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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1907
Page
6
A dated note lists wart treatment by washing and rubbing with washing soda, plus a simple furniture polish recipe using vinegar, boiled oil, and turpentine. It also describes starching instructions for dark fabrics with Kum arabic solution, and color care tips for colored garments and muslin curtains.
A collage of musings on prosperity urging caution and savings, interwoven with domestic vignettes and a modern ad pitch. The text combines reflections on economic highs with a tale of a restless child and a stern mistress, ending with a sales pitch for a Low-pressure Hot-Water Heating System from John Danks and Sam Proprietary Ltd in Melbourne.
A vintage notice touts the Trident Egg Preserver as a money earner by laying down eggs for preservation. It claims a shilling bottle can cover 18 dozen eggs and keep them until next winter, suggesting strong value for home storage and resale potential.
The passage argues storekeepers see soldiers as grown children and sometimes the most childlike toward a Chinese man. It asserts that dealing with children reveals keys to understanding native behavior, noting kindness works but firmness is valued, and respect builds trust when perceived as just. It highlights impulse to test kindness and the preference for fairness.
A string of quick sketches. a traveling man recalls a penny for the stamp, a rude joke about a mining town, a clerk’s medical certificates, a Scotsman and his wife’s airless home, a butter shop mix up, a Welsh match tale, Jack Collins aboard a battleship, and a sharp Western town open for a smart young man with a deadly welcome.
A historical note extols Wolfe's Schnapps TM as a remedial cordial valued for family use in emergencies, praising its efficiency in care and engraving into the minds of the people as a trustworthy remedy.
A vintage guidance note discusses how complexion and hair color influence clothing choice. It urges white for blondes and cream for brunettes, notes black clothing flatters stout figures with dark eyes and hair, and recommends subdued blues, heliotrope, olive greens, and pale tones to minimize flesh appearance while warning against many reds and high green shades. Mauve and greens near the throat and shoulders are noted as flattering.
Sen timus Budge faced a collapse for Winkleton by Shrimpney. His valiant attempt ends when his bat slips, whips through air, and strikes the umpire on the shin. The wicket-keeper appeals, Umpire rules out, Rep timus protests astonished.
A doctor seeks general help including grooming, driving a pony, milking, cycling, and house chores but the applicant protests overwork. Also reported are Achilleton palace sale to a Swiss-German syndicate for hotel and sanatorium in Corfu, Empress Elizabeth’s murder in Geneva, a son’s execution in China for patricide and failure to teach, Japanese salutations, a Paris wagerer who answers French history questions.
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