Thrift, Unemployment, and Star Rates In News Hints
Cables from London note industry alarm over unemployment as thrift funds totaling £3.6 billion sit idle. Keynes denounces thrift bias while Sunday Express argues spending British goods could wipe unemployment. Astronomer Sir James Jeans cites 60 stars per person with a vast telescope revealing about 1.5 billion stars, and distant light travel times span tens and hundreds of thousands of years.
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London
J. M. Keynes
the Economic Journal
Sunday Express
Sir James Jeans
James Jeans
Daily Mail
Burglary Threats in Prosperous Times Spark Concern
The article warns burglars prey on unemployed youths in Guanesan society. It notes many young men lack livelihood and resort to theft, risking imprisonment. A sick man reportedly stole a tent from a sleeping unemployed boy by the Torren bank, with threats to steal other personal goods next.
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the Torrens
Ice Bubbles Form in Siberian Rivers
Curious river features in Siberia include huge ice bubbles that rise as water fails to escape quickly to the sea. The pressure from the current lifts ice into great humps, eight to ten feet high, creating dangerous conditions for anyone near.
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Siberia
Ten Commandments for Church Attendants
Fragmented verse list urges churchgoers to behave in service. It mocks rules on restraint and participation, praising loud singing, sharing pews, and cheerful offerings while noting awkward phrasing and garbled lines. The piece reflects humorous parish guidance in a satirical tone.
Warrenside Woollen Mills Hit Busy War Demand
Report shows Warrenside Woollen Mills at their busiest period in years with 68 employees working overtime to meet orders. Onkaparing Woollen Mills also busier, adding about 70 workers since the war began. Shoppers’ winter orders and a local Buy South Australian Goods drive are cited as key factors.
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Warrenside
Onkaparings
Que
Police to Peelers How England Built Modern Law and a £3000 Overcoat
The piece surveys ancient police in Egypt Greece and Rome, notes England’s lawlessness until the 18th century, and credits Sir Robert Peel with founding a modern police force in 1829. It describes a London tailor’s window display of a £3000 overcoat with a sea otter collar and sable trim, guarded against theft.
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Augustus
England
Robert Peel
London
Russia
The Smallest Post Office in the Magellan Strait
A tiny, protected post office rests in the Straits of Magellan, a painted kerosene cask chained to rocks opposite Tierra del Fuego. Ships send boats to exchange mail, as the post is unstaffed and under naval protection. The smallest letter sent was an embossed penny stamp mailed as a deck letter for Red Cross sale.
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Straits of Magellan
W. Reginald Bray
Post
Cape
Tierra del Fuego
Bray
Red Cross
Eale
Better Times for Dried Fruit Growers in Murray District
Article discusses improved prospects for dried fruit farmers as Mediterranean crop diseases boost London prices for sultanas and currants. Notes price shifts to £61 per ton for 1931 sultans, £56 for currants, and predicts overall national benefit, ending with a hopeful verse urging patience and resilience.
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Murray
California
London
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Backed by Sydney Testimonies
An Australian advertisement urges use of Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for persistent kidney trouble. It cites Mrs. Cox and a Burra resident recounting long relief, noting backache, urinary symptoms, and fatigue improved after five to two years without recurrence. Pills sold by Foster-McClellan Co. in Sydney.
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Dean
BR. Caz
George Street
Burra
Sayer
Kidis
Don
Meat Diet Poison Debated by Medical Experts in Minneapolis
Doctors Hall and Arnold of the Illinois State Department of Medicine argued against meat consumption. They cited evidence that poisonous germ material added to fresh meat irritates the stomach while the same material has no effect in bread and milk. They claimed humans resemble herbivores and that meat’s putrefaction produces harmful toxins.
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Eaks
Bis American
Minneapolis
Hall and
Arnold
Linnois State Deparinoie Colane
Origin of the Thistle in Scottish Royal Emblem
A legend traces the thistle to Danish incursions in Scotland. An unshod Dane steps on a thistle during a night attack, cries out, and gives the alarm. The Scots seize the moment, slay the invaders, and later adopt the thistle and the motto Nemo me impune lacessit as royal insignia.
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Scotland
Order of the Thistle
Wood's Great F Core for Cougs and Calds
Wood's Great F Core powers Cougs and Calds in a standout performance highlighting strong ball handling and defensive pressure. The piece emphasizes teamwork and the pivotal moments that led to a decisive win for the squad.
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Wood
Prayers at Australian Parliament Start of Session
The article opens with prayers by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House asking divine blessing on Parliament. It cites the Lord's Prayer and argues against risky fiduciary experiments, claiming they threaten the true welfare of the people of Australia.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Australia
A Lesson from the Malabar
A historical reflection contrasts mob behavior during shipwrecks and protests with British law and order. It links 150000 onlookers at a Malabar wreck near Sydney to first come first grab ethics, then cites Wat Tyler and Jack Cade to argue that orderly restraint and strong leadership deter looting.
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Sydney
Wat Tyler
Jack Cade
Gold in New Guinea scales up mining effort
Captain Pard Mustar aviation officer of Vacuum Oil Company returns to Melbourne after six months in New Guinea. He says operations have moved from crust peeling to preliminary mining with machinery installed and two dredges due soon. He predicts substantial gold output within a year aiding Australia’s reserves. Three Junkers planes assembled by Qantas Airways will haul heavy equipment and crews to the gold fields in rugged New Guinea terrain. On March 1, 1927 Captain Mortar piloted the first aeroplane associated with the operations flying from Rebawl to Lae.
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Pard” Mustar
Vacuum Oil Company Pty. Lttd
Melbourne
New Guinea
Muster
Australia
Junkers
Gainea Airways
Mortar
Rebawl
Barossa grape growers urge fiduciary sale amid crop surplus
The article questions farmer willingness to deliver crops if the government fixes prices and pays uncertain bounties, contrasting with Barossa grape growers who are disposing of grapes in a fiduciary fashion in hopes of avoiding rot though some varieties remain unharvested.
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Barossa
Underground cave garden grows rhubarb and vegetables
Report from Garden Springfield describes a cave garden 75 feet underground where gmush rooms and vegetables thrive. Access is by boat to a river mouth with a mooring point for a boat. The text notes rapid plant growth and rhubarb transplanted into the cave.
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Springfield
America
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