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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1914
Page
4
Furore with E Ray and Co. Dine Arlet Representativen. Workmen's Compensation and other branches of accident insurance accepted. Terms on application.
The Scottish Union and Mutual Insurance Company outlines funds of 26,900,000 with fire coverage for dwellings furniture stores stock in trade farm buildings crops and more. Personal accident sickness workmen's compensation and live stock coverage at current rates are offered. Edward Weaver & Co, local agents, Forbes.
The City Mutual Fire Insurance Co Ltd lists its head office at 95 Pitt Street Sydney with chairman Alderman Thomas Alghes and manager Robert Kerr. It shows financial figures including reserve fund 20 250, balances carried forward 10 363 and capital subscription 2 250 000. The company underwrites risks on homesteads warehouses barns haystacks growing crops at low rates.
Ed Weaver and Co publish a notice in Teankin Street opposite Shinlur and PRs about their business. The ad promises attentive service and reliability to new patrons and guarantees strictness and promptness in handling customers.
An OCR damaged notice from Standard Insurance Co of WZ LTD outlining fire including crops and stacks, hailstorm, accident including special farmer's policy, live stock including foaling risks. The fragment hints at winter preparations and stock supply, with garbled phrases about motives and warrants.
A notice announces an arraignment for Hare eunsrhi and Parsawellny on Tetayhvae 12. The exact location and formal details are brief and rely on official legal notice wording. Stakeholders include Hagabtpal and WAVE Hie laesoweairy ati with likely court involvement.
A doomed sea steamer collision near the Madauan coast caused widespread loss with numerous deaths and survivors reported amid frost and cold. Names and details of ships, captains, and coast locations appear, with emphasis on the disaster’s scale, rescue efforts, and ensuing inquiries.
The Empress of Ireland sinking raises questions over insurance figures. Observers note that sea surface glimpses reveal damage near the hull at low tide. Insurances are reported at £400,000 on the vessel and £100,000 on the cargo.
A chaotic report from a crowded stadium outlines a fierce boxing night with heavy blows and near knockouts. Promoter notes and multiple fighter names appear amid jumbled phrases, naming McCoy Lewin and Hughie Moore among others, with bets and verdicts echoing through the event.
A crude fragment reports women described as Buckles facing peril in a river crossing. It mentions deaths among men and women, a companion-way disaster, and a night of darkness with boats and drowning, naming unnamed figures and distant places in a disjointed wartime style.
A confusing notice announces a new premises for wholesale and retail wine sales under the name Gem, promising the best pure aura inn wines. It mentions the Federal public and lists various names and stockists, signaling a transition and new retail location.
A partial, garbled report describes a captain saved during a perilous sea incident on a vessel. The text mentions crew, a ship with equipment failing, and a tense rescue moment at sea, though many words are unreadable.
A fragmented item from a Vancouver periodical mentions Sayurnay Min T Tawnsemi of Sxneys Te and Musk loans, with unclear connections to a missing woman and financial distress. The readable text hints at loans or debts tied to a person identified as Lady. Further details are illegible.
Fragmentary text mentions survivors and names like Quah and Dave amid a Saturday scene. References to a 6% rate and an overhaul appear, but details and context are garbled. The readable elements suggest a local note or brief about people and some financial adjustment.
An old style fur dealer advertises a large variety of fox, marten, and other skins. It touts low prices and mentions manufacturing profits. The note includes scattered, garbled phrases about stock, pricing, and product quality.
A garbled memorial note recounts a death toll and named survivors tied to a local tragedy. The fragmentary text mentions locations such as Salem and Newstan and references a team or group and a gate or boot motif. Details are unclear due to the poor OCR quality.
Fragmentary OCR exposes garbled street names and a hotel reference in Orange along with scattered, unclear phrases about ladies furs and personal names. The readable bits hint at a street scene or classified snippet but lack coherent events or actions.
A garbled report describes the steamer Empress of Treland and an Atlantic crossing with referenced incidents. It cites tonnage and details about cabins, crew, and voyage actors, mentioning Vancouver, a roster, and enigmatic names amid a fog of OCR errors.
Summary of historic maritime and atmospheric calamities detailing ships like the Hell Teo and the City of Horton, wrecks near New York in 1870, Atlantic voyages, and notable drownings. Mentions figures such as Pat jit Sl, Hell Teo, and societal reactions to disasters across years and places.
A fragmented note suggests a remarkable coincidence involving Storifad ban slexter ROLY te and Helgetia, with references to Canadian-Pacific Hier the Hingtews or Witain and BL Law env. The readable lines hint at a historical political intrigue or cross-border incident, but details are obscured.
Names of Flanagan Wman and Kelly Parkes listed with Wangaratta Sou hVictoria and Myrtlaford. The fragmented text suggests a local notice or list referencing multiple places and individuals in Victoria. No clear event or outcome is stated.
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