21 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1916
Page
1
The article cites repeated denials and later admissions by a British official over German naval losses and Austrian defense. It notes claims about the Lutzow and Rostock sinking, Verdun exhaustion, and the shifting narrative regarding German and French positions during World War I.
A girl named Alice Baleman, daughter of Pollington village blacksmith in Yorkshire, works at her father’s forge. She repairs agricultural gear and makes horseshoes for the War Office, aiding the Army through skilled ironwork. An Army Council notice seeks officers from suitable men for commissioned rank. Captain Wilfred P. Nevill of East Surrey Regiment supplied four footballs for a drill to Montauban trenches. one captain fell early in the charge, two footballs were recovered after victory.
Crossley Brothers, famed for internal combustion engines, celebrate years of development and worldwide manufacture. Manchester works span about 18 acres with around 1,000 employees. The Engine is praised for efficiency, simple operation, and high mechanical performance. Waugh, Goulburn and Bristol Street, Sydney advertise the offering.
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Mrs M Harman of Lar for sepes recounts using Doan’s Ointment for piles. After repeated applications her persistent irritation and swelling disappeared, with two years of relief and no relapse. The note urges readers to obtain genuine Doan’s Ointment from chemists and grocers.
A fragmented 1916 era miscellany reports on the Servian epidemic with grim descriptions of decaying bodies and a populace wary of sanitation. It contrasts attitudes toward public health with men’s postwar expectations and includes a brief note on Premier petrol rations and a reflection on new armies versus old roles.
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