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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
6
A tale from De Walford Bodie's Stage Stories describes a nighttime ventriloquial prank outside a Glasgow shop. The ruse spooks three constables and a dogged chase, ending with the narrator fearing recognition by a real officer long after the incident.
In a crowded business firm a dramatic salary dispute erupts as a young clerk, earning 200 a year, faces a brutal reprimand from the aging chief who declares all clerks are paid what they are worth. The manager is summoned to justify Brown’s pay.
A lone traveler asks a mountain farmer the way to 18g Stone Gap. The farmer, unable to speak due to a ruined throat, whispers that the land here is so poor he cannot raise his voice.
A meeting with Dr Kilborn and local dairymen lauded the LE G milking machine and the Thule teat cups. Speakers credited Bartram and Son for perseverance, noted reduced labor and improved milk yields, and shared strong support from farmers across the district.
The article describes advanced canine dental care using gas anesthesia and multiple assistants, noting heart condition checks before anesthesia. It explains dental work including gold silver and platinum fillings, porcelain replacements for missing front teeth, and gold caps on broken teeth. Regular cleaning is advised for dogs on a bone rich diet.
The keeper notes animals fear or tolerate rain differently. Cats growl and pace, wolves brighten, and monkeys shelter by clasping hands. Rain also prompts a primitive umbrella behavior in early humans, who sit gloomily near swamps.
A young woman in Boston left a month old baby with an umbrella while she shopped, later returning with the umbrella and admitting she forgot the child. A shop-walker alerted police, and the mother claimed she had not intended harm.
Burwood resident Mr. 4 B Norris reports positive horse feeding results from Sunlight Oil Cake. He notes his horse refuses dry feed, but will eagerly eat the dissolved product mixed with other foods, with improvements in appetite, coat, and overall condition after several days.
A soldier on sentry duty confronts an officer over smoke near his post and a box with smoke leads to a chaotic exchange. A doctor and patient discuss paying a debt in kind with music and instruments. The scene shifts to a Hyde Park gathering and a controversial payment scheme in a comical anecdote featuring various figures.
An article excerpt extols Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd praising its front rank position and “Bed lock” Fremies Rates. It urges readers to apply for life assurance, directing to the Society's Agency or Principal Office for immediate attention.
A garbled reminiscence recounts a father’s warnings and a family’s struggles. Names blur and phrases surface about horses cakes and late nights, hinting at a troubled household and distant kin. The text preserves a fragmentary window into a strained domestic scene.
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