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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 01, 1931
Page
1
A vintage weight loss pitch promises fat loss and renewed vitality. It urges daily Kruschen intake with hot water before breakfast, claims improved digestion, liver and bowel function, and purer blood leading to clear skin and lively energy.
Rumors swirl as Forbes carnival plans to raise funds for the hospital but may be postponed. A council meeting set stalls on Templar Street with a monkey speedway and housie games to draw crowds while the Band will perform. decision hinges on ad placements and sponsor support.
Mrs BOM OConnell shows housewives how to derive satisfaction from ingredients at Memeller Coe store this week. Demonstrations run each morning from 10 to 11 46 and an afternoon lecture from 3 to 4 45. Mrs OConnell will close her lectures tomorrow at 7 15 PM and invites Forbes Indies to attend the remaining demonstrations.
A correspondent is told that the watermarks are acknowledged but withheld for publication. The deck likely includes the wrong parties and risk is not taken to disclose. The writer hints at future job allocations, labeling the reference as immature.
Monthly report from Forbes District Hospital notes donations acknowledged by Matron Davidson. Names listed include Mealames Thompson Davis Tre hewer O'Malley Spiers Sparks Iisen Weston Misses Painter Barbe Mears Junn Thomson Cousin Fravel Thompson Miles Morris Guon McMhillamy Fawe therne and the Salvation Army.
Prodi ore Advisory Council and Fortes mayoral leaders call a public meeting to form a relief program. Aware of shortages in shelter clothing and work, they urge neighbors to attend May 4 at Tew Malmex Mutday night to contribute funds supplies and time.
After a long pause the Forbes Coursing Club resumes at Plumpton next Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. The meeting offers £110 in prize money with events including the Great Western Puppy Stakes and the Research Cup trial. Secretary P. L. Ford notes preparations are in progress despite the gap.
More Frooke and Co announce a special sale of draught and other horses at the Municipal Yard on Wednesday May 6 at 2 PM. The sale also includes a fine lot of harness and fittings after the horses are disposed of.
Fragmented OCR text indicates a local notice delaying action or report due to pressure, with references to public service, Tuesday timing, and unclear events. Details are unreadable, but the context implies an official decision postponed beyond the original date.
A notice from the Public Works Department states that £10,000 has been made available by the Unemployment Relief Council to the Forbes Municipal Council to enable house connections to the local sewerage scheme. It notes ongoing communications about the repayment agreement between the councils.
An application was lodged at Tusaday's Licensing Court to transfer the Globe Hotel license from Joseph W. J. Hurley to Frederick G. Murrell, hotel keeper of Mosman. Murrell stated he learned of the transfer in Forbes after serving Hurley with a police document under Tooth and Co’s seal, and the deal awaits the police report before finalization.
An eight room weatherboard house on Flist Street Camp Hill was destroyed by fire at 2 am. Unoccupied at the time the O Malley family had recently moved to South Forbes. Miss Barbe owner of the structure. insurance status not known. Fire brigade failed to halt the blaze.
The Forbes Pastures Protection Board completed elections last Tuesday revealing the surprise defeat of Chairman Dir. J. D. Low who served twenty years. The new riding system is blamed for the loss which affects his bid for the Council of Advice. The board will meet next Tuesday at the Firststead's Chambers to choose a new chairman, with Dir. R. W. Heddle or Mr. A. J. Wheatley likely candidates. A referendum on abolition of Pastures Protection Boards showed 414 oppose, 211 in favor, 38 informal, out of 666 votes.
Forbes Deniet Hospital urges local residents to donate unused or castoff crutches. Board chair Ford said funds are tight for new purchases, hoping townspeople with temporary crutches will hand them over. Donations can be left at Secretary Thomson’s Lachlan Street office.
A heavy casualty toll follows a major earthquake in three Runeian districts. Many villages are wiped out and 992 people are reported killed. Authorities assess widespread damage and ongoing rescue efforts amid aftershocks.
A brief notice touts Woods' Great Pe Cure as a remedy for coughs and influenza. The item presents a promotional claim typical of patent medicines from historical newspapers. Details on usage or endorsements are minimal.
Town and district residents will convene next Monday night in Forbes Council Chambers to discuss advancing gold mining. The Gold Search Association branch in Forbes, supported by the resolutions from this meeting, aims to promote opening up areas where prospects look favorable.
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