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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1944
Page
3
A vintage health ad describes middle age as a period of fatigue and nerves. It promotes Dr Willian Pink Pills offering to rebuild red blood cells and iron, claim to ease headaches dizziness and tiredness, promising strengthened, reinvigorated feeling.
Officials deny any retail sale of surplus war goods by the Commonwealth Disposals Commission despite intense public interest and daily inquiries. Pyke says items valued at £200,000,000 will be sold wholesale after meeting state and commonwealth needs, with cars re marketed by original importers and launches offered to original owners.
A collage of political parables contrasts socialism communism fascism and capitalism with two cows as a symbol. The items mock government control and private enterprise while a brief note reports cows fed with coal and a method for tomato juice production.
A Mountain Wool Company representative asks a woman if she wants coarse yarns and she responds with interest to “4 couple.” The exchange suggests a sales pitch and immediate order inquiry in a light, period dialogue.
Former Minneapolis street sweeper Gallagher, drawing a 28 dollar month pension, defeats Republican Gale by 2260 votes after a tabulator error, and will serve as Democratic Farmer Labor representative. Gallagher, aged six, raised about 200 dollars for his campaign and supports a National single tax and a 6 dollar monthly pension for people over 60.
Dr Basil Willans argues in the Australian Medical Journal that a mother's life is far more demanding than the average man's, spanning dietetics nursing medicine accounting and psychology. Fatigue is described as a mix of psychological and physical exhaustion with symptoms like irritability and headaches. Treatments include rest, proper diet vitamins, sleep, relaxation, and supervised use of sedatives and alcohol avoidance.
Jap defeat not easy and the Japs profit from Hitler’s mistakes. Nazis extended lines too far and held on too long while Japs spread thin but now pull back to a reduced defensive area. Don’t be surprised at surprises as Japan may be stronger on land, sea, and air than optimistic publicity suggests.
Eight Chinese engineers brought to the United States by UNREA discuss relief and rehabilitation plans for war torn lands. They envision transforming the Yellow River from a symbol of sorrow to a river of blessing through irrigation and flood control. They note the river’s extreme silt load and predict channel shifts if unchecked. They plan to visit the Balkans, Russia, and Holland to study dam rebuilding and flood control. China aims for a thirty year plan to redirect vast river flows toward agriculture, with 800000 irrigated acres in the northwest since the war, boosting wheat yields fivefold.
The Minister for Commerce Mr Scully announced a prepared programme to manufacture farm machinery for East Australia. A 243000 piece plan followed by 171 manufacturers, 7 million pounds of equipment, and imports from UK and US, aiming to field 10000 tractors on order with 6000 arriving this year. New gear includes potato diggers sprayers dusters and harvesting aids to mechanise vegetable production.
An ad proclaims a four point cough remedy praised for quick relief safety for all ages affordability and pleasant taste. It touts Heenzo with a dovea 10 percent advantage and a concentrated formula that makes one pint when diluted, claimed to treat coughs colds croup bronchitis sore throat and influenza.
Herald Tribune reports grim scenes as Japanese civilians chose death over capture in Saipan. The piece notes civilians leaping from cliffs, drowning, or using hand grenades, with some families harming children before killing themselves as American Marines advanced.
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