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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1929
Page
3
Tex Rickard New York promoter of major boxing shows dies after an operation for appendicitis. He left £100,000 in trust for his two year old daughter. He reportedly handled £3,900,000 in prize-fight gate receipts.
A jumble of historical notes touches politics, demographics, aviation, zoology, and culture. It references US presidential terms, a seven year French cycle, ancient hippo remains, aircraft engine life, world population growth, royal travel costs, English birth statistics, shuttlecock feather sources, pioneering gender labor replacements, mosque funding in London, alphabet reform rumors, and a sensational circus bear escape in Dresden, all presented as isolated curiosities rather than coherent reportage.
A dated ad essay discusses women suffering daily backache hips and urinary troubles, attributing pain to congested kidneys. It promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure, with a testimonial from Mrs. C. Soper of Dungog and urging readers to buy from chemists or storekeepers, ensuring to get Doan's.
The Brisbane mayor Alderman A. dolly Gregory jokes at a Brisbane Institute of Social Service meeting. He recounts a tale about a worker boasting of a witty wife making a tie from a yard of yarn. A new lift on Paris Ave de Triomphe carries 20 people, reducing a 280 step climb.
Alvetricity continues to make strides in labor saving devices and it claims the GE electric fan can be run for eight hours at a tiny cost. The device is listed among popular labor saving gadgets and is seen in public postings and theatres, reflecting growing domestic comforts.
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