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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1938
Page
3
A chaotic account blends fablelike oddities with a party in the Parish Hall on Tuesday night. Guests drink freely and mischief blooms as a cake is cut, a balloon spree starts, and a puzzled crowd ponders the moral about offering something for nothing.
The Studio Theatre opens a picturesque foyer feature for The Adventures of Robin Hood with forest imagery and concealed lighting. Local patrons will see a natural setting described as flawless and similar to Forbes, touted by Studio Manager W. Kennedy. City doctors advised a climate change for their eight year old son. Warriner family opens a hairdressing lounge on Lachlan Street next to Mum and Dad Cafe offering scalp and foot treatments and other services with contact number 167.
Mr Dick Davis in charge of the extensive Meagher's renovation was hit on the head by a heavy falling timber on Wednesday morning. An ambulance treated him on site for a severe scalp wound before sending him to the ambulance station for examination, and he was later allowed to return to work.
Mr A J Gunn of Porces has disposed of his greyhound Jack Ayr winner of a 100 dog stake at Harold Park to a Tasmanian buyer, to be shipped tomorrow. The purchase price is understood to be 135 pounds. Jack Ayr is sired by Milanor from War Step and bred by Mr George Adama of Forbes, who owns Pranoch Drake and other notable dogs.
Grenfell plans for the Rey Theatre frontage use 42 000 bricks in improvements. Lawson Park works may start soon with alternate plans. Cricket wicket prospects look uncertain for next season. The Grenfell Band revived under conductor W Howard Gray with new uniforms and instruments, aiming to regain past popularity. Council issues on trees and road work are noted. Local team results favor Grenfell in a rain-affected match. Bowling club expands with 16 rinks and a new tea room. The Grenfell Hospital mourns the loss of Sydney Selwyn aged 22 from pneumonia. funeral attended by local brigades and associates.
A garbled note explains the farmyard uproar over a hen laying an egg and the slogan it supposedly inspires. Crowing roosters, hens, and farmyard fuss spread through neighboring yards while a duck or goose causes no stir. The piece ponders why advertising pays.
About 200 people welcomed Coles to Forbes on Wednesday night as Mayor HK Ford and A J Meagher represented local traders. The visit showcased the store’s displays and was seen as a sign of Forbes’ growth and a potential boost to local business. Coles’ H Boyce noted most goods would be Australian made, with L O’Leary adding Forbes benefits from the visit. Guests were offered refreshments before departure.
Workmen in Muromba on the Queensland Gulf coast report Wallabies swarming near camps, scavenging for scraps and threatening food supplies. The article notes shifts in hunting and wildlife collections, including large crocodile specimens up to six feet long preserved and shipped south, signaling a vivid frontier natural history scene.
An ad style piece touts a youthful look with Creme Charmosan claiming to restore young skin. It features flirty lines about aging invisibly and hints at a hairdresser and fashion cues. Strong names include Creme Charmosan and Orem Charmosan Greanelom.
Big jars for your dressing table and handbag tubes sold everywhere.
An advertising line promoting Charmosan liquid cream hand lotion as a solution to soften rough masculine hands. It targets women, urging regular use for soft, clear, fresh, and feminine hands, contrasting with men’s tough hands.
The notice promotes Charmosan liquid hand lotion described as non sticky and non greasy in a big bottle and a small one. It lists sale through all chemists, drapers and stores.
Representatives of the stock amid station agents met Tuesday night to back Council approval of several firms for special sales on the first Tuesday in each alternate week next year. Other firms are proposed for the second Tuesday in January and ongoing alternate Tuesdays. Cattle sales are urged to be held on Fridays after the sheep sales schedule.
Mesars T F Armstrong and Son announce the opening of their showrooms in Templar Street Forbes in the premises formerly used by Mr Longman for purposes Mr Stanley Elliott of Forbes will be in charge of the Chad Pelle Aer ay ER ge
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