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Forbes Advocate

Location

Forbes, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Aug 14, 1914

Page

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Fashion and War News From a Busy Spring Edition

The column details spring fashion in shops, table centre ideas, and party decor amid war talk. It notes new hats and hairstyles, the Dolly Varden trend, and table centre designs with white flowers and blue white ribbons. It also describes room styling trends and bold color palettes for evening wear and interiors.

Hata Aw le Newaoy Misnov Salon de Kage Waterton Sydney Younr I Oful Ie Ushi Yaralla Coutin Dolly ‘Varden Mike

Mrs Bennetts Evidence Reformulated Patent Remedy Notice

An endorsement mocks a home remedy claim for Hean’s Essence powder. The message cites Mrs Bennetts testimony from Port Stephens endorsing the product for colds and promises cost savings if purchased from HL J Fowler in Forbes or DR host in retail outlets with the address of GW Hean in Sydney.

M. J. Bennett Port Stephens N.W HL. J. Fowler Forbes Host Rhe Hean Cantlereagh- Strest Bydnay ELBA

Look Up Look Down In Wunderlichs Catalog Gag

A quirky ad paragraph explains the phrase look up as a recurring gag in country life. It claims Wunderlichs art manufactures offer items that please and tie into home and neighborly contexts. It also mentions a catalog and a firm named AK Reafern in the signing.

Ton of Wunderlion Esau AK Reafern

Women suffer no more with home health cure ad

An Australian promotion offers a book on pain and suffering of women and a home treatment for permanent health. The ad invites readers to mail a cutout to D. Mirewell & Co Ltd in Sydney for the book and invites visitors to consult at the Ladies' College of Health in Oxford Street. It also touts SIP Coffee as superior in taste and stimulant qualities, urging orders or grocer referrals.

Dia Joxie Rirtwood Ut Dept Ladies’ College of Health Oxford-street Sydney D. Mirewell & Co, Ltd Claywune Etreet, Syancy

Mail Time Table Chaos Hits Regional Rail Network

Fragmented timetable list shows trains and routes across New South Wales towns including Parkes Cowra Bathurst Orange Sydney Melbourne and Grenfell with irregular times and via points like Trundle Cowra Goolazong and Bogan Gate. Jumbled entries reference days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday with inconsistent timings and station names.

Parkes Bogan Tulla Atu Ayn Jm Forbes Fogun Phaestias Salurriax TAS Am Farkes Bogan Gate Condohelia Station Burrawang Tennie Coniobellin Connie Torre Yarra Sheck’s Weelong Yur Tource Russell Anior Jer Leetle’s Watuugla Barry Rayd Scott’s Tregalana Pan Sydney Batteats Orange Young Cowra Melbourne Molong Conkamidgera

Damaging Wheat Warns of Worm Infestation and Gaslight Ad

Read of worm attack on seed wheat in the northwest farm district. Samples sent to Government Entomologist identify a wireworm like pest, with field control methods including soil work, bran baiting, and crop rotation. The Entomologist advises crop change and fallowing to starve out pests. An advertisement from Forbes offers gas lighting fixtures and inverted burners near Mr J Guam.

Orher Gailens Tran Paris Leo Sux Gale Forbes Ag Templar Guam Uteher

Fragmented verse text about Diogenes and honesty

A garbled OCR fragment discusses Diogenes seeking honesty and a world of virtue. Mentions a guest and various unspecified persons, with references to love and praise of a woods peppermint. Overall unclear and noncontiguous.

Diogenes Tad Enieil Wile Wen Sal Wu Ne Woods Pepierminture

Scottish Union Insurance Co Local Agents Offer Fire and Live Stock Policies

Scottish Union and National Insurance Co funds £6,000,000. Fire accident live stock policies cover dwellings furniture stores stock in trade farm buildings crops and more. Personal accident sickness workmen's compensation and live stock insurance at low current rates. Edward Weaver & Co, Forben, local agents.

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With men it means ability to discriminate between false appearance

A fragmentary line discusses judgment of genuine value versus surface form. The terse note hints at discernment by men in evaluating truth from illusion, reflecting a literary or philosophical aside without broader context or named figures.

James Maguire's Tailoring Firm Promises Superior Fitting Garments

Local advertisements tout James Maguire's tailoring as specializing in ladies' garments with emphasis on correct fits and high workmanship. The boldly styled notice claims "Two Best" and positions the shop as the finest in tailoring.

James Maguire

Mutual Fire Insurance Co of Sydney Financial Position 190e

The Cit y Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd head office 8 Pitt Street Sydney reports December year end results. Chairman Alderman Thomas Hughes J P and Manager Robert Kerr note reserve fund balance carried forward and funds actually in hand. Subscribed capital £262,500 called up £390,635. Details show capital structure and year end positions with listed districts and insured crops at low rates.

Notice Required Before Entering Travel Stock Areas

At travelling stock, entrants must give the required notice before entering e either Carrawobitty or Bogubigal Fung. At the heal station in Carrawobitty the notice is recorded by Tetepuonn 125 Forbes ORWELL B PATTERSON Manager.

Carrawobitty Bogubigal Fung Heal Station Tetepuonn 125 Forbes Orwell B Patterson

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