Fine Range of Suitings to Belect From and Fit
A local shop advertises a broad range of suitings with guaranteed workmanship and tailored fit. Customers are invited to choose fabrics and styles, with assurances of proper tailoring and satisfaction.
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Newspaper
Burrowa News
Location
Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 15, 1931
Page
4
A local shop advertises a broad range of suitings with guaranteed workmanship and tailored fit. Customers are invited to choose fabrics and styles, with assurances of proper tailoring and satisfaction.
Municipal Engineer Ms N Dowson presented a May meeting report detailing maintenance staff under mayoral supervision addressing North Street, Market Street and Marsden Street drainage. Proposals include a concrete causeway from Marsden Street to Market Street, crossing Parnell to contain floodwater, with cost estimates and concerns about flood resilience.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for kidney weakness and back pain. It claims kidney cleansing improves filtration and offers dramatic relief for various urinary and kidney related ailments. Sold nationwide by Foster McClellan Co and druggists in Sydney.
A garbled OCR passage recalls a past Newtown court scene with constables, a senile defendant, and an old sentence carried over years. It mentions a trial, a vigil, and mounted riders, but many names and specifics are unreadable.
A local sailing agent notes a culvert across Yass Road near Corkery's corner nearly filled with silt. Cleansing the culvert and adding a continuous outlet could divert water from Armstrong's and Marsden Street, easing mooding and preventing future silting at a reasonable cost.
The Gracing Association led by President FB Tout urged stud treeders and wool owners to cooperate to prevent deterioration of Australian merino meat and wool. The Wool Committee was tasked to study alleviations, warning against artificial conditions that distort type. Emphasis was placed on breeding true to typical Australian conditions and ethical ram sales.
A meeting of the Unemployed at J Moucke’s Central Stall discussed forming an Unemployed Association in Boorowa. Ald J J Wate was elected President and A J Wood Secretary Treasurer. Resolutions covered membership fees, council support, relief funding, and protests against mushroom movements while backing government and the Australian Labor Party. The next meeting date was left to the secretary, and thanks were given to Mr P Bourke for the use of the Central Hall.
James Murray notes Shanghai has become a storied spot as the sound film Shanghai Lady features Mary Nolan whose blonde beauty and dramatic ability make her a leading screen attraction. The film will be shown at Empire Talkies tomorrow night.
The first talking picture from a Chinese language studio features authentic Chinese music and Oriental entertainers. Mary Nolan stars as Shanghai Lady, with James Murray in support as the exotic tale arrives at the Smith on Saturday.
The item mentions Beale former managing director of Beste and Co aged 80 and the sudden death following an illness or incident. It references a Shanghai Lady and a film by John Robertson plus a late showing at Kepire theater with experimental and odd phrasing. It reads as a disjointed obituary plus cinema notice with unclear details.
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