03 Jul 1919
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
1
A sprawling fashion column discusses women’s appearance and temperament, the role of women in public life and the League of Nations, hair and makeup fashion trends, jewelry, and accessories. It notes New Zealand street patrols, wartime sensibilities, and Paris and London hat styles, including cloche and Cavalier designs, with emphasis on modesty and propriety.
The piece sketches a New York entertainment feature where men answer questions on why a woman should marry. It notes witty lines and a prize for best answer, then pivots to remarks on Australian women and British brides, claiming complexion and rain influence, ending with a jab at suffrage and the man who would protect abundant coinfall.
Chess Notes recounts a tale from an Arabian author and a Indian prince as the origin of the chess problem. It traces chess origins from China and Hindu roots to medieval Shatranj and the spread to France and Spain, noting English development and the 1851 London tournament. It teases a future piece from a well known writer on elevating youth's love of chess.
The article touts Speare's Rheumatic Remedy products claiming relief for chromatic, sinus, kidney, and bladder disorders intensified by war illness. It highlights no hormonal ingredients and urges direct orders from Speare’s Home Medicine, with prices and postage details.
A discussion on farmers co operatives for selling produce and buying supplies. Sir R Henry Rew advocates producer associations to handle processing and sale, with specialization as the likely path. Agricultural tips follow, including sow size impacts, fertiliser measures, and a demonstration of nitrate and superphosphate use on peach trees. The piece ends noting the Wensleydale sheep breed’s appeal for crossbreeding and early lambs in the North of England and Scotland.
A fragment notes a breed of crows for breeding mutton export. It mentions descent from the old Teeswater line tied to York, with the name Mug implied. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear dates or places.
The piece argues European textiles are wider, cheaper, and inferior in durability, urging American mills as superior. It contrasts European undercutting, freight, and duty costs with domestically produced fabrics, noting American tropical cloths and Palm Beach cloths as largely homegrown. It dismisses European price claims as fiction and highlights better value in U S fabrics.
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