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Newspaper
Warrnambool Standard
Location
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1917
Page
10
A fragmentary verse from Cooranbong quotes a narrator misled by glittering promises. It laments deceit, broken friendship, and vanity, contrasting worldly ambition with enduring love and the futility of wealth.
An Indian railway surgeon shares quirky messages from workers. Letters complain of fever swelling, trembling legs, eye pain, and requests for medical care amid threats of denied leave and despairing farewells.
A famed Paris actress seeks revenge on a critic by sending a witty retaliation. At Varietes she instructs a dandy escort to deliver a package to the journalist. He presents it to the critic with a playful boast. Inside are goose-quills and a sly joke about plucked blushes. The critic deftly turns the gag back on the messenger.
The piece compares American wartime zeal with Australia’s shift in policy offering high pay, generous dependents’ allowances, and a broad repatriation scheme to returning soldiers. It notes banners urging recruitment abroad while Australian volunteers face a slower enlistment rate and looming gaps in decorated camps and reinforcements.
A humorous observation explains how one foot naturally leads to veering to one side while walking. The piece suggests a simple experiment with sticks to test balance and stride length, noting the tendency to cross toward the faster foot.
A fragment from a 19th century column surveys jokes about spiritualism and domestic life. It highlights a playful tale of Eliza and her departed husband, a schoolboy composition on parents, a wise laundress tip for removing fruit stains, and a note on coffee purity testing using water floatation.
A call to send in during the month or forward 7/8 with name and address to receive an excellent Christmas box packed and sent at once. The notice urges Christmas cheer for Anzac heroes and emphasizes no delays.
A satirical monologue riffs on shortages during WWI era Britain. A speaker mocks bans on perfumes and instruments, lampoons clothing and home items, and extols practical ingenuity while calling for patriotism. He jokes about Eau de Polony prohibition and lists vanished comforts with humorous exaggeration.
A dated advertisement touts a home made hair restorer to remove dandruff, improve scalp health, promote hair growth, and restore natural color even for faded or grey hair. It gives a dubious recipe using common chemist ingredients, claims universal safety, and pitches WH Henshall chemist in South Melbourne with mail order options.
An Australian advertisement touts Formettes as a safe fat reducer not requiring dieting or exercise. It claims fat reduction and other benefits while warning of no adverse effects, with prices of 5/3 per carton and distribution through chemists and major stores.
Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes authored a verse on a sheet of paper at a country charity fair. He placed a one dollar banknote under the page and wrote a flirtatious couplet that teased a hidden love note within the green book. The scene linked a playful verse to a money gift and a romantic message.
An Irish sergeant in camp boasts of a pair of Turkish boots after killing a Turk. another Irishman deserts, returns worn, and explains it took three days to kill twenty four Turks to find boots that fit. The tale mocks the folly of bravado and missing boots through terse humor.
A Melbourne advertisement promotes loans by Mrs. Derbap “Mi Alicent” at 21 Milleat Albert Park. It offers loans from £3 to £2000 with or without security on written promise to repay and relies on strict privacy, easy repayments, and post-dated cheques cashing.
The text presents a jumble of aphorisms and odd lines about honesty temper and cooking apples. It mixes misspelled phrases and garbled names, lacking coherent narrative or clear facts but includes a cooking tip about adding salt to apples for better flavor and texture.
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