, day that I loved as night falls.
An aging essay questions if baldness can be cured by atmospheric treatment conditions. It cites Sir Beancet Shackleton and explorers noting hair thickening after cold exposure and suggests cold storage workers keep hair. It also mentions fruit and liver health, rabbit trappers in New South Wales, and a London trade union committee studying profit diversion.
The Solomontown Methodist Hall welcomed The Picnickers, a novelty entertainment group, for a first appearance with an Australian themes program. Highlights included Under the Gem Leaves, The Satchel Brigade, Just a plain Australian Girl, and a Japanese romance. Admiral Sir John Pirbright and Captain Colin Pirbright were featured, with Miss G S Pimlutt praised for piano work and G Wilkinson for conducting. Proceeds aid the kindergarten fund.
German astronomer Professor Fauth outlines a theory that the solar system may be built of ice masses around mineral cores. He predicts Earth will be swallowed by the sun after a sequence of ice accretion, extinction of life, and a cold era for continents. The idea has sparked cautious but keen commentary among scientists.
At Crystal Brook Magistrates Court the case of Fr West charged with distributing an indecent anonymous letter was dismissed. Barrister H N Barwell argued the act did not cover delivery to a person in a street or public place, while Detective Noblett and the bench noted delivery occurred. The decision was made with regret.
An advertorial lists Warner and Co. products including Warner's Safe Cure, Safe Pills, Safe Diabetes Cure, Safe Asthma Cure, and Safe Nervine. It claims claims relief from uric and biliary disorders, constipation, diabetes, asthma, and nervousness, and offers a descriptive pamphlet by mail.
In a Saturday scratch game at the Solomontown ground a three-team benefit for J Clin ton, St Marks led 4 4 to 2 2 at halftime. Final scores: Saint Marks six goals six behinds to Solomontown four goals six behinds with Scott, Bannon, O Toole, Markham and Pomeroy starring for St Marks and Ward Munro Farrell Pinilott Bryant Brackenridge among the standouts for Solomontown.
A Sunday Globe piece argues effective public speaking hinges on delivering a clear message with sincerity and audience awareness. It stresses that listeners tolerate earnest talk but reject rambling self display, and quotes Gladstone on how orators receive and return the audience’s mood.
Farmers should insure hay crops harvesting machinery and live stock against fire and death risks under workers compensation and employers liability acts. The ad lists Adelaide and Port Pirie offices with agents including Louis E. Wilson and W. J. Busvono plus others in Crystal Brook Georgetown Geura Caltowie Gladstone, indicating a 27 250 000 paid amount in Olaima South Australian Branch at 112 Eling William Street.
A passenger describes life on a sailing voyage from Fremantle on March 11 to Colombo, detailing daily routines, shipboard amusements, and church services. Observations cover onboard social activities, a piano orchestra, deck exercises, and unusual shore interactions as the ship nears Colombo. The diary notes vivid street life, markets, tipping customs, and early impressions of Colombo's grandeur and commerce.
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