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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1920
Page
6
An 19th century styled tip promotes a non poison cough remedy using Heena Essence a herbal extract mix. It claims to avoid dangerous opium preparations for children and promises a reliable chest and throat treatment with watered Heeno extract.
George Luke Butler faced two charges for indecent language and unlawfully assaulting William Shaw. After delays for a missing solicitor, he admitted a scuffle near Lee Street where Shaw and a girl Emery were present. Luke claimed no bad language and that he restrained Shaw with arms, denying a revolver claim. Evidence showed a heated dispute with witnesses and a list of previous convictions led to fines of 4 pounds for assault and 6 shillings 6 pence for language, plus 14 days hard labor if unpaid.
The Wellington District Court opened before Judge Ann Strong to examine A W Barnes on the benzine sale dispute with Western Stores Ltd. Bassett for creditors and Stockwell for Barnes questioned Barnes about loans, partnerships, and assets. He admitted selling his motor garage to Howland and described receipts, car deals, and a £20 verdict, with adjournment for bank passbook entries.
A Nyngan resident reports large numbers of dead sheep along the Connabarabran to Molong route amid drought. The Molong P P Board notes a motion to pay two shillings per eagle hawk scalp. Stock inspectors report many animals dying from weakness while some appear healthy. many stock sent away on agistment are returning.
A collage of stark tales from courts and regimes shows punishments shaped to crimes. Boys bound over on cinema bans, a bakers weighed by oven, a misused ode praising empire, and a New York apple thief forced to Sunday School penance.
A speculative article foresees cinema expanding into education and law enforcement. It notes X ray and cinema fusion for teaching and visits to theatres to show wanted criminals, arguing film will aid propaganda and crime tracking between Britain and America.
In a playful Dooley poem the speaker defends germ theory against ignorance, describing microbes invading the body as enemies to be defeated. The piece satirizes old beliefs about illness and praises medical science with vivid dialect imagery of soldiers, generals, and microscopes.
A Manilhi report says a mountain top near Manila collapsed after a storm, burying Iyorote village beneath hundreds of feet of earth and killing natives. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds fails again.
A garbled readable fragment describes instructions to prepare a home cough and influenza remedy. It mentions mixing ingredients with a bottle, cooling, and storage, noting fall directions and potential costs. The text includes references to unspecified substances and wary pricing mentions up to 80/-, implying savings by making the mixture at home.
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