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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1934
Page
3
In Rome the antiquarian museum displays objects from the forums and Familian Basilica with a persistent smell of smoke. Curiosities include charred timber and cinders dating back to the sack of Rome by Alaric about 1500 years ago, drawing unsuspected public interest.
In Merton the 230 year old Spring House faced near destruction as Miss E Geneste and her sister fought flames with water buckets. Nessim had planted an elm in the garden during a party. Firemen arrived after the roof was already burned, water freezing on escapes hindered their work.
The article narrates the rise of Mrs. Secondo Guasti as the United States wine queen, detailing her marriage to a cook who traveled from Mexico in 1880, the early betrothal on a garbage cart, and their crowded family history. It notes Guasti's mansion in Los Angeles with its costly memorials and contrasts British wartime spending on alcohol and food trends with 1914 levels.
Police investigate the deaths of two elderly women found in their homes, Miss Kate Wiseman aged about 58 in Felixstowe and Miss Frances Ashton aged about 75 in London. Wiseman was found after a five-week absence. Ashton found on a staircase after neighbours grew concerned.
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