16 Oct 1922
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1922
Page
1
A glimpse of postwar style notes airy georgette frocks trimmed with beads and sequins, long sleeves, and transparent panels. The piece surveys silhouettes from Paris showings, predicts longer dresses, high necks, and colored organdis, with sunshades and embroidery. It also covers practical recipes, lemon syrups, and a light report on dancing trends in London clubs as the season nears.
A fragmented ad from merchant Robert Bell promotes grass seeds and millet blends for pastures. It touts Sudan Grass as a leading crop, compares Hubam to Sudan Grass, and lists prices and terms for various seed quantities. The flyer mentions leaflets and stations in Britain and notes orders via Bunbury.
Amusements note to-night at Empire Theatre features Priscilla Dewi in Wild Honey, a Stockley novel adaptation amid a Busy program. Includes Diamond Goose serial, a two reeler comedy See my Helieving, and news cartoons with Who's Who, plus other items and a Western feature Tea Final.
A First National production titled Terible Fear headlines a Town Hall program on Wednesday night with Acita Stewart in the lead role. The feature promises mystery, romance, and a woman's fear within marriage, supported by Edwin Carewe and Allan Forest. A Jimmy Aubrey comedy The Trot completes the high class program.
On Saturday night the Empire Theatre and Town Hall will show the comedy Three Live Ghosts in company with a Barton Holmes Travelogue.
A letter from A Wansbrough of Albany urges cooperation between the Albany Vigilance Committee and Kolanning allies over railway extension politics. He cites meetings with Mr Richardson and Mr Willam Forte, notes visits to consolidate support, and frames the Rutanning Vigilance Committee as influential in district welfare. Tomato juice ink stain remedy appended with instructions.
A damaged OCR fragment describes residents in a place named Tumbullip and mentions Mr Korker, a Seneca style ship, and a request for return visas. The text includes several garbled phrases and dates, with references to a repeat event on a specific Thursday in October.
The Robertson-Cole super-spectacle Kismet screens at Mt Barker Hall on Saturday night. Otis Skinner leads in the title role with a lavish live review by Gonette.
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