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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 23, 1924
Page
3
Geelong chemists give away free samples of a new cold remedy with inhalation and chest application. The ad touts rapid relief for croup and colds in children and adults, claiming vapors reach air passages directly and detailing massaging and chest applying methods for best results.
Coupon offers a free Vicks VapoRub trial sample at chemists in the Tomas Usted area. If presenting in person is inconvenient, send a small fee to Salmond & Spraggen Ltd in Melbourne to receive a mailed sample package.
A controversial project features a 4 meter two engine light aircraft with a reinforced hull and cabin for passengers. The design aims to new tandem float operations in Australia and is linked to discussions in Sydney and Melbourne about private funding and royal interest. The article notes engineers and pilots testing small craft and potential broadcasts of developments by Wireless Broadcasting Co.
High school ex students stage a social gathering with a St Andrews orchestra. Committee members lead a program featuring numerous gowns and outfits described in detail. Mrs Bartlett and Miss Thea in Hell are mentioned among the attendees as part of a vibrant campus event.
A distorted OCR passage shows a minister speaking to a young person about the Bible. The dialogue includes phrases about knowing the Bible, telling everything it contains, and a reference to a sister or woman named Eve and a photograph mentioned by observers. The text is garbled and may be from a literary or catechism scene.
Australia’s Mrs Nellie Weatherill of Waverly Geelong born, returns to Sydney to present an operetta with self penned lyrics and a trio of notable designers and attendees at the Sydney Guise…
Lady Francee Balfour and Miss Viola Tree discuss youth and romance in a London lecture. They contrast past ideals with modern freedoms, noting that earlier women were seen as dreamy but less worldly, while today’s young women pursue life with fewer restraints and more independence. For influenza remedies, an advert for Woods Great Peppermint Cure appears.
A Georgia experimental farm reports cotton with abnormally thick bolls developed by J. V. Coola after ten years of swording selection. Early seeds show promise against boll weevil attacks. Field tests last week indicated widespread but incomplete success, with some plants overrun by pests.
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