War Savings Stamps Aids War Effort Through Small Purchases
The article promotes War Savings Stamps as a way for individuals, including children, to support the war effort. Stamps cost 2/6 each and are available at Commonwealth Bank branches and post offices. Stamps can be kept until reaching 17 6d to redeem for a War Savings Certificate, with booklets provided free. Parents are encouraged to involve children in saving, fostering healthy rivalry and rewarding good behavior with stamp-filled lamp books.
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Sport and Patriotism in Melbourne War Effort
A Melbourne writer notes Victorian subscriptions for patriotic causes lag behind New South Wales despite heavy racing activity. He cites French day subscriptions about £10,000 in Victoria versus £100,000 in NSW and warns that Victoria supplies far fewer recruits than the more sport-enthusiastic Murray border region. He argues racing and sport do not hinder recruitment, given these figures.
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Pensions for Politicians and England’s Scientific Ranks
A critique notes five English figures with peerages and £5,000 pensions for serving as Lord High Chancellor at £10,000 salaries. It argues legal careers have shaped rewards while no peerages or pensions have honored scientific discovery, contrasting legal precedent with scientific progress.
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Difference Between Well Mannered and Ill Mannered Defects in Truth
Johnson argues true manners hinge on truth and candor. A story notes Queen Alexandra mishears a wounded soldier asking to stay, replying with a generic compliment, illustrating miscommunication and the gap between perception and reality.
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Pew A Eve on Woods Gi cal Peppetinit Cure
A fragmentary item mentions a cure or remedy associated with woods and a person named Pew A Eve. The text is incomplete, lacking clear dates or outcomes, but hints at a medical or herbal cure context.
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