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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1934
Page
4
A man who suffered five years as a cripple due to rheumatism recalls burning his crutches after using Kruschen Salts. After two bottles he could sit and eat again, and soon lit a fire and boiled a kettle with his own hands. Now back at work as a chef, he credits the remedy and determination.
In a Divorce Court ruling Mr Justice Boyce granted Cecil Owen Monro's petition to make the decree nisi absolute against Elizabeth Harriet Monro. The Crown failed to prove condonation or drunken indulgence by Monro. The judge noted Mrs Monro's struggle with drink and commented she appeared capable otherwise.
George Albert Holden, 23, faced a capital charge for assaulting a 15 year old girl at Turill near Cassilis. The girl described a knife threat and rape attempt. she later identified Holden. The jury returned not guilty and Holden was discharged.
Five years after the disappearance of Mrs. Sarah E. Scollard, reputedly worth £3,000,000, a silver casket containing her ashes and a death certificate were found in Yakima, Washington. Her husband Beene Brown died in a motor accident after a suit sought £1,000,000. Brown’s widow then aided investigators, revealing the case details and cremation, with Scollard remembered as the Hetty Green of La Salle Street.
Kingston crowned minor premiers after a 4 3 victory over Boronia on the Acton Fiata in Canberra. Rain soaked the pitch as J Fisher opened scoring, E Richardson Horonias equalized, M Lea put Kingston ahead, E Thompson leveled, L McApplem finished with Kingston’s decisive goal amid tight play and late pressure.
The Barnardo Homes in London care for about 8500 destitute children at all times. They require over 25 000 meals daily with 1 600 loaves baked by the Boys Garden City and 1000 gallons of milk daily. An appeal seeks 400 000 half crowns to cover costs.
A Chinese man told a Clerkenwell County Court judge he could support his wife and five children on 12s 6d weekly. He faced a claim for arrears of 4 108 6d. The rent clerk said the rent was 6s a week, and he proposed to settle arrears with weekly payments of 2s 6d. The man said he was unemployed, receiving £1 weekly in transitional benefit. wife earned 10s a week. An order for 2s 6d weekly off the arrears was made.
Cardinal Bourne is in his 74th year with a storied path from priest at 23 to bishop at 35 to archbishop at 42 and cardinal at 50. If he lives two more years, he would celebrate a silver jubilee as a cardinal. Born in Clapham, London, his father was a Post Office clerk and his mother hailed from Dublin.
On a crowded tram Saturday night Wally Weekes of the Balfour Hotel Elizabeth and King Streets City reported missing keys. The safe at his hotel had been opened with about £1 and two gold watches valued at £30 stolen. the thief appears to have known Weekes' identity.
The piece notes strict etiquette in Parliament where lighting a cigar inside is a serious offence, hats may not be worn when entering or leaving or addressing the chamber, and reading a newspaper is forbidden while the doors are open during debates. It praises the chamber as perhaps the world’s only legislative body where a man cannot read a newspaper.
Buyers operated freely for 21 000 sheep and lambs penned at the Flemmington saleyards. The general quality was fair with steady competition in the cattle section as 2 050 head sold. Wethers 14 to 27 shillings, ewes 12 to 24, lambs 10 to 23, shorn sheep 6 to 11, cows 4 to 6. Overall market was at sale day best for the period.
Official notice printed by G J Shakespeare for the Federal Capital office of the company in Mori Bisvet Braddon Cauderr.
A promotional piece for Colgate toothpaste claims children prefer brushing when through psychology. It touts Peppermine Foam as a motivation, notes dual cleaning actions, stain removal, and enamel safety. The ad urges twice daily use, dentist visits, and offers a free sample from Colgate Palmolive.
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