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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1920
Page
4
Sydney readers confront a banner procession and debates over housing costs and state enterprise. The piece critiques wage policy, unions, and government action amid rising living costs and political shifts around Minister for Labor, Mr. Peeby, and Premier, with references to Peter Rowling and broader economic tensions.
Advertisements must reach this office by 11 0 on Monday and Thursday to ensure insertion. The notice sets firm submission times for future ad placements.
Edith C Benyon presents a seafaring melodrama featuring heiresses, titled The Curse of Adrian Blair. The author, known for Yachts Come in Male and The Squire of Lonsdale, frames a mystery of inheritance, social intrigue, and peril aboard a ship and in port.
Christine Blair lies near death at Waddington Hall while her daughter Doria tends by the window. Constance Carrington arrives to be named as Doria’s adoptive mother by Mrs Blair and Ambrose Blair. A grim vow passes, binding Constance to act like a mother, with Ambrose to wed her soon.
M Poulain, famed French cyclist, carries out experiments for Nieuport Aeroplane Co at Parc des Princes. On a light-framed bicycle with a front wing, he glides 40 ft at about 3 ft height, then rises and glides as wind assists. He plans to repeat before the Aero Club officials to win a £400 prize, asserting wind power is not needed for flight.
A letter to the Press asks readers about the city map and water purity, questioning if the best beer is being offered for the money. The writer ponders friendly treatment, value for money, and whether beer quality varies among options.
Special notice urges all changes for standing advertisements to reach the office by Friday and Tuesday at 12 noon. It requests public notices be clear, signed, and submitted on one side of the page to be published, with good faith guarantees. It warns against anonymous notices and secretaries’ requests and stresses transparency in public matters while censoring private matters.
Miss Carrington plans to keep Adrien Blair's child after the funeral while Ambrose Blair travels abroad. Doris, cared for by a nurse, clashes with Constance Carrington who aims to protect the child and fulfill a dying mother’s warning. The narrative follows love, betrayal, and a clandestine family maneuver in a historical setting.
Discussion on selling large fruit by number rather than weight aims to help consumers know exact quantities. Retailers oppose counting out fruits, while conferences support easier pricing and clearer consumer choice. Local context notes few regions permit such packaging and points to consumer clarity as the main benefit.
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