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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 29, 1914
Page
3
A notice announces the business has moved to more commodious premises opposite the Gem. It promises better service from Penfolds Lindemans Irvines and other high class wines, with wholesale and retail offerings and telephone contact 115.
George Hugo and Son General Carriers advertise services on Rankin Street offering contracted carrying, furniture removal and storage, parcel delivery, and regular train meetings. They buy wool hides and skins and provide telephone contact.
An ad in The Advocate invites readers to seek results through the popular paper. It emphasizes the paper as a trusted venue for reaching a wide audience and boosting visibility for announcements and services.
We list fur sets and single skins including sable, fox, mink, and opossum from stock with savings, aiming to undercut middlemen. We advertise authentic manufacturing origin and promise reliable quality, with a broad range and discounted prices for buyers.
Orange Fur Company advertises ladies furs made from their own skins with tanning and dyeing as specialties offering full in-house processing and custom fur services for season shoppers.
An old classified style notice from Orange Fur Co urges readers to remodel shabby ladies furs and muffs instead of discarding them. The ad mentions Next Empire Motels and repeats the address 27 Peisley Street Orange in a dense, vendor-like block.
Ladies visiting Sydney are cordially invited to call at The Ladies' College of Health 44 Oxford Street to discuss health with the Lady Superintendent. The notice targets anxious health cases and wives whose households have not benefited from King Ruby. Send name and address to receive a free copy of a medical book detailing home treatment methods.
The Fortes Advocate reports Harry Taylor of Bedford Taylor Weston in Wellington as founder and manager of the Macquarie Stud Farm. He rivals top Australian breeders with Murillo and Fortunatus standing for the season, backed by strong pedigrees and modern facilities, including irrigation and gas lighting. Murillo and Fortunatus, leading English bloodlines, have promising progeny and active stud lists, with fees to be announced.
EB H Taylor & Co report a small fat stock sale with 27 head. Cattle were mainly medium to inferior, a few pens good steers. Prices rose versus last week with good fat steers at 10s per head above prior sales, best steers £9 10s, medium £4, inferior cows £4 1s.
In English county cricket F A Tarrant ex Australian now with Middlesex made 240 not out in five hours. Middlesex posted 464 for 1 declared, then closed. Also notes the death of trotting horse Huon Junior at 20, and boxing chatter on Langford Smith matchups, with historic Brighton Trotting clash highlighted.
Forbes residents attended the Grenfell Highland Gathering on Monday with a successful day of dancing and contests. Winners include Willie Hutchison and Rita Green in several events with ties for Irish Jig and Sailors Pipe. Nellie Hampton placed in the Sailors Hornpipe.
A Tuesday evening meeting at Forbes Presbyterian Church discussed appointing four ministers to fill the vacancy after Rev J M Dowell left. The selection committee set a stipend of £400 per year plus a supplement if Rev John Calder is available, and invited Calder with four votes in his favor and others opposed. Other candidates included Revs To M'Vittie McA A J Carter and J FO MacAlister.
A fragmentary poem or column mocks Jack Johnson adopting French identity and language, imagining his naturalisation and reception in France. It lampoons stereotypes and bars of cultural exchange, referencing La Belle France, Moulin Rouge, and boxing icon Carpentier. The text playfully contrasts Johnson’s American roots with imagined French bravado.
In a terse exchange a Stout Man asks if a shine was given and Boothlack confirms with a brief look. The Stout Man indicates he will take Boothlack’s word for it.
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