The Pictures Side Lights on Finance in Melbourne
An Argus feature reveals entertainments tax receipts for the year totaling £551,314 with attendances reaching 95,966,620. Assuming Australia’s population at 4,000,000, each person reportedly paid about 19 entertainment visits, with pictures accounting for over 13 visits and a roughly 8 percent tax rate on receipts. Box office revenue stood around £6,615,000, from which pictures contributed about £3,104,000.
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Melbourne “ Argus
Australia
Royal S.P.C.A Beauty Competition Extended Closing Date
Due to wet conditions and widespread interest, the Royal S.P.C.A. extends the beauty contest deadline to September 30. Entrants may submit last photos if no new photo is available, with full name address and age, plus a 0.50 entry fee and a stamped return envelope. Publicity options and free metropolitan country photography are noted, with proceeds aiding Western Australia’s Royal P.C.A. fund.
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P.C.A
Su Chambers
St.e . Perth
Royal P.C.A
Western Australia
B.P.C.A
Beadie's Loyal Purchase Sparks Parish Social Banter
A parish crowd recalls a loyal buyer who bought a royal family emblazoned handkerchief, sparking playful banter about fitting among the aristocracy. The scene unfolds as William remarks it is his only chance to “get his nose in among the big folk.” The excerpt ends with a nod to influenza and a generic Great Se Sat Cure product.
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William
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Advertsill
A classic advertising test reads Doan's Backache Kidney Pills offered for backache and kidney trouble with testimonial from Geo O Pyke of York. Cure claimed after use, price 2 shillings 8 pence, Foster McClellan Co Perth address 313 Murray Street. Be sure you get Doan's.
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Dean
Geo. O. Pyke
Blands Road
York
Doan
Mr. Pyke
Foster
McClellan Co
Murray Street
Perth
Colour Problem in the North West at Broome Riot
An article from Broome notes the presence of about 1500 Japanese, 400 Malays, 300 Koepangers, 150 Ambonese, and 150 Chinese in the North West pearl fishery region. It argues Malays Koepangers and Ambonese are easily handled, but Japanese play on racial tensions and aim to stay in Australia until wealth is secured, contrasting Japanese divers with other groups and citing financial flows to Japan.
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Broome
W.A
Presbyterian
Presbyter Church Victoria
Tssma
Auswer Y
Australia
Japan
Advertising wit and wisdom from a Virginia City paper
A Richmond era quip on advertising cites Mark Twain and the Enterprise: a subscriber found a spider on his copy. The editor replies that the spider merely inspects pages to learn which merchants do not advertise, so it can weave a silent web across the door and grant free passage forever.
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Mark Twain
Virginia City
Enterprise
House For Quality Honest Value And Solid Wear
The phrase promotes a store or catalog emphasizing quality, honesty, value, and durable merchandise. It signals a retail slogan appealing to shoppers seeking reliable goods and fair pricing. No specific entities or events are provided in the readable text.
Bose Demonstrates Metal “Sees” Vision in Box Slash Wire
In Calcutta Bose Institute experiments, a wire inside a slit box showed agitation when the scientist passed by, likened to the metal seeing him. In London, Mr Justice Darling ruled justifiable homicide defenses fail if exit from danger was possible, citing a Holborn case where Patrick McCann killed Frank Russell and was sentenced to one month with hard labor.
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Jugadia Bose
London
Bose Institute
Calentis
Sir Jagadis Bose
Sir Jagadis
Justice Darling
Old Bailey
Patrick McCann
Frank Russell
Holburn
Russell
McCann
Razor
Humorous Snippets and War Profiteer Melba Note
A collage of light vignettes and jokes: a staged accident scene misleads onlookers, a war profiteer’s wife seeks Melba, a servant’s quip about nests, a grocer’s coin joke, a sea captain’s quip about rocks, Freddie's steam engine mishap, and a child’s confession about a family quarrel.
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Theatres Pictures
Royal “‘S.P.C.A.” Beauty Competition
North West
Perkins
Pat
Dodgers
THE
Northam Courier
W. Z. Foreman
Capone
Houghton
Fitzgerald-street
Northam
Bank OF Australasia
Sandovers Ltd
E. J. McKenzie
Premier Bakery
Pugh and Son
Cosaarl
Cohen
I. Cohen
Gray-Street
Unite Australia
U.K
Fitzgerald St
Jones and Russell
Parcela
Mervyn Carter
Norham
Northam Tea Rooms
Mrs. Ekert
L. Anderson
Next Carter & Co
Central Blosk
Baker's Dress House
Baker
Bond
R_SALE
Aony Edwards
Edwards
Steedman’s Boot
Fitzgerald Street
Mortham
Westock
Army Boots
Phillips
Krow
J. S. Marsh
Fitzgerald Streat
West Northam
Mechanics’ Institute
Faa
Etse
Melba
Aaid the Indy
Freddie
Halloa
Sonny
Tye
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