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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1926
Page
4
A brutal gale at 130 mph devastates southern Florida from Miami to Moore Haven. The storm wipes towns off maps, destroys buildings, blocks transport routes, and leaves thousands homeless. Rescue efforts struggle as planes and seaplanes search, while government relief begins to reach affected areas.
The long promised conference opened on Tuesday led by Minister for Lands Mr Lenehtin with about 50 delegates. It plans to form about 20 subcommittees to work in parallel rooms across the court house, with government departments and unions represented and a focus on marketing and the vital products debate.
A fragmented summary notes Dalyeman's League News with references to markets in Laval and Altuna. Mentions platinum pricing near ten tins as a comparison to gold. Other garbled items include mentions of Hye urs Oy and Ivy ANE Wise, with unclear context and several broken names.
Neoluiovich Mutrunzenke, a 150 year old former Russian Army corporal from Napoleon era, reportedly died near Tiflis. He claimed long drinking bouts and recalled being struck in 4804, with fragmented memories and odd spellings in the obituary snippet.
A Victorian era testimonial touts Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney weakness. Mrs. J G Simmonds of Thungog recounts relief after using the remedy, noting long term kidney health and continued use to maintain well being. Sold at 2/9 per bottle or by post from Foster-McClellon Co. Sydney.
A large white sow owned by Messrs Chivers and Sons of Histon, Cambridgeshire, bred twenty one healthy piglets. The line traces back to the Histon sow producing prize winners. the secretary of the National Pedigree Breeders Association notes the litter demonstrates desirable type for show pen and factory requirements.
The article extols matured vinegar as essential for good chefs and cautious housewives. It touts Mitchells brand with notes of pure malted barley and Australian white crystal sugar, aged for many months in glass-lined vats to avoid coating particles and acidity.
A rough report notes a nine million egg oyster, a seventy foot fossil tree claimed to be a billion genes, and a mention of insect damage to woolen sleepers in India, alongside metal trays. The fragmentary text references Benegal and various unrelated items.
An advertisement encourages coffee lovers to try Mitchell's Blue Ribbon Coffee Essence. It claims the product has few equals in quality and compares favorably with higher priced imported essences, noting many users prefer it and save money by choosing it.
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