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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1918
Page
4
J Flannan announces he has taken over the Hutchering business of Jack and Ashworth on Ran kin Street. He pledges strict attention to the business and hopes for continued public support. Prime beef and mutton always on his cite and delivered anywhere in town.
The text reads fragmentarily about actions after a specified date without respect to person or persons. The incomplete sentence lacks clear subjects or outcomes and hinders precise interpretation of the legal action or jurisdiction.
The notice lists service times at Forden 11 a.m. and 7.20 p.m. and Bedgerabong 2.2 p.m. for Rev J T Thorbien in memoriam services, indicating planned memorial arrangements.
Town Mall services scheduled for 11 a m at Forbes Methodist church with a second service at 7 10 p m Rev Fr Swyny pastoralist? no service listed in readable text.
War dispatches indicate Italy will send about 100000 troops to support France. British reports say German forces still hold roughly seven divisions in reserve on the western front. Allied counterattacks push enemy from Givenchy and Festubert, with gains near the Scarpe and a success against trench lines. Prisoners taken, several guns captured, and ongoing heavy fighting along the Somme area amid cautious advances and renewed bombardments.
A Saturday afternoon meeting of the Forbes PA and He Association convened with President G. Laldiliw and members including Beasley MacPil tamy Strickland Shaw Breick Parker Speck Scott Bennett Deadre Baldock Thornton Wil Weaver Wheatley and Wallace. Apologies from Hall Coward and Suc Phittany. A letter from Sergeant Williams requested permission to hold recruiting meetings at the show, granted. Mr Wt Meaney suggested ideas for the forthcoming show, submitted by the Schedule Committee. A letter from Prince Wood on the name issue was handled by the Schedule Committee. The committee reviewed the schedule for the west show and will be approved by printers later.
Crowds at Fal kerstan meeting hope for Biplane and Desert Gold clash but Biplane is scratched at the eleventh hour, allowing Desert Gold to win the Anapunt Gold Cup. Bettors face disappointment as the two champions failed to meet, with stewards advising no further nominations from Biplane’s owner. Desert Gold’s purse and related stakes are noted amid a bustling racing program.
Fragmented OCR tale mixes horse racing notes with climate and war prophecies. Jockeys, venues, and names appear amid scattered lines about Hood Blayne and White Likingarth, while broader items mention conscription, government policy, and international events. Strong entities include Grentell, Imperial Government, Lloyd George, and France. The piece intertwines racing anecdotes with political fever dreams and wartime updates.
Fragmentary text lists names and places such as Rexow Saldier Poly and Pune Weller Shay Cyl Maven. Mentions Teob xi InVOWMe Hulduan-Nielle, Mie Ronize and Pumphley Flying Munileay-Ronnie Plime Lu. Several personal names and locations appear without clear context.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Sulkies and buggies, with garbled names and local mentions. The text cites racing and sporting topics but is largely indecipherable, offering no clear event, date, or identifiable entities.
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