A Woman's Letter Weekly Gossip From Isbane May 14
The column reports a quiet social week in Isbane with pre wedding events for Gwen Morrow and Sybil Lucas, a motorcade and decorations at City Hall, and notable guests including Sir William Goodwin, the Premier, and the Lord Mayor. It notes recitals by Edward Cahill, George Brooke, and Ruth Portrate, plus a Queensland Women's Memorial drive and fashion details from the Brisbane social scene.
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Silvia
Gwen Morrow
Sybil Lucas
Harold
Bridas Svening
Aid Macs Curae
Aviator
Jules Mason
Wil Olyw
Bors
Miss
Levens
Husteska
Edward Cahill
George Brooke
City Hall
Queensland
Jean Barlow
Beatrie McCullough
Sydney
Pana
Anza Square
Daahine Maye
Viendwan
Aproval
Thy Dea
Dress Materials in Velvet and Silks at Discounted Prices
Readable catalog notes show Velvety Velvey fabrics in Rose and Red shades priced per yard, plus Velveteen plains and floral silks in Coral and Dark hues. Mentions 230 yard price lines and wide widths, with a sale tone typical of a store catalog.
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Rose
Saxe
Maroleta
Manchester Goods Bulletin on Fabrics and Hosiery
Trade blurb lists blankets in pink mauve rose with simplified designs priced at 29 cents each and cashmere hose in various shades and finishes. Includes a brief note on availability and style details, reflecting a small advertising item from the period.
Bottomley Granted Three Months Lecturing Tour Permit
Horatio Bottomley of Canberra applied for a three months lecturing tour of the Commonwealth. Home Affairs officials saw no reason to deny the permit, noting the application and its propriety.
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Canberra
Blakeley
Horatio Bottomley Permisson
Commonwealth
Bottomley
Rescue mission to Gabo Island to aid ill keeper’s wife
The destroyer Anzac departed Jervis Bay for Gabo Island to reach Mrs. Florence Brodrick, 21, wife of the light house keeper, who is seriously ill. If seas permit, the ship will berth the harbor northeast of the island and aim to take her to the hospital tomorrow morning.
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Melrolene
Florence Brodrick
Gabo Island
Anzac
Jervis Bay
Orang
Alleged Stealing Solicitor Charged in Brisbane Court
Willam Thomas Atthow, a solicitor on remand, appeared in the Police Court in Brisbane on May 16 charged with stealing 1500 pounds from the estate of the late James Retacre. The police prosecutor asked for another week, bail extended, and the case was adjourned.
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Brisbane
Willam Thomas Atthow
Polic Court
James
French Troops in Germany Face Joint Allied Conditions
Paris May 16 report states the cabinet set conditions for Germany to fulfill its promises and the terms, with the last French feeling that victory and security depend on German compliance and broader Allied support against aggression.
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Paris
Germany
Cabnet
New Cure Promises Relief From Bladder Weakness
A sobering advertorial outlines severe bladder weakness symptoms including frequent urination burning pain and headaches. It touts UROL SE tablets with a money back guarantee promising relief within 44 hours and urges readers to ask their chemist for CRODYNE tablets in two week sealed packs.
British Coal Debate Moves to Fourteen Hour Week Plan
British House of Lords discussion on coal industry costs and farm wages. Lord Melchett argues for an amendment to extend seven and a half hour working days to four years while other peers push for changes. The committee stage ends with votes, one amendment carried to eight months and four more years.
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London
House of Leeds
Melchett
Lont Thorson
Stv
Carson
Lord Thomson
Hadshany
Abe Hl
Coneindedd
Unclear Intercity Matches Reported in Fragmentary Text
Fragmentary OCR notes reference various sports results and individuals in London dated May 1 to May 17. Mentions include Croydon defeating Australia, plus names Wallmerens and Mitchell with unclear contexts. The text is garbled and lacks coherent events or outcomes.
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