26 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1916
Page
1
A reader from King Street Giow comer recalls severe backache and kidney discomfort that hampered movement. After six months on Doan's Backache Pills she reports total relief, praising the remedy and urging others to obtain it from chemists.
A historic debate on railway governance unfolds as a proposed board of a few commissioners is favored by the premier. The bill, to be submitted at the caucus meeting, contemplates retirement of current officials and introduces J. Darvin as Director-General of Public Works to head the new system. Davis, long an inspecting engineer, brings vast railway experience from London and travels in North America to study modern methods.
The article extols the superiority of Aita Laval Cream separator and the Crossley engine and gas plant as leading innovations. It notes praise from engineers and manufacturers, with references to Sydney figures WALGH and JOSEPHSON, and mentions political visits by The Chief Secretary to North Coast towns, including Harbours and Grafton, amid discussions of rainfall and infrastructure.
Colic wad diarrhoea alwais tia.
The report notes regiments arriving in Sydney during a clash, with Australians shocked by the disorder. Northern district locals praise the 30th Battalion Reinforcements from New South Wales towns for duty and loyalty. The piece mentions the 30th Battalion Reinforcements’ origins near Newcastle and the northern lines, and highlights their steadiness amid the disturbance in Sydney.
A jumble of ills and remedies appears as a dated page warns that attacks may be warded off by taking Chamberlain's Tablets during premonitory hunger. It also discusses horse meat sales in New York after January, noting health opinions and proposed prohibitions, with promotional language for the tablets.
Local paper Pek InCH announces minimum ad rate of 85 per inch for canal advertisements placed after January 1016. It notes subscription details and encourages readers to submit local matter news from authenticated centers, with weekly updates and classifieds from Glouchester Advocate.
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