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Newspaper
Wallaroo Times And Mining Journal
Location
Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1869
Page
3
The report notes visitors serenading the acquitted murderess and jury, with mixed reactions from the bereaved mother and sisters of the victim. It laments the lack of detail on the defendant's state of mind after the acquittal and the public ovations she received.
A Cornhill Magazine excerpt discusses the telegraph's vulnerability in Civil War campaigns. Raiders like Morgan and Stuart tapped wire lines to send and receive strategic messages, using disguises and ciphered chatter. The piece notes the telegraph’s value and risks in warfare and hints at its future decisive role.
Virginia Cottage at Moscow Road Bayswater hosts an early 20th century effort to train boys and girls in industrial habits for the state life. Mrs Chambers and Lt Chambers lead a local project inspired by English and Italian models to help youth become capable workers and dependable spouses in the future.
Sixty poor children admitted to a cottage school, with matron and staff offering sewing, shoemaking, and tailoring classes. The program provides coffee and bread, soup or shoepudding, and instruction aimed at preparing youths for working life. Donations welcomed. visits to the Argosy cottage open.
A Victoria board inquiry into railway workshop management heard startling testimony of corruption. Reported abuses include officers receiving pigeons feeding facilities funded by wasteful boiler and scrap handling, along with a discharge over preserving damaged boiler plate to prove a preferred course. The inquiry also notes boilers put in fires boxes with missing heads and large sums wasted. The board, including Edwards and Haughton, questioned No 26 engine conditions as it convenes again soon.
The article recalls life across prairies east and west of the Mississippi and near sagebrush expanses. It notes numerous rattlesnakes on sunlit rocks and boulders, often many in small spaces. Rattlesnakes are described as sluggish, not wantonly biting, and they warn intruders with their tails when disturbed.
An American traveler details rattlesnake danger on western prairies, noting their sluggish bite and urgent home remedies. He describes ligature application, corn whiskey dosing, bleeding, and cauterization, plus a dramatic account of treating a mule and a man. The piece situates snakes near Niagara, Chicago, St Louis, and Brock's Monument region.
A witty baggage master on the Boston and Albany line kicks a dog obstructing him, prompting the owner to demand an explanation. The exchange ends with a humorous retort about the dog’s behavior and the master’s duties. The piece blends comic incident with brief dialogue about responsibility on the rail line.
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