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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1935
Page
2
An official report identifies a man posing as a wireless inspector in the country district stirring local controversy. Authorities warn residents to verify credentials as investigations continue.
A Continental manufacturer plans a walking car with ski-like rear members and a forward pushing mechanism to handle uneven surfaces. In a separate note, a scientist says most people’s natural sleeping hours run from 4 pm to midnight and urges night workers to rest earlier to maximize rest before midnight.
The piece urges support for ex service men and the Returned Soldier League. It defends the ALF spirit of unity and comradeship, arguing veterans need a durable link to memory and protection for fallen comrades.
Miss May Houston of Belfast begins a long journey to marry a New Zealand contractor. She travels via London Berlin Warsaw to avoid sea voyage then rides the Siberian train to the Russian frontier, on to Japan and the Kamo Mara to Australia, reaching Sydney before continuing. She says Russia and misery exhausted her.
Mr J C Watson president of the N and MLA opposes the 30 mph speed limit to be enforced March 15 in Britain calling it a menace to road safety. He argues a motorist may drive dangerously or recklessly at thirty mph while another could be safe at a higher speed depending on conditions.
In Windorah a crowd celebrated amid drought worries as a large bore was sunk. A former drover, Bowden, then visiting, joined the spree with townsfolk, while a bridegroom nearby hurried away as lawless antics escalated. The tale links odd Windorah memories to a broader note on British rail steel output and a joked post office bear trap.
A government letter outlines health and market concerns in fruit and vegetable farming. It describes a proposed scheme to unify marketing efforts under a cooperative direction to aid growers and address principal market difficulties. The note emphasizes public health and inland country needs.
A man claiming to kill snakes with a stockwhip attempted to move a dangerous creature but was forced to drop it. The snake was later killed with an iron bar. While operations paused for the owner, thieves disassembled the building brick by brick.
An Australian advertisement promotes well known tobacco blends with a free 43 Pipe or Tobacco Pouch for purchases of one pound. The copy guarantees freshness and purity and brands the products as among the world's best tobaccos.
A garbled 19th/early 20th century tobacco ad fragment lists brands and blends such as Drummer Boy Dark fine, Silver Fern Medium, Piccadilly pipe and cigarette blends, Archer Zon plugs, President dark, and various tobaccos. It reads like a catalog of pipe tobacco and plug tobacco products with uncertain spellings. The readable items indicate a shop promoting several brands and types of loose leaf and plug tobaccos.
A woman writes to praise Kruschen Salts for freeing her from rheumatic pains and headaches. She claims daily life improved after starting the remedy, noting relief in head pain and better energy. The ad asserts internal cleansing and steady bodily function with regular use of the product. Kruschen Salts are sold in chemists and stores at 2 shillings per bottle.
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