26 Feb 1923
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1923
Page
1
The item surveys late 1910s style trends, detailing evening dresses with sheer fabrics, draperies, and metallic ornamentation, coat and skirt ensembles, and new Continental influences. It notes London silhouettes, silk frocks, three piece suits, and practical tips for mending curtains while including social commentary on elegance, sincerity, and Mrs Asquith’s candid autobiography.
A pamphlet defines chambers of commerce as bodies of business and professionals improving trade conditions and social welfare. It traces origins to medieval European fairs and merchant guilds, notes New York Chamber founded in 1764, and details New York City’s vast port, manufacturing base, and massive foreign trade, with figures for 1910, 1914, and 1920.
A fragmented verse contemplates windows as witnesses of dawn and memory. The speaker laments curtains never drawn, ivy engravings, and lingering warmth of a past embrace. Names appear garbled, suggesting a historical or poetic imprint from Annie Black Menquida.
A Perth advertisement touts Doane Backache Kidney Pills for women suffering back and hip pain from kidney trouble. It cites Mrs. Mullineaux of Albion Street Katanning, reporting rapid relief after a course, claiming long freedom from pain and urging purchase at 2/1 or prepaid by Mar ter McClellan Co.
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