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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 05, 1922
Page
3
Court records reveal multiple minor charges and pleas including cruelty to horses overwork and a meat sale offense. Prosecutions list names such as Walter Guage Mr Moloney and Mr Cater with fines imposed for unpapered meat and related violations.
A motorist was fined ten shillings and another fined twenty shillings plus eight pence costs for driving without a light. The defendant, a Victorian taveller named Bowl Debts George Two Reed, faced goods debt claims totaling W4 7s 6d with goods delivered but not by the defendant. Mr Melville defended. Willows and Mr Mellion spoke on delivery issues and a verdict for the defendant was returned with travelling costs.
The article reports vocal opposition to Prohibition with references to Mr Roy Simmondu and reactions in London and Chicago. It notes congressional debate and a failed repeal vote, highlighting public defiance and constitutional tensions amid widespread anti prohibition sentiment.
A garbled marketing notice touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pill as a cure for kidney pain and backache. It cites a user named Mrs Reynolds and a baker's testimony, claiming dramatic relief after taking the pills, with pricing and supplier details.
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