14 Jan 1924
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 14, 1924
Page
1
A collage of 1920s style and home life covers autumn dress silhouettes, fabrics, trims, and hair styling trends. It notes new necklines, pocket trims, shingling hair, and color palettes, alongside recipes for cauliflower sauce and whitebait sandwiches.
The piece argues value is not just cost or quality alone. It condemns low value items sold due to high prices and garish profit margins, asserting that true value avoids excessive selling costs and market greed.
A merchandise list proclaims high standard quality and good value with compelling Pi priced rates. The notice urges shoppers to trust the combination of top quality and fair pricing as a smart purchase.
A cluttered shop window lists discounts on fabrics, laces, bags, dresses, and shoes. Items include indigo prints, crepes, black Italian cloth, poofulars, and cotton stockinette bloomers with various yard prices and stated cash specials. Country clients may order by post with prompt despatch and samples.
A critical take on The New House for Oldborough by Guly Hadath surveys modern public school life in England. The reviewer praises Hadath’s authentic schoolboy voice and social themes, noting comic episodes and character interactions, and highlights the work’s morale about school influence and national ideals.
A correspondent to the editor warns of worsening water shortages in Albany amid drought and aging reservoirs. He urges authorities to secure water from the Hudson river and prepare for lengthy outages, stressing risk of fire and the need for rationing.
The article notes George Hardie and others in the Barker Albany area delivering and selling Dodge cars. It mentions Dr Jubewon Robinson and liv jewliby among buyers, and that 170 units landed in Western Australia last November with another shipment due this month. It highlights growing demand for the latest models and mentions engineers like Mr Tindale traveling south west.
Empire Theatre announces daily screenings with a complete program each night except Sundays. Admission is one shilling for all seats with 1/7 on some nights, plus tax. Booking available by calling the theatre.
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