Christmas in Sydney and the Hoch Spirit of Giving
The Sydney letter recalls Christmas joy, crowds and police calm, plus over 1000 underprivileged children fed at the Town Hall by Sulva Non Army and the Benevolent Society. The day also features a Paramount screen screening and the Summer Cup at Tandwick, rain dampening the events. A royal wedding in Synagogue where Miss Minnie Ahiett marries and Dr Tulian Alewanide stands with his brothers before the reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Cms
Non Army
Benevolent Society
Vincent de Paul
Paramount Pictures
Moe
Mareler
Tandwick
Trans Amd
Emd
Stephandus
Tulian Alewanide
Walche
Marcus Alexander
Wy, Arthie’ Rheppere
Loire
He Bien
Shorter Dresses From Europe Trigger Fashion Warns
An Australian returning from Europe reports dresses growing shorter, noting several fashion parades in England and the Continent. She describes crepe de chine frocks, lingerie “cute and thrilling,” and bedroom wear resembling shorts. A medical authority links slimmer styles to health benefits and endorses silk stockings and related garments. Women’s vanity in dress is gaining wider acknowledgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Han
England
Arhothwe
Dunciin
Gomir
Bell Birds Trick Cowboys With Mock Prey Calls
An intimate travel note describes encounters with birds that mimic prey calls to scare rivals, and recounts a hunter’s night in a lonely plains camp. The author recalls a cattle-drove camp where eerie owl and stone plover cries unsettled horses, and a later chase of bell birds that led to a missed pursuit near camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orevica
Isle of Darkness
Fioh
Rexona Girls and Rexona Products Mentioned in Company News
Fragmented OCR text references Meakts and Beam and a claim about Rexona Girls and Rexona products. The passage is garbled, but implies a promotional or internal company note about voices, perhaps a marketing claim tied to Rexona brand items. Details are unclear and nonspecific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexona
Rexons
Bamesa
Adlverteine and the Attempt to Return
Fragmentary lines show dialogue about recovery and returning, with one speaker insisting on trying again while the other expresses doubt but a plan to do better with dogs. The text resembles a clipped conversation from a nature or hunting segment.
Mystery of John Orth and the Irish wife claim
Mrs Katherine Tapped, an Irishwoman, says John Orth the missing Archduke Johann Salvator did not die at sea but married her in Liverpool and fathered four children. She claims he later as Dukes would have rights, writes to the Emperor, and considers pursuing estates. She recalls a romance in Waterford and a Catholic marriage in Liverpool. The supposed husband died in 1910 from pneumonia and is buried in Southampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Orth
Johann Salvator
Avertia
Souths
Margherita
Emilie Shubeet
Vienna
Valparaiso
Cape Horn
Liverpool
Uimundeg
Awart
Gimunden
Beta Fife
Ohn Orth
Tuppein
Hee Hushanal
Bey
Keanstady
Alitenaylsory
Fant
Tunpein
Ehn
Datngar
Waterford
Parenta
Ori
Buenos Aires
Himmnel
Toppein
St A Augusting’s Catholi Church
John Toppein
Joh
Southiampton
Earthquake Design and Foundations Debate in Engineering
A discussion on earthquake design shows no nation being immune and argues for wind and earthquake factors in foundations. It weighs reinforced concrete against steel frame systems, favors steel for strength and uniformity, and notes foundations must prevent settlement, with thick reinforced concrete mats and isolated footings as options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ito
Robins Kleming
Sevan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fost Holbrook
Tania
Ariel
NASH
Rey
Loverina
VALOR
Abbott’s Automobile Finance & Agency CO
P.O
Abbott ST
Cairne
Combined Motors
FORD
Ford Works
Brisbane
Ford Dealers
Gordonwall
OUR
Permment
Legislative Council
Dinic Hall
Lang
Rawin
Retokk, FT
Oss
International
Australia
National Motors
Cairns
National Motor Service
Cairns and
Atherton
Nature
Fitzsimmons
General Motor Distributors
Lake-street
Nox
Jack & Newell’s
Kindly
Jack & Newell Ltd
Liany
THE
Price Smashers
Shields Street Cairne
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