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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
3
Fragmentary advertisement notes a novelty cleaning depot at PORN offering suit cleaning and dyeing services. Mentions Ladies work as a specialty and promises prompt, satisfactory execution with basic pricing hints. The text is garbled but implies a local cleaners business advertising services.
A vintage advertisement promotes Mr Melville as a Practical Optician offering eye treatment for headaches burning sensations or twitches. It asserts personal service and a known reputation and urges a November 15 visit at Albion Hotel in Sydney as the next town appearance.
An advertisement extols a wool dip product claiming to improve wool quality, kill parasites, and cleanse the fleece. It touts low cost per sheep, claims to be the world’s best and most effective dip, and asserts a long trial record of zero years without failure.
In wartime romance sets, Navy and Army couples wed swiftly with shipboard and shore ceremonies. A flotilla’s visit to an east coast port prompted two officers to marry at once with a best man lieutenant, leaving aboard to return to action. A Life Guards corporal with five days’ leave arranged a local wedding and a later recall to the front followed by a return to duties. Three sisters from Tyne mouth marry brothers and a cousin in a single day, amid a crowded celebration and a wind swept reception on the beach. The piece notes romantic nuptials amid troop movements, injuries, and wartime duty shaping quick ceremonies and sudden honeymoons.
A Coolana Progres Association meeting debated two key motions. One urged the Jomalong Shire Council to install a tank at the aiding, the other sought government approval to allow members to build trucking yards at the aiding. Members offered to supply timber and labor, urging faster government action on rail and yard facilities.
The piece surveys top contenders such as Arch Marella and Poseidon in a Melbourne Cup context, noting heavy betting interest, Derby form, and the likely favorite. It highlights public confidence around Arch Marella, the Derby outlook, and the broader field including Poseidon and Grace Darling in the Melbourne Cup season.
Local notes report Sergeant Fraser wounded but not seriously. Messages cover Cantel Aron yard sale prices, McN G Simson enlisting, Parkes riflemen results, death of Private George Sustin, and community events. Also details on fundraising, conference plans, theft at Parkes railway station, and Red Cross activities.
The item lists sales at Hometluad on Munilay, with figures and names such as J. Miner and A. Allison, interspersed with a lengthy wartime narrative about a person’s recovery and a ceremonial event. The passage blends market details with a personal story and references to locations, dates, and individuals.
In a crowded workshop, skilled tailors argue over fitting, fabric quality, and cut. The group, including notable figures like Maguire and Lanting, reviews techniques and measurements while emphasizing appearance and craft.
A terse notice lists various firms and agents including Turner and Keane Auctioneers Stock Station and General Communion Agents Farbes and others. It references insurance and cooperative entities with scattered names and terms, indicating a broad business transition or partnership update. The legible items include Faribe Street and a collection of parties such as Antitank eter and Kane & 1m, suggesting reorganizations or representation changes.
A terse notice warns that anyone found violating after a specified date will be penalized. The text is truncated but indicates enforcement, with a formal tone referencing section or office. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
A formal notice issued by THE Maxactt directs action regarding Barer Wong. The document outlines the authority and required compliance steps to be carried out under the order.
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