07 Aug 1919
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
1
A 1915 musings on world trade, Australia’s self sufficiency, sugar wages, and imperial policy. The Perth observer critiques inflation, credit, and industrial unrest while lampooning politicians, professors, and colonial life, noting Canberra and state tensions.
The fortnightly meeting of the Returned Soldiers Sailor and Nurses Association at the institute discussed tracing a miscreant who mutilated the memorial subscription list and approved forwarding a nomial roll of all returned soldiers. They considered a public ball for a memorial and organized an entertainment committee for the event.
A Scots paper notes the Irish Presbyterian General Assembly rejected a proposal linking liquor trade to church membership. It argues churches should balance morality and practicality, avoiding blanket excommunication of drinkers and focusing on constructive work.
The piece argues demand does not bound supply, since producers can shift prices and boost purchasing power to expand demand. It cites bicycles as an example where high prices limited demand, then cheaper production and better methods spurred widespread demand. The author contends progress relies on increasing sovereign purchasing power and constant price reductions.
The article lists 400 plant species used commercially, with 220 scented for perfumes soaps and perfumes. White flowers dominate at 1104 varieties, 187 scented. yellow 51 77 scented. red 822 with 44 scented. blue 594 with 34 scented. violet 19 scented.
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