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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
4
Local shoppers are urged to update wardrobes with fresh summer items. Advertisements promise good quality dresses and inexpensive footwear, highlighting discounts on women’s outfits and casual shoes while promoting comparison with other retailers.
Albany Butchering Co invites customers to attend a sale of manor and kitchen goods including meat poultry and household items. The event runs Friday afternoon until 4 pm to allow buyers to secure available stock and place advance orders.
Ashway residents urged to visit Mouchmore at the top of York Street for quality offerings. Min L Mowehmere claims satisfaction and urges patrons to give him a chance, promising the best of everything necessary for the season.
A fragmented notice notes a York street shop of Gibbons and Sow offering jewellery and artistic gifts at St Juba's Church area. It mentions rings brooches and useful table requisites including electro plate and Doulton ware as appealing gift options.
The store advertises suede dolls and lighting items as Christmas gifts. It highlights attractive suede-covered stationery, blotting cases, and Ella Wheeler Wilens poetry volumes in suede covers, aiming to appeal to homemakers and younger buyers.
Store advertises stock of hose and samples for inspection as customers browse. Highlights special agents for supply and a range of hems, with mentions of fresh, high quality items and new fashion cuts. Notes available boxer style products and promotional emphasis on value.
Shoppers planning Xmas gifts can visit the Mostitive Tea rooms for a wide assortment of chocolates and sweets. McRobertson's Hown chocolates Pascoll's Hotel sweets Cadbury's items will be sold with a range of prices from thin to one guinea, offering easy gift options for the season.
The Albany Tea Rooms near the Premier Hotel offer meals at all hours and a full range of cooked meats and picnic delicacies. Proprietor Mr Walter Hyde has arranged special fruit purchases and summer drinks to cater to all patrons with an afternoon tea service highlighted by a special display.
Mrs McDonald offers a range of festive items including chocolates stockings and other suitable Christmas gifts at York Street opposite the old York Hotel. A selection of pot drinks and various accessories are available with prices reasonable for the season.
At Crystal Cafe run by Mrs Westerburg and overseen by Mrs Westerbury visitors and residents are assured attentive service and cleanliness. The establishment offers cool drinks cooked meats fried fish and festive season fare with a fruit and confectionery department and catering for picnic parties.
Manon Bros run Strand Cafe and Tea Rooms in York Street offering mid day and evening three course meals and meals at all hours. They emphasize cleanliness and civility with late fish and suppers and a window display of fruit and confectionery attracting visitors. Afternoon teas dainty ices light suppers and summer drinks are served at the tea rooms.
A grainy note describes a large shipment of Sauvy box chocolates arriving for the season. Residents discuss gifting friends and planning gatherings while a number of people vow to resist theft during the week leading to the holiday period.
Grocer Mr. Wo Nowl at the York Street corner advertises a full holiday stock. He offers fruits, cakes, puddings and other festive groceries with prompt delivery and special attention to country orders during the Christmas season.
Mr Dave Gould on York Street proclaims updated stock with the latest brands and festive season essentials. He offers trusted service and invites Albany patrons to support his Christian supplied groceries before shopping elsewhere.
W A Smith and Co proclaims full supplies of groceries and hardware, with confectionery and rare quality fruit available. The firm emphasizes its status after a recent ban on bands, promoting itself as a core source for diverse goods.
Albany Music Depot has received fall slacks of Imperial Edition picto sul nocd suns and new J C Williamson Tid, tousien comedy successes Murry and Saully. Also minor catalog of Master Voice records and Winner discs, plus children's songs mouth organs and latest love songs. Visitors urged to inquire.
Readable text records a school report on pupil work quality and typing speeds. It lists names such as Jordan Cacitek Corel Toway and Dorothy Glen with percentages reflecting performance in various courses and exams. The document reflects enthusiastic cooperation and notes camp and workshop activities, with scores ranging from 1 to 95 percent across typing and bookkeeping subjects.
Decorations for the home attract attention with a variety of blooms. To the tourist’s window of Mrx McDougall on York Street, a wide selection of flowers is offered for buttonholes and bouquets with careful attention to orders.
Great success at the recent London College of Music examinations conducted by Mr Hardwick. Pupils including Miss Kulken and Miss Betts achieved top marks. Miss Kulken also excelled at Trinity College London exams with honors. Other results include Misa M Brady and P Kinnane with first class passes in Intermediate, Mises B Hamilton with honors in Elementary. National Business College Sydney results show Ming Dudley Glen and Miss Kulken earning gold medals for proficiency in all subjects.
A poem urges readers to help a partner while the light stays bright and before life dims. It stresses seizing the chance to support loved ones, speak kindly, and oppose bad habits while time remains. The voice frames duty as turning to aid when the lamp burns steady.
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