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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1938
Page
1
A new shop named Phone 3-Gamer’s Gash Store opens in Gloucester, signaling a local retail entry. The listing notes box numbers and contact details, with emphasis on gaming gear and accessories for residents.
Gloucester District with about 5000 residents needs feeding clothing and transport. Gloucester is a prosperous district offering a market for advertising. Advertising rates available on application to P O Box 12 Gloucester.
Many men think savings accounts suit women and children, not business men. Yet those with large payments over wide areas can benefit from a savings or cheque account. Savings bank business is dignified and earns interest on otherwise idle funds, with branches and post office agencies in Australia.
A letter from Superintendent Stanly Drummond chronicles rising demand at the Far West Children's Health Scheme, detailing 550 daily patients in Sydney undergoing specialist treatment, 23 infants in the Home, 53 cripples awaiting vacancies, and a funding shortfall of £10,000 amid drought. He urges donors to support the Sydney Rotary Club appeal and notes staff dedication, with Dr. Moncrieff-Barron and Mrs. Hill praised for leadership.
A fragment notes a supposed cure for rheumatic pain with a “Genuine Mowercack Guarantee Certificate” from Street & Parish Ltd. It claims relief for long suffering and offers a free booklet. the writer cites Mr J Freeland of Nullan and mentions no symptoms remaining.
A painting believed to be Correggio hangs in a Camberwell priest’s house and draws mysterious incidents. Canon D McCarthy received the portrait after a visitor left a parcel at his presbytery. Artist Carl Bregazzi suspects the work and says it bears the same model as works from Correggio's studio.
The pamphlet notes that dairy cow warts or small tumors appear on teats and udders, especially in young cows. They can be infectious and hinder milking. Treatment preferred when cows are dry. surgical removal often best, doable by farmer if easily snipped, with antiseptic wash and white lotion aid. Veterinary removal advised for extensive cases. Some cases respond to castor oil or caustic applications, kept isolated with vaseline to prevent skin damage. The Department of Agriculture offers the pamphlet free on request.
Announcing L. E. Monro of Market Street Gloucester has been appointed district agent. The notice identifies Mr Monro’s new posting and location, marking a local government or organizational appointment.
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