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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
11
Kerosene stoves and appliances in various sizes suit home use and emergencies. The Shell Organisation notes progress in stove design and kerosene refining, comparing older and newer stove types and highlighting cost and efficiency considerations for domestic cooking.
A given Australia marketed cooking range features a drum wickless burner design. Two standard burners and a larger oven burner use about one gallon of kerosene per 14 hours, with a cost not exceeding a penny per hour per burner. The stove includes a thermometer, staggered hot plates for space, and three enamel colors. Local models match imported burners but are relatively expensive.
Australians embrace White Label from John Dewar and Son as a distinct whisky from Imperial. The amber bottle with cork stopper is easier to carry and still priced the same as Imperial. Packings include quarts half-bottles flasks half-flasks and shoe miniatures.
A pi fan illustration highlights the trend in kerosene cooking ranges showing a design praised for modern kitchen suitability. The piece notes attractive styling and ease of installation and use within contemporary homes.
A newspaper feature promotes the Aladdin Double Burner Stove as a summer comfort, highlighting low operating cost and quick cooking. It notes stormproof lanterns, automatic controls, and dealer referrals, plus a kerosene to kerosene gas conversion for the Heidenia stove and related innovations.
An advertising sketch extols the Aladdin Storm Boat Lantern as ideal for farms orchards and packing sheds providing bright steady light and hours of trouble free service for outdoor lamination and work.
Distressed swoon and pallid complexion described with long tale of misery and improvement after taking Humelit or similar pills. Letter claims rapid recovery of strength, color return, and relief from headaches and nervous strain with claimed endorsements and local chemist sales.
Readers share letters from Koolanooks and clubs in Western Australia describing a bright Yuletide scene. Town shops glow with two Christmas sayings as Father Christmas images appear, while children travel from suburbs and country to enjoy shows like Snow White and the seven dwarfs.
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