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Newspaper
Yea Chronicle
Location
Yea, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 05, 1917
Page
4
A fragment notes numerous beliefs about omens and luck. It cites nose itching signaling trouble, right eye itching as good luck, left eye as bad, rookeries' rocks foretelling family downfall, spiders bringing a friend’s legacy, candle flames revealing evil spirits, white nail marks predicting gifts, and lunar sighting through glass predicting misfortune or wealth.
Article recounts early wartime cable damage on Fanning Island and Pacific hubs. It details methods of repairing undersea lines, costs of cable cores, and dangers from marine worms, whales, earthquakes, and trawling. It notes engineers using grapnels, buoys, and dynamometers to locate breaks and reestablish connections within weeks.
Three men Labouchere Edmund Yates and Grenville Murray originated the form of newspaper enterprise now known as celebrity journalism Though Labouchere led with sharper satire Yates kept a cool practical eye and aimed beyond profit The piece argues their methods broke privacy opened society to public gaze and shaped modern journalism while audiences grew desiring such intrusion
The article recounts the Duke of Fife described as a rare figure who secured rank before breakfast, detailing his marriage to Princess Louise on July 17, 1863 at Buckingham Palace. It notes Princess Alexandra and Princess Maud as duchesses in their own right and mentions the Countess of Barcleugh later becoming Duchess of Pu Geoch through marriage.
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