In the Steps of St Paul a Turkish Sheik of Aleppo
H V Morton recounts a visit to Aleppo where he meets a famed Sheik antique merchant. The narrator describes a labyrinth of bazaars and rooms filled with relics from Arabic books to Greek coins. The Sheik, a British subject with four wives, recalls past piety and a wartime political boast about Britain versus Turkey, ending in prison after a Holy War speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citade
Suttan Sedon
Watua
Bilga
Syria
Turkey
Mecca
Enver Pasha
Britain
Aung
Tiia
The Desert Trader of Aleppo Reappears After War
The narrator recalls meeting a famed barterer in Aleppo after the war. The Sheik, scarred by punishment, emerges in a circle of desert men sipping Persian tea. He thrives on bargaining, turning junk and relics into treasure, savoring the price he sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleppo
Drovers and motorists share road signals in cattle traffic
Regulators require drovers to keep left with cattle and let overtaking cars pass, raise the stock whip upright to signal a stop, and show turns the same way as motors. Sat tus must clear a passage for vehicles. If a car or cow is injured, fault is decided by negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RK. A.A. Ag
Pasture Competitions Boost NSW Dairying Efforts
The Primary Producers' Union sponsors coast wide pasture contests north of Sydney to stimulate pasture planting and management for dairying. District agroso logist C. E. Ahrens judges 139 entries across central Hunter lower Hunter and central coast with prize money from Central Hunter Lower Hunter Gloucester and Central Rivers councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Ia
Sydney
New South Wales
C. E. Ahrens
Lower North Coast
Central Hunter
Lower Hunter
Central Coast
Grassland Improvement and Pasture Wealth in Stock Rearing
A report from an Agricultural Bureau meeting stresses pasture establishment and management as key to lowering production costs and increasing fertility. It notes pastures as the main fodder source, outlines long term improvement as essential, and highlights minerals as critical to healthy, productive stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. ©. Brown
Exeter
Agricultural Bureau
Australia
Maize For Green Fodder And Ensilage Notes
Notes from state agriculture department outline latest recommendations for green fodder maize in the Middle North Coast. Varieties for grain and green fodder are listed, including Fitzroy Mickory King and other regional selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle North Coast
Fitzroy
Mickory King
Judge Rules Word Competition A Matter of Pure Chance
In District Court this week Judge Curiewis noted the case over a first prize in an all word contest. Plaintiff Mary Salmon claimed £35 against defendants Bran Tub Features Syndicate. The judge ruled that winning words were wildly stretched to fit clues and the competition was a game of chance, not skill.
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Curiewis
Honor
Mary Salmon
Inverness
Avenue
Penshart
Charles John Brown
Tracy Melville Atmore
George William Atmore
New Zealand
London hospital to receive £100000 gift from anonymous donor
The estate of 87 year old Henry Ward of Whitehall Court S W leaves the residue to the London Hospital after his death in March last year. Ward a former London County Council member retired in 1925 after 33 years. His will also mentions minor bequests and notes a prior £100000 donation made in response to Lord Knutsford’s appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Hospital
Henry Ward
Whitehall Court
S.W
Ward
London County Council
Clergyman fined for dog strapped to motorcycle cruelty
At Ryde Isle of Wight a Church of England reverend, George Garrett aged 57 Pelhurst Ryde, was fined five pounds and ordered to pay five pounds six shillings and five pence for cruelty to a dog. He was disqualified indefinitely from keeping dogs after tying four dogs to a motorcycle and driving off, dragging a terrier behind him. A French student intervened as witnesses described the act as a raving mania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryde
Isle of Wight
George Garrett
Pelhurst
Garrett
Ohaing
Attrill
Locke
Hearing Aids Agency Acquired by Sydney Opticians
WEB STER, JACK & McDONALD Limited announce the acquisition of the New South Wales agency for Western Electric Hearing Aids. The instruments include bone and air conduction models. Written information and pamphlets available from 16 Castle Reagh Street Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales Agency
Western Electric Cay
Webster, Jack & McDonald
Sydney) Limited
Opticians
Castlereagh Street
Sydney
RUR. MY FRIEND. A Testimony and Offer Notice
Fragmentary notice appears to promote a claim or testimonial and a money back offer for a book or certificate. Read as a sales pitch, it cites names and a street address, urging readers to request a free booklet and certificate.
Wombats Nuisance Prompt提ed Lift of Protection
In Glen Innes district wombats have increased in numbers and damaged rabbit nets. The local PP Board moved to ask the Chief Secretary to lift protection on wombats, with similar resolutions for wallabies wallaroos and kangaroos due to their swell in numbers.
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Glen Innes
PP Board
Central Coast Gem Names in Faded List
Fragments show a Central Coast place with names such as Fitaroy Golden Glow Hickory King Towa Silvermine and Manning Silvermine Jecaming. The readable items hint at a catalog or labeling of soils or varieties without full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Coast
Up-to-Date Farm Buildings For Efficient Dairying
The article argues dairy farm buildings should be well designed and modern. It lists benefits such as reduced contamination risk, improved efficiency and economy, easier maintenance, and better product quality through improved ventilation and cooling.
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Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd
O'Connall Street
Grinnell
Pyrmont
Flemington
Pitt, Son & Badgery Limited
Acalleys
P.O. Addreny
P.D
Broadway
Mountain St Sydnty
Stacturere
Daley Utensi
Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Grain Insurance & Agency Company Limited
Memington
Farmers & Graziers
Maca
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd
Homebush
Pot and Sound
Winchcombe Mouse
Bridge ST
Winchcombe
Gloucester
Advocate
THE
Gloucester Advocate
ST. Paul
H. V. Morton
Sheik
Antioch
Damascus
Janda
Wilson & McIntosh
Church St., Gloucester
Gloucester Investments & Agency Co
Mercantile Mutual Insurance Co. Ltd
Mutual Life and Citizens’ Assurance Company Ltd
Commonwealth Savings Bank Agency
Garden of Roses
E. Mino
Horlick
E. Mino & CO. ‘Hone
Golden Gate Cafe
Mrs. E, Young Propre
Sunshine Cafe
Hunter River and Central Court
Alfa-Taval
F. Weston
Gloucente
W. Marah
Lawes Street
District Court
A. White
Cloucester
T. Hicks
General Commission
E. Patmore
Paling
Imines
H. Paling & Co, Ltd
Honter St
Newcastle
Brisbane
Toowoomba
Rockhampton
Alle Wa
Tee
Ivy
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