23 Apr 1923
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1923
Page
1
A long fashion feature surveys latest women’s clothing, fabrics, and accessories. It details waistlines, necklines, sleeves, and trims, noting crochet dresses, Persian inspired gowns, wrap rouls, and color trends like tan, orchid, and greens. It also shares practical notes on cleaning, embroidery tips, and a fruit punch recipe.
The piece reports unusually dry weather over three weeks, a school holiday event with a returned soldier address and children activities, a Bottlers' Association meeting, and plans for a ball to raise funds for a hall. Visits by Sir James Mitchell, Colonel Newcombe, and others are noted, with praise for local land potential and agricultural prospects.
A New Zealand cross-bred pig at the Hoyal Show in Sydney weighs over half a ton but is not very fat. The author notes that modern science links over-development to glandular growth and suggests potential glandular treatments could apply to cattle, sheep, and pigs, imagining a ton pig as a more profitable venture than three smaller ones.
Johnny asks Jim if he saw anything on the way home from Haking. Jim replies in reflective lines about love, friendship, and the emptiness of crowds. The exchange suggests a critique of false companionship and the value of true friends.
Delegates tour Wagin dairying facilities led by Mayor, inspecting a 60 ton silo, herd health, and milking by machine. Descriptions cover cows, paddocks, and a high yielding cow, with praise for Mr Malcolm's enterprise. Also notes Narrogin butter factory link and regional cream trade.
The Empire Development Union adopts a program to expand Australian trade inside the Empire. It aims to press for empire preference for Australian meat in army and navy contracts and to educate the public on empire resources. It pledges support to British manufacturers and retailers to boost trade within the empire.
A fragment quotes G K Chesterton pondering the odd link between breakfast and murder, noting thousands of innocent people wake to hunger yet commit no crimes. The line cheekily contrasts guilt with nourishment in a public, reflective tone.
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