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Newspaper
Yea Chronicle
Location
Yea, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 28, 1918
Page
6
A collage of wartime verse and dialogue mocks fuel shortages and home front duties. References to Uncle Sam and gasoline weave with quirky lines about curators and cigars, ending with a judge’s note on drafting etiquette and stationery use. The item captures a chaotic letters-page feel with scattered names and scenes.
A fragmentary satirical piece chronicles a self described hoarder craving tobacco and luxury items amid wartime shortages. It lampoons consumer scarcity and social quirks through playful vignettes about hoarders named Tomkiss Robinson and a famed tobacco wolf. It pivots to reflections on war, longing, and a carefree mood amid rationing.
An assorted page lists bits of humor and local quips with lively asides. It includes rollicking banter about jury duty and moral patriotism, domestic mishaps, and playful wordplay from various columns, games, and light gossip pieces.
In New Zealand, Sir James Wilson argues ploughmen must be kept at home to sustain lamb production amid shipping delays. He warns a shortage would force feed shortages and threaten the winter lambing program, urging policy to safeguard ploughwork despite wartime disruption.
A collage of odd anecdotes and a few quotes from a city column, including soldiers at recruiting office rejections, a couple arguing over a crowing rooster, and local chatter about trains, tramps, and a clergyman visiting a parish home. It reads like a slice of life page with humor and brief vignettes.
A manager interviews applicants for a vacant post when a youth named Brown admits a month in prison for assaulting a man who refused to pay him. The manager abruptly changes course, praises the youth and tells the office boy to dismiss the others, deeming him suited.
During a performance a couple quarreled on stage causing a wife to near set her muslin dress ablaze near a candle. The husband quickly extinguished the fire and continued his role while the amused audience watched.
Advice for mothers on gentle child care during nursery days. Warns against overdressing, late bedtimes, and harsh discipline. Encourages patience, unselfishness, and fair treatment to prevent insecurity, quarrels, and resentment. Cautions against withholding necessities and neglecting diarrhoea in babies. Advises against risky water drinking during holidays.
A fragmented discussion on the origin and purpose of milestones in England. The piece notes early milestone installations near Cassirles Row between Harkway and Cambri circa 2037 and references other remaining markers at Tudea and near Withington, Horeler shire, highlighting that stone signs often lack precise distance data engraved on them.
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