Plumber-Patriot Leads Australian Enlistment March
Sydney reports the Coo-ees or Snowball Army led by Bul Hitchin, a Gilgandra plumber, marching 320 miles from Gilgandra to Sydney to join Liverpool Camp forces against the Turks. About 263 men reached Sydney, with many local volunteers joining en route amid drought and fires, as civilians offered meals and support.
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Sydney
Australia
Hitchen
Liverpool
Brave Stamp
Bul Hitchen
Gilgandra
Rifle Clad
Bill
Oakland
Ter
Commonwealth
Metropit
New South
Ales
Co Een
Lee
Berlin
Wowon
Bathrust
Ustralia
Brawange
Bue
Coe
Gwagman
South Africa
Wissner Pianos Featured As Ideal Christmas Gift
A Wissner piano is advertised as the perfect family gift for Christmas. The ad warns about counterfeit pianos and promotes genuine Wissner instruments including grand, player, and cabinet grand models sold by Otto Wissner, Inc with guaranteed satisfaction. Easy payment plans are offered on all upright, player, and grand pianos.
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Wissner
Leckerling
Reinhard
Putnam
Otto Wissner, Inc
Special Xmas Outfits And 12 Double Disc Columbia Records
Advertisement lists Christmas outfits and music records with prices. Grafano items and 40 Double Disc Victor Records offered in complete sets with payment terms including delivery and weekly payments.
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Columbia Records
Victor
Be Your Own Judge Machines Appeal for Christmas Style
A lively sales pitch extols choosing durable machines for Christmas gifting. It urges readers to decide quickly while stock remains and promises leaders in their fields.
Marching to Sydney Coo-ees and Laurel Wreaths
A diverse group of farmers shopkeepers barbers blacksmiths and other trades traveled to Sydney amid cheers. Captain Hitchen urged the crowd to join in person not just cheer from afar and the march featured a banner of Ruy Hitchens wreath ceremony and a wreathing of flowers by wounded soldiers.
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Bathurst
Sydney
Ruy Hitchen
Dardanelles
Hitchen
London Censorship Relaxes A Trifle
London December 17 Lord Robert Cecil under secretary for foreign affairs announced the suspension of censorship by the press bureau for foreign affairs. He said the change allows skilled news presentation to guide public information while not affecting naval or military needs. The Foreign Office aims to help papers guard against dangers and distinguish military from foreign news through existing censors.
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London
Robert Cecil
House of Commons
Foreign Office
Sir Robert Ex
Xmas Piano Special Offers Flexible Payment Plan
Advertises a Xmas piano at 225 dollars with no red tape and flexible payments. Customers can pay 25 cents daily, 1.50 weekly, 6 dollars monthly, or six dollar monthly installments. Emphasizes no down payment required and a piano for every buyer.
Pedestrian legends and aging walkers noted
Edward Payson Weston born in Portland Maine December 18 1839 at seventy six. His transcontinental feats after age 70 bolster walking as health preserving. Dan O Leary, famed old time champion, now seventy three, says he still rivals Weston in heel and toe walking after a career begun in 1867 with over 110000 miles logged across multiple countries.
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Edward Payson Weston
Portland
Dan O'Leary
Weston
Aice Champs
St. Louis
O'Leary
England
Prar Treland
Austria
Canada
States
Courtland School Announces Start Of Twenty Fifth Year
Miss Mary J. Miner, principal, begins the twenty-fifth year at Courtland School located at 431 Washington Ave. The school opens Thursday Sept 30. Booklets available at stationery shops. Office hours 10 p.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Saturdays. other hours by appointment.
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Washington Ave
Mary J. Miner
Principe i
Capri Mo
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Giles
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United States
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Genrie
Yetholme
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Oring
Penrith
Macor
Colyton
Buicause
C. H Hunt
Coonsaible
the Victor Ix
Columbia
HN Beck & Son
Xmas
The
Courtland School
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