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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 12, 1926
Page
4
Ancient texts link sneezing to portents in Greece and Rome. Rising sneezes warned of death, midday to midnight sneezes foretold happiness, and turning the head while sneezing carried luck. The beliefs reflect superstition about bodily acts and fortune.
Sydney resident Mrs. R Wark of Redfern testifies Doan's Ointment cured her relative of protruding piles after three years of suffering. Eighteen years later she notes the same person remains free from the condition. The remedy, sold at 2/9 a pot, is advertised by McGlellan Co. in Sydney.
A fragment from a travel-like diary recounts visits around Ivybank and nearby homesteads over years. Mentions Mr J Homewood’s long local presence, Joe Penfold's illness, Ivybank P T Office, and creaming routes. Observes landscape changes since 1896 and praises local writers and historians including Mr Fila and Mr Fitz.
Prize winners at Nabiac Carnival held Friday and Saturday included J Pat Gaynnagh as boy rider under 44 and Eileen Bourke with K McMaster as girl riders under 14. Various events such as tilting at a ring, stockdrafting, pony hunts, flag races, novelty car race, rescue race, and bonding races were won by riders including J Brunner Allan Hinton Jim Bourke and Isa bel Dutt with multiple placements for Brunner and Hinton. Finances showed takings of £29 6s on day one, £117 18s 6d on day two, and £40 for luncheon.
CARE OF THE EYES should be one of the main concerns of everyone Write to WEBSTER JACK and McDONALD Opticians of Pittst and Martin Place Sydney for advice if your sight is defective Send us your repairs We specialise in repair wrk Watch this paper for date of next visit.
The Queen motored in the Isle of Wight and stopped outside a Barnes maker’s shop in Mish Street, Yarmouth, to speak with Mr. Charles Flint, who was in good spirits and in his 12nd year. She spent about ten minutes in the shop, expressing pleasure at seeing the centenarian and promising a return visit if she passed that way again. A separate note reports a shark entering Dunbar harbour, startling bathers who moved to safety as fishermen attempted to drive it away.
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