09 Apr 1923
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1923
Page
1
The item catalogs fabrics, jewelry, and garments with Victorian details, notes on hats, velvet trims, and satin gowns. It also mentions a factory strike affecting workers in New South Wales dormitories, plus rural school observations and a recipe for French nougat.
A letter from MO T Mills, chairman of the Albany Woollen Mills Committee, urges Albany residents to subscribe to a final 25 000 funding drive. He notes Albany’s pledge of 26 000 and contrasts Perth’s tepid response, calling for a public push to complete the capital. He cites dividends to shareholders and the broader imperial business case to spur local investment.
A reader urges unity to avert Europe’s fate and calls for sweeping changes in wage and money systems, industry exploitation, and governance toward a voluntary, defense-ready society. He grounds his plea in the king’s oath and religious duty, signing as Frank Hebb.
A reader asks for more space in a letter about Brown Water Well Road. The note cites Mars, Jolly, and Crow in the North east Ward and argues the petition and central ward focus overlook ongoing suffering of residents.
The ad promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a remedy for overwork related kidney issues. It cites Mr. Frank Hutton of Stirling Terrace Albany praising the cure of a six month kidney illness and claims lasting relief fourteen years later. Pills priced at 2 shillings each, available from Kowter McClellan Co, 23 Murray Street, Perth.
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