Reader letter on gas bills and May street names in Forton
A correspondence piece critiques gas prices and meter readings, recounting September consumption and a disputed $78 charge for September use. The writer questions wartime price controls, asks for clarity on meter readings, and suggests readers consider seaside travel plans while urging fair pricing for gas in Forton. The tone remains argumentative, reflecting a dissatisfied consumer and calls for transparent billing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Nerflee
Forbes Gan
Maurette hair removal discovery by Dr Northoy Du Maurier
A scientific discovery claims Maurette hair removal preparation offers painless, temporary hair elimination. The product promises in eight hours to soften and pluck hairs and in ten hours to remove them, with an odor described as mild and acceptable. Sold for 10 shillings and sixpence per bottle, with distribution across New South Wales and Sydney outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northoy du Maurier
D.M.M0
L.rg.c
Coline
Prica
Botc Hing
Webb and Hand meats praised over Ford wealth
A fragment notes Webb and Hand meats surpass even Henry Ford in quality. It mocks wealth as insufficient for better meat, and jokes about a missing joye of life and the idea that one does not eat Wand and Hand meats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Webb
Hand
Fragmented OCR note from 19th century print
A garbled text fragment from a historic newspaper page mentions names and places in a jumbled fashion. It references The Starrier and Biartloreau alongside addresses and unfamiliar terms, reflecting OCR distortions rather than a clear news event.
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Tabitha Rowbottom
Floruit Eiren
Mr. Dogabody
Dogabody Dogsbody
Lassetterg
Lassetter’s
F. Lassetter & Company Limited
G.P.O
George St
Sydney
George Til
Kinkara
Aetol Presents
J.R. Love &Co.ltd
Bathurst Street
Wicseoa
Weirten
Forbes Advocate
Permsa
Dublin
Howe
Daly
Antena
Estrous
Lima
Okie Karlen
PhD
Winic
Ptaana
Or Weysate Piace 1893
Yoctor Hogan's
Publianen
R. P. Grinsted
Leunt Belling
Tetiyanievie
Moobong
New Park
Provais
Gormlaviona Cancatter BJ. C
Shepherd & 80N, Ltd
George Strout
Byainey
Price Ltd
Harley-Davidson
Fron Geo. Miller Lachlan Garage
Forbes
Adstroe
Durabestos
Art Union
N.S W
Parramatta River
Meadowbank
Hudson
Concord
Plante End Mes
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