England Reborn Through War Ethos and Youthful Rise
An excerpt from the Daily Mail argues that Britain has reawakened after 1914 with a new efficiency and a break from snobbery. It notes the rise of young officers and a flattening of class barriers, plus shifts in lifestyle from margarine to coffee habits and home life shaping postwar England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mail
Old England
Henry V
Henry VIII
Ironsides
England
United Kingdom
British Empire
France
Russia
New England
Woolwich
Sandhurst
United Service’Club
Mayfair
Wigan
Monte Carlo
West Kensington Hammersmith
Hyde Park
Maida- Valera
Mondaines
Alberta
Adelaide
Bulawayo
Mike
Bill
Jack
Waters
Two Films On Tonight With War Devotion and Romance
Entertainment notices list two films for the evening: Half Breed starring Douglas Fairbanks and Jewel Carmine, and With the Rut Relief Force in Mesopotamia. The write up portrays dramatic romance, war scenes, and campaign hardships as Gaumont releases a war documentary style feature detailing Mesopotamia, Arab life, Indian troops, motor transport, and front line equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Fairbanks
Jewel Carmine
Mesopotamia
Gaumont Company
Seat of War
Tigris
Invaluable endorsement for Morse's Indian Root Pills
Mrs Annie Ashby of Addington Christchurch states the pills help bilious disorders and headaches. She claims to be a mother of three and a eight months' resident, urging others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Ashby
Zam-Buk Promises Quick Skin Cure Across Many Ailments
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk as a comprehensive skin healer for eczema hands and other injuries. Customer Mrs Kate Boyd of Richmond says it eased severe hand excoriation in her daughter and that the balm heals wounds, abscesses, burns and cuts, with wide use in homes and farms. Local notes discuss war profits tax debates at the Otago Farmers Union meeting, with James Begg criticizing excess profits taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Boyd
Duke Street
Richmond
Vic
Joan
Zam-Buk
Otago
New Zealand Farmers’ Union
Otago Daily Times
James Begg
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W. Strange & Co., Ltd
Hristchurch and
Ashburton
Coats
H.c.barrett
East Street
Ash Burton
Mr. D
Johnston
North British Rubber Co
Hayward’s Pictures
Dr. Morse
Manchester Bros
Crockery Specialists
NZ Clothing
Atest
Pnews
Zealand
Stewart
Surmat
Oreatcs
GEO
the People’s Ironmonger
Burnett Street
Goloshes
Zealandia Boot Store
H. O. Amos
Tancred
Bireet
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