Domestic strife and war-era business note amid Fern Farm tensions
The excerpt blends a chaotic domestic scene at Fern Farm with a wartime business analysis. A mother calls a bygone paternal figure to dinner while a father adjusts, quarrels at the gate, and a parson covers a sawdust garden heap. It shifts to a cautious, hopeful economic note on postwar recovery and capital, labor, and loans.
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Fern Farm
Simmie
Alfie
Mint Creek
Howe
Ded
Sam
iInstead
Midnight burial by sun-worshippers shocks Chicago
Police probe follows discovery of an aged woman Nancy Chamberland missing since June. Her body was found buried in a garden after being preserved with jewels in chloride of lime and kept for 16 days by relatives while they sang chants and performed sun-worshipping rites. The family claims she lives in happiness and peace in a mystic hour.
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Chicago
Nancy Chamberland
Poliee
Theo Sa Fe
Dickinson Dr Maker Retires From Cue Shop
A notice notes Mrs. Dickinson, a competent doctor maker and costumier at Cue, has left her shop after years of service. The item expresses hope she will gain fair public patronage for future careful and prompt attention to customers.
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Dickinson
Crime Detection Film Shown at Scotland Yard Exhibit
A London reporter describes a Gly constructed show at Scotland Yard revealing crime detection methods. The film demonstrates finger print analysis, safe ripping tools, and the Eagle Eye monitoring immigrants, with scenes from jewel thefts and a notorious cocaine case. It notes rapid, nationwide weekly instalments.
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London
Kalgoorlie Mimner
Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police
Acces
Phm
Petticoat Lane
Limehouse
Yorkshireman and miser coin riddle joke
An old Yorkshireman visits a miser and pays him a shilling to examine his locked wealth. The visitor boasts he is rich as 17 guineas, while the miser exclaims a puzzled cry about the money and the count. The short tale hinges on a pun about wealth and perception.
Kennedy Ab resumes position of aie perfesaten
J G Kennedy resumes the post of telephones manager promising improved operations and clearer message handling. He plans to restore prompt service across exchanges and address previous delays.
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Garaldben
Big figures from Australian Wheat Board pools
Statistics show on April 28 thin peaton's wheat in the pool reached 129,197,000 bushels with New South Wales 49,944,000 Victoria 37,920,000 South Australia 20,910,000 and Western Australia 187,504,000. Seven days to April 5 saw 3,671,000 bushels shipped abroad and 347,000 sold locally with receipts rising by about 2,000,000.
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Australian Wheat Board
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
West Australia
Western Australia
Statement by Senator Russell on Wheat Contract
Senator Russell, chairman of the Australian Wheat Bean, spoke at a meeting that ended Saturday. He announced the board will not vary the contract for selling wheat locally at 9 shillings per bushel through December 13, 1921, after reviewing all aspects of the case.
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Russell
Australian Wheat Bean
Rosella Nursery Perth Announces On Hand Tea Boom
Rosella Nursery in Perth reports on hand tea stock with ages listed for M Tm Logan and railway context implying a tea boom.
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M ™ Logan
Rosella Nursery
Perth
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Elder Buildings
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Maerogin
Klee
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A. Waller
Dypesiia
Locke
J Fitzpatrick & Co
Lisance
Beths
Sis
Viatk
Te Ante
F.& BR Ward
Lackemitee & Wheelwroge
Elwae Street
Cnext
Bishop's Pulsoe
Arch Bros
Ost Gras Lane
Geers
Martin
Australia
Ateuatad Toy
Sorel
Ourlewis
U.s
Frank Green & CO
Manchester
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J. CG. Kennedy
Senator Russell
Blake
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Shipping, Insurance, Customs and Forwarding Agents
R Melbourne 8800
A.u.8.n. Company, Limited
Mailwraith, Mikachere and
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Limited
Messageries Maritimes
Bteam Navigation Company
Limiter Lloyds
Londor
Svearce
Queensland
Australian Mutual Provident
Society
Williams, and CO
J. Williams
D. Mentiplay
Amp. Boclaty
Commission
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