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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
1
Residents and visitors to Forbes are urged to take advantage of improvements at the Vandenberg Hotel. The article touts luxury lounges, top cuisine, comfortable surroundings, and attentive service as reasons the Vandenberg is Forbes best hotel. Prospective guests are directed to call phone 15 for information.
Forbes lodging highlights The Albion Hotel as a premier commercial house. It boasts top networks of staff, expert chef, and excellent cuisine aimed at patron comfort and pleasure.
W H Baker returns to operate the Victoria style hotel offering the best quality accommodation and meals. The establishment stocks liquor true to label with top wines and spirits, plus good stabling and garage facilities. The article asserts the Australia Hotel is among the Wests finest and most comfortable.
A historical notice from the Metropolitan Hotel announces its continued operation under Mr Leader with aims to maintain the established reputation. It touts full liquor stock, good table, and superior accommodations, inviting old friends and new patrons to support the house. Includes Tattersall's rights for Jockey Club and related claims and a listed phone number.
E Byrnes Proprietor listed as printer by George Washington Brown DM at the Forbes Advocate office located on Lachlan Street Forbes confirming publishing role and address.
Harry C. Moulder stocking and property listing solicitations invite correspondence on application. Auction sales offered by Walter J. Kelly & Co. with stock and station listings and loans. District agents Parker Forbes and Jeak Till for Celesty & Co. liberal advances on wool and stock. Contact details and service scope provided.
The School of Arts committee on Tuesday night discussed enforcing borrowing limits. A sixpence per week fine after fourteen days for town subscribers and after twenty one days for country subscribers was proposed and carried unanimously. Delegates Dowling Bollinger and Ryan were chosen to draft rules for the amalgamation with the U S League. A cleanup work bee was scheduled for October 10.
A cautious meteorological summary notes a severe rain shortage in New South Wales during autumn and winter, with brief heavy falls on the Central and South Coasts and inland peaks up to several inches in the north and extreme west. A tropical cyclone influenced Tasman Sea conditions mid month, followed by a shift to general rain from late month, yielding widespread totals above normal in some zones and below in others. The Central Western slopes recorded the month's highest rain in parts, while Tihohurra reached 100 degrees and Kiandra dropped to 12 degrees.
An insurance notice offering fire, marine and accident cover from the Liverpool and London Globe Insurance Co Ltd. It lists assets insured including wood, stocks, fencing, and livestock with £112 million in claims paid and £80,000 of assets mentioned, plus crops and general risks. Local agents are named.
The Palmolive Company plans a towering Chicago structure for its general offices. Foundations for at least forty two stories will be laid on land costing over £2000 per foot. The firm claims global resources use for soaps with vast olive oil and palm oil imports.
A garbled OCR list shows numerous advertised book titles and prices. Items include works by Stopes and Merrick, with dates and prices mixed with misread phrases. The fragment mentions spouse topics, travel reads, and self improvement guides, but key details are unclear.
An old patent style label touts Heenzo 18 A Money as a syrup to mix with water to create a family cough and cold remedy. It claims safety for all ages and promotes broad use for influenza croup and related illnesses.
A Brisbane style notice from Gilmour's Bookshop at 141 Castlereagh Street urges readers about wholesome bread. It promotes Turner's Bakery and a call to action to join the "roll" of customers, stressing public concern over bread quality and origin.
A local notice warns that after a specified date all trespassers will be prosecuted without regard to jurisdiction. It bans moving horses or stock on the property without authority and promises strict enforcement of the law.
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