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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1929
Page
3
A practical guide urges adopting a planned gardening scheme using tall background perennials like dahlias and delphiniums, mid height varieties in rows, and dwarf plants to mark bed edges. It recommends massing flowering choices such as phlox, petunia, salvia, zinnias, marigold, and snapdragon to ensure a long lasting, climate resilient display with careful timing and soil care including lime dusting and shell lime for soil balance.
This 100 year old firm advertises three plant collections offering shrubs climbers and mixed options at a reduced price from 14/6 to 10/-. Pay 10/- and request No 1 2 or 3 collections and we will post them to your door Mention this paper.
A historical discussion notes how misplaced or missing punctuation caused costly contract misunderstandings. Examples include misread numbers, misplaced commas, and hyphen errors leading to legal disputes and large losses in the United States and Liverpool.
A sample from a humor compilation by Rasparvest features quips and cranks. The jokes play on fame, misunderstandings, and wordplay with lines about twins, Noah, Africa missions, and a London street scene. The tone mimics a local reader’s light, jokey collection.
Sir William Birdwood, named next Governor-General of Australia, recalls meeting a Digger at Gallipoli. The digger joked that Birdwood stepped into his trench and into his stomach, then into his mouth, prompting Birdwood to admit he would know the Digger by his vice rather than his face.
Complete sets of new money are attainable at the Royal Mint to ward the end of each year. In the latest sale 9492 sets were sold, with the Christmastide period noted.
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