29 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Victoria Penshurst Free Press
Location
Penshurst, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1902
Page
1
In a tense community dispute, Ab and Mamie Lou Stauth navigate a jury trial backdrop. Major Dunn faces criticism for a slur toward a Black woman. parties settle after apologies and mediation. Ab wins cautious support as Mamie Lou moves toward reconciliation and lawful closure.
From South Africa a Birmingham soldier boasted that British and Colonial soldiers had sweethearts, provoking his wife to test the claim. She followed him to Capetown and Bloemfontein where a confrontation in the street left her with a scratched face as the husband fled with a Boer woman aboard. The incident has become local talk in Mioemfontein.
A new German shell uses amorphous phosphorus in its powder charge to emit thick white smoke on bursting. The smoke reveals the gunner’s position and improves target accuracy while hindering the enemy’s view at long range.
A Japanese authority explains green tea color is not necessarily due to copper salts but to immediate drying after picking. Black tea ferments before drying, which neutralises tannin. thus black tea is less injurious than green tea in this respect.
A man trapped in a pit set for elephants clings to the rim until dawn and then, urged by a bystander, stands up and finds the water level only knee deep. The crowd waited with ropes and ladders as the rescuer’s plea echoed. The incident ends with relief as the man escapes.
An interview in Windsor's March magazine features J Smith the Lancashire Steeplejack. It describes his chimney work at Heywood with ladders iron dogs pulleys and ropes, noting a two hour laddering and repairs needed for decayed masonry at the Heywood chimney.
The dialogue riffs on punctuation and misheard names. A student suggests a dash after the beautiful girl as the teacher asks who was Joan of Arc, with the scholar replying Please sir Noah’s wife.
An armoured train crew under a wounded subaltern patrols a veldt line at night. A Kaffir track escape and a girl’s warning parcel lead to a near miss from a contact mine, the crew escaping by a yard despite the blast.
In Finland villagers use an open air bath built with a central stone structure and tree seats. Wood fires heat stones, water and birch switches are used for cleansing and vigorous beating. After intense sweating the bath ends with a quick return home.
In a bustling fruit and vegetable market scene a thin armed lady debates price with a Brussels sprouts seller. She accuses the price of arrogance, but after a tense exchange she buys a pound and a half, and both parts part on friendly terms.
A Brighton commercial traveler and a Salvation Army girl exchange a brief biblical quip about Jonah and the whale. The girl says she will ask Jonah in heaven, and the traveler counters. The odd dialogue underscores a whimsical moment amid ordinary talk.
This extract recounts Sandy M'Hoe who left Scotland at 76 to seek a new life in Australia. He found work in Melbourne in an aerated water factory earning low pay while dodging convict era scams. The tale covers miners rights battles, police crackdowns, and clever evasion tricks used on early diggings before moving to Ballarat and beyond.
A Scottish man attached bellows to a gas burner to reverse his meter and reduce his bill. An inspector arrived to test the device, was puzzled by the setup, and the man asked how much the company owed him in expenses.
Dr. Barton told the Aero nautical Institution after twenty years in balloon design that his latest model features triple aeroplanes to control gas and ballast and a six set of double bladed propellers driven by three bucket motors of 45 hp. The craft aims for 25 miles per hour in calm weather with petrol for 48 hours, manned by five, at 180 feet in length and a 104 foot car with pendulum actuated automatic balancing.
A collection of curious statistics and notes on geography history and daily life. It covers land area population shoreline notes rainfall and notable feats from various nations, plus practical tips on warming with sandbags and anecdotes about ships and moons.
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