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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1928
Page
5
The text urges stubborn perseverance in gardening amid heat and rain, stresses replacing failed seedlings, and gives sowing tips for mignonette and bulb beds. It covers soil prep, manure placement, bulb depths, and transplanting, with cautions on water, protection from sun, and timing for plants like ranunculus and anemone.
Advertises a New Year Set for 2 shillings 6 pence containing 6d packets of Stock, Pansies, Mixed Sweet Peas, Soapdragene and Dolphiniums with a free pocket of Derpees Orange Sweet Pea. Promotion from PL Shepherd Son, Ltd. 724 George Street Sydney.
Tasmanian Government Tourist Bureau advertises fortnightly flag tour coupons from £22 plus steamers weekly. Round tour tickets issued via Melbourne, Launceston, Burnie, Devonport with selections by request.
Felix Schwerteriger aged 12 months suffered a severe eye injury when a sharp stick pierced his eye as a girl played nearby. Local doctors could not treat him and his mother moved him to a private hospital in Orange for treatment. The infant is under care and doing well, with the mother remaining by his side.
Constable Ward recalls at Murwillumbah that navvies on the Kyogle to Healesville railway project drink. He describes a worker drinking flytox ginger ale, tests the bottle by scent, and smashes it to prove the tale. Ward notes many railway workers have a taste for methylated spirits.
A strongly addressed letter posted at Coburg was read without punctuation and sought a man from Warburton with seven children living near Northcote. The message described a fire victim who became a woodcutter with one eye. The Victorian Post Office initially could not locate the recipient but a postal official eventually arranged delivery.
A fierce dust storm roared through Narremine on Thursday just after noon. A strong, high-velocity wind swept clouds of dust over the town, damaging fencing outhouses and trees. The oldest residents recall no worse storm.
Advice on improving sleep quality includes regular routine, light exposure, morning wakefulness, exercise, and avoiding late meals. It suggests checking for causes like a ticking clock, mattress comfort, indigestion, or too many bedclothes and recommends breathing practice and avoiding early morning napping.
W H Fry proclaims motto good workmanship materials and satisfaction for better painting jobs. Offers services at Brown Street Forbes opposite the public school with telephone 188. Agent for Berwin Williams Paluta and Varnlabes products.
Dr D J Bono the night specialist from Orange announces a Bla ext fortnightly visit to Forbes on Wednesday January 18. His consulting rooms are at the Vandenberg Hotel and appointments may be arranged at Koapton's Pharmacy.
John Price of Php Street Parkes recounts severe kidney and back pain improved by Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. He used four bottles for a lasting cure and keeps them as a preventive. Sold by chemists and stores. Forthr-McClelan Proprietors, 15 Hamilton Street, Sydney, warn to get Dean's brand.
The Presbyterian Ladies' College Orange announces day and boarding for girls eight years up. Offering Leaving Certificate standard subjects, with enrolments now open. Principal Mire EB Linck from Beecroft and Melbourne PLC directs the opening on February 8, 1028 with prospectus details from Rev H S BR Innes Orange.
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