18 Dec 1922
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1922
Page
1
A collage of domestic advice covers fashion trends for women, hair and makeup care, cleaning tips for clothing and accessories, plus recipes for fruit cake and fish cakes. The piece notes evolving dress shapes, holiday work in beauty shops, and light social observations from Australia and England.
Retailers across Albany showcase their Christmas garb in every window and department. The invitation promises unique assortments and quality goods at popular prices, inviting public inspection for holiday giving ideas.
An old catalog-style list promotes Irish manufactured damask table cloths linen cloths and lace edged tray cloths. It features suede cushion covers fancy cushions shirts pyjamas hats handkerchiefs silk stockings and various ladies blouses dresses and knitwear with prices in old English currency.
An advertisement lists reworkable value suede handbags with quality notes and prices from 4d to 45d. Includes ladies handkerchiefs in boxes, bordered and plain, children's handkerchiefs, work boxes, pin designs, bag mounts, and silk or dent’s kid gloves with varied prices throughout.
Pharmacy department advertises Yardley colognes and lavender water in various bottle sizes with prices from 1/6 to 17/6. It also markets Piver and Vinolia powders and creams, Atkinson perfumes, and a large assortment of manicure sets at reasonable prices.
A circulated letter from the Albany Vigilance Committee proposes linking Albany to spur railways east of the Great Southern line. It outlines a route from Albany northeast around the Porongerup range through Ongerup Pingrup to Newdegate, seeking cooperation from regional boards and a delegate to push a deputation to the Premier.
The Allen Chamber of Commerce held a Wednesday meeting at Town Hall with chair Lloyd Williams and members Mills Smith Leask Honisatt Forte Watson Smart. Topics covered included railway cooperation, works for Albany to meet southern rail traffic, vehicle tender plans, and allocating freight sheds and holiday regulations to traders associations, with discussions on delaying and improving goods handling.
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