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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1929
Page
4
A fragmentary ad style passage touts Billie Dove as epitome of beauty. It mocks product claims with convoluted lines about charm, elegance, and comparisons to famous figures. Mentions price 2/0 and a call to purchase.
Parkes Boyd and Clark operate as stock station and financial agents. The text references an ASU property application in Parkes, indicating a local business and real estate transaction context.
Br. J. Butler Denemal Storekeeper announces erection of a new up to date concrete store with full stock of Groceries Drapery Best and Shoes and a wide assortment of goods. The notice lists items including Farmere Grecian Orop Shirley's Manure and other commodities in a compact local advertisement style.
The message notes residents believe a major harvest event is underway, with mixed local sentiment. Reports mention women and workers in favor of a broader effort, while some details about timing and weather still seem uncertain amid drought spells.
In a tense scene a jewel necklace becomes central as characters debate its fate after a return from the bank. Alan urges keeping the piece while others discuss selling it, measuring its value against family ties and a looming decision about a relative. The dinner scene features Rendle and Denison amid plans and tensions.
A long garbled OCR fragment lists numerous local sports fixtures and club notes across towns like Bathurst, Forbes, Orange, Cowra, Parkes, Grenfell and more. It intermixes dates, club names, and scattered dialogue about a jewel and Rainbow Necklace. The apparent narrative portion follows with a scene of Donison, Rendle, and Johny discussing a valuable necklace and a possible sale, hinting at a mystery.
The Victoria hotel under new management promises renovated, brighter rooms with excellent accommodations. It offers a full wine and spirits selection and attentive service as WM MAKER Prowrtown leads operations.
A guide outlines a facial pack using carbon, magnesia, peroxide, and witch hazel to bleach skin, reduce wrinkles, and refresh the complexion. Steps include cleansing, applying paste, steaming pores, applying compresses, and polishing skin for a fresher look.
A detailed beauty guide describes facial packs, drying times, and rinses. It covers applying and removing clay masks, toners, and creams, shaping brows, and whitening the neck with bleaching treatments. It also gives cleansing, drying, and makeup steps and odd household tips for clothes, shoes, and blinds maintenance.
A vintage style home remedy describes a facial pack to reduce enlarged pores using cornment, fine oat meal, or almond meal mixed with Sutterenill. Applied smoothly over neck and throat, it aims to tighten and reduce shine. not recommended for women with dark skin tones. Use once a week as directed.
An event by H A Barraclough Ltd takes place at the Vandenberg Hotel Forbes on Wednesday January 2 from 9 am to 4 pm. The firm has visited the town regularly for 20 years and may arrange appointments through Roaptove Poarmacs.
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