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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1925
Page
4
A crowded racing summary covers the Cowra event and Warwick Farm outcomes. It notes 40 nominations for Cowra races, explains earnings around £3000 tote profit, and lists riders and horses such as Your Poppe Ivy Robert and Nigger Minustrel. It also reports on results at Warwick Farm and Sydney Stadium, with mentions of Sunshine, Spur, and other contenders and outcomes for multiple events and handicaps.
Warwick Farm crowds witness a rugged hurdle program with King Victor leading early and securing victory. Ludans, Glontes Handley, and Triplex place behind in a field featuring Donat and Royal Stowe.
Canowhutey race meeting details interlined with odd spellings. Tu woe kau atombanen Kumho stock Hanae records a sprint 6 furlongs with Mish Wo Yello 8.7 and Paha 712. Kingowre Mian and Truetine divided. Gol Raton 8.4 and Havord down Tm show split results. CHO KIL 100 pays honors.
Race card fragment shows multiple handicap listings with numerous horse names, odds, and race categories including Suniday Handicap Petite and various regional entries such as Rubystons Meronton Slater Hila and Auburn Vale. Details are incomplete and partially garbled.
The wool outlook discusses prices in Brisbane and Yorkshire areas, with large quantities sold and significant trade movements. It notes August activity, Bradford results, and US and European demand, stressing the need for steady supply from America and Canada to support desired price levels.
A fractured text fragment shows a cricket or sports score with Forbes versus South Forbes. Names such as Downey Whit Mekay and Hamitt appear with individual scores and infield terms. The passage devolves into garbled commentary about plays, bets, and crowd reactions, lacking coherent narrative or complete data.
An advertisement hawks nerve notes claimed to strengthen the nerves, improve digestion, and aid sleep and general wellbeing. The product costs 3 shillings per box or 14 shillings 3 pence for four boxes, sold at chemists with claims of quick spring and summer relief.
A scrambled report blends labor dispute chatter with village events and athletic happenings. It mentions workers alleging production issues, employer vote expectations, and a Town Clot Championship in Great Brak, with Welsh and Marlborough participants, plus varied social notes and scattered names. The garbled text also references Narrow events and local celebrations amid foreshortened names and disjointed observations.
A two foot tall silver cup, weighing about 11 602 ounces, to be exhibited at Mes Meagher and Co next week. The trophy, designed by a local craftsman, will be awarded for the best crop in the Commonwealth and becomes the winner’s property, with a farm tractor as the prize. Local interest notes past crop winners, district prospects, and a historic prize lineage, including mentions of the designer, the contest scope, and expected community involvement.
A fragmentary report cites an authority on obstinacy and electro-therapeutics naming an inventor and an innovation for removing surface matter from the face and strengthening skin, with distant references to London and Melbourne. The text is garbled but hints at a new beauty preparation and delicate facial treatment.
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