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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1947
Page
12
A brief tale shows Smiley Greevines shaping a budget to buy a bike after a schoolmaster’s hint. He cleans the classroom after hours and offers to help, seeking responsibility despite mixed reactions from classmates.
Smiley Greevins endures ostracism from schoolmates after refusing to be labeled a sissy. He defies taunts at the church gate, joins Blue and others who ally with him, and a potential fight with stones erupts, as the crowd disperses toward the road fearing the clash.
Report describes a street fight where Smiley's supporters launch volleys of stones across a road as attackers retreat behind a fence and church gate. A boy is injured on the shoulder and others take cover as the exchange continues with shouts of Fire and further volleys aimed at the post office veranda.
During the war he thrived on excitement and lived on his nerves. In the transition to peace he shows strain and irritability. He appears overtired and low, lacking stamina and energy, with frequent nervous moods.
Heenzo is advertised as a three in one cure for coughs colds and throat ailments. It claims internal use for influenza bronchitis and related conditions nasal drops to ease catarrh and head colds and gargling to soothe sore throats. The promo notes a bottle priced at 2 shillings yields a pint of remedy for all ages.
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