The Wine of Illusion and The Stratton Street Affair
Cassell and Co announce early publication of Bruce Heddow's The Wine of Illusion set in provincial life with witty, lifelike characters. Also unveiled is The Stratton Street Affair by William Le Queux, a thriller across Europe with Hugh Garfield chasing a staged mystery through Paris and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassell and Co. Ltd
Bruce Heddow
Jesse ‘Taverner
Kayine
Ife
Stretton Street
Wiliam le Queux
Stratton Street
Cassell and Co
Hugh Garfield
Park Lane
London
Oswald de Gex
Hevsets
Europe
Soup and hassock order in a comical dine scene
A tall husband and wife enter a small restaurant and bicker over a meal. The wife tries to reach a desk as the waiter mishears orders, sparking humorous miscommunication about a ham sandwich, bassuck, and a hassock for the chair. The waiter blushes, questions the breaded options, and clarifies the embarrassingly tangled exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anid
Jolm
Tom
John
Clerical Youth Trained by Father’s Friend
A young man employed in a clerical post by his father’s friend proves untrustworthy and habitually prevaricates. An employer confronts him in private, delivering a sharp rebuke about honesty and gentlemanly conduct. The exchange ends with a pointed reminder of his lingering fault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadwell
Sauling
James
The Wrong Room Murder Mix Up at Hotel
A husband and wife were involved in a slaying at a hotel when the husband fell ill. The wife, seeking a mustard plaster, mistakenly entered the wrong dimly lit room and applied the plaster to a sleeping guest instead of her husband, then returned to tend to her spouse.
Sambo and Rastus Incoherent Country Bench Banter
Dialog fragments show Sambo and Rastus arguing about a horse fly and a joke about jackasses. The scene shifts to a pair of women, Mrs Jores and Mrs Casey, discussing marriage, asking about life, and a man’s proposal, with garbled reminiscences of youth and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sambo
Rastis
Rastus
Grandfather Corrects Granddaughter on Church Plate
An exchange shows a stern Grandpa scolding Mabel for not giving cheerfully at church. The irrepressible granddaughter jokes that her hands argued, thinking the other was paying, so the sixpence vanished. The humor pivots on mislaid intent and comic misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa
Mabel
Influenza and Measles Epidemics Sweep Australia
Epidemics of influenza, whooping cough and measles sweep Australia with pneumonia sometimes fatal. The article urges regular mouth and throat hygiene using a mix called Heenzo for both adults and children, noting it is easy to prepare. It adds Heenzo Cough Diamonds as an alternative for those who prefer pastilles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Courage as daily defense against illness and pain
A reflection on enduring daily worries and ailments like rheumatism and backache, urging persistent courage. It promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a kidney and liver tonic that cleanses poisons and supports natural function, available in original and cheaper nonalcoholic forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
Rockefeller Tnstitute
Felton, Geimwade & Co. Prov. Ltd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phoenix Assurance Co. Ltd
Victorian
Market Street
Melbourne
F. M. Syme
Victoria
Phoenix
Buffalo
Syracuse
Alfa Laval
J. Bartram & Son
Bourke St
W. Mer
Australis
Rocke, Tompsitt & Co. Pty, Ltd
Hyland's
Hyland
Tivianda Bay
Flinders ST
House OF Cassells
Sue
Bob
Oaks
Spepiter
Simonsen
Gent
ST. Collins Street
Betweenlizabeth
Swansto Streets
Frank Northcott
Jinkers
Northcott
Elizabeth Street
WMCP
Perpetual Trustees Association Ltd
Queen ST. Mulbourne
Donald Mackinnon
Edward F. Mitchull
K.om
K.C
Albert
Austin, Hay
MBE
Tvor Bvans
Reg
J. Falconer
Martin
R.B.L
Rb.l
Lawrence
R. B, Lawrence
R. B
Northcote
Farmer Prosporo
Dawlia
Puan Acre
Renard
Paterson
Hupmobile
Amerigan
Hupps
Hupp
Dalgety & CO. Ltd
Church Street
Toledo
Berkel
Toledo-Berkel Pty. Ltd
Wm, Walling
the Union Trustee Co. OF Australia Limited
Collins
Algo
Sydney
Brisbane
J. Mehwan Carroll
Samuel Cook
Bryan Bros
Colac
West Footscray, Vic
Hapsburg Organ
Errol St. Nth
Felton, Grimwade and Co. Pty, Ltd
Melb
Wonder Roy
Tairabeth
Coffey Bros
Uta
Metropole
Bourke Street
Elizabeth Bt
Works
Richmond
Maynebery
Ate. Ag
Maynerery
Mayne & Holbcry Pty
West Footscray
Victoris
Puller & Johnson
Lister
Hornsby
Federal
Lt.c
Petter
Allen
Robson
Pitt
McDonald Impesoi
Challenge
Aine Ee
Ballarat
Kruse
Suimmer
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