On Thursday, Aotearoa and Australia commemorated Anzac Day , marking the anniversary of those who died at Gallipoli and acknowledging all who served in times.
Palace Theatre in George St, Palmerston North in 1920.
On January 31, 1895, Foxton’s Manawatū Herald printed a story headlined “A Strange Case.” It may well have had Victorian lady readers reaching for their smelling salts. Apparently from the high court of Brussels it ran: “In March last, a young and charming married lady met with an accident of such a nature that it was necessary to amputate her right leg. The operation was a success, and the operator was so pleased [with it] that he exhibited the leg in a jar of spirits prominently in his consulting rooms.” This relic was accompanied by, the story declared, “a descriptive label which bore among other details, the patient’s name and address. The patient’s husband did not fail to hear of this show, but it failed to meet with his approval.”