02 Dec 1920
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1920
Page
1
A fragmented column blends social commentary on working women, corsetry, and beauty norms with fashion guidance. It covers office life fantasies, dental antiquities, crepe de Chine, hats and veils, hair styling, canes for walking, and the evolving roles of women, all reflecting early twentieth century sensibilities.
G McKenzie promotes Walkerville beer amid summer. garden advice notes sowing, thinning, and tomato care. It warns on cutworms, recommends bran Paris green bait, and discusses black spot disease and tomato ripening. Emphasizes weed control with shallow cultivation to prevent seed spread and improve soil health.
Sweet peas benefit from liquid manure and removing pods as they appear. Tie tall blooms to stakes, prune multiple stems, water adequately, and keep weeds down with regular hoeing. Roses bloom longer if spent blooms are removed and shoots trimmed to three buds. Weeds hinder air flow and root action. suppressing weeds boosts yields by up to 60 percent.
The Albany sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers Sailors and Nurses Imperial League met at the Soldiers Institute on Monday. President Mr B Monebemembers presided. Attendees included J J Mars Barnett Clarke Woollett Lambert Hubber Williamson Hyde Finlay Smith Colbrook and Lee with secretary P H Meats. The meeting praised two comrades elected in the recent municipal vote and noted repayment defaults by some diggers. A reunion social was postponed to December 20. Secretary reported resignation of the general secretary and hints of Perth branch management moves. Anzac tweed samples were offered for sale and a New Year’s Day train event was planned.
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