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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1948
Page
11
An editorial notes that rain arrives just in time to ease drought concerns for farmers and to awaken urban awareness of agricultural risks. It argues that drought threatens crops and state stability, while city residents feel the economic impact through their wallets as rainfall arrives to spare the capital from broader hardship.
An anaemia cure ad urges tired pale women to use Dr Williams Pink Pills for blood enrichment. It claims rapid relief of fatigue nerve weakness sleep loss and low mood with improved complexion and vitality. Available at chemists and stores.
Collected verse notes MPs wish to catch the Speaker while coughing and seeking remedies such as pepper mint cures to stave off illness as election season nears.
A Croatian widow in Yugoslavia writes to Melbourne's Lord Mayor and the Australian Wool Board seeking wool for spinning. She thanks the board for a returned parcel and shares pride in traditional handcrafts while lamenting postwar hardship and urging continued support. Miss MacKinnon replies with appreciation and a food parcel.
The Board of Trade launches a national salvage campaign to accelerate reuse of waste materials. Local authorities and trade groups will cooperate as Britain seeks to match wartime gains in salvaging paper metals glass and other items.
A collection of curious inquiries about Davy Jones the Intercardinal points of a compass and various topics. The text also includes garbled strings and fragments from an OCR page with unrelated notes and names.
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