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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
2
A collage of wartime dispatches and editorials on the German offensive in France, British and Allied reactions, and calls for unity. It includes reports from Cologne Gazette and The Times, reflections on Easter and Good Friday, and editorials on French battles, tanks, and naval matters, with quotes from figures like The Pope and John Cook.
Wartime remarks discuss naval and manpower questions amid Europe’s conflict. Hon. W. A. Watt warns Australia’s finances and credit face exposure yet stresses reliance on British strength and national resolve.
A period piece describes khaki outfits for women in support roles. It outlines a three piece suit with comb skirt and knickers, variations including a long riding coat style, walking skirts, and canteen dresses. Emphasizes stockings, footwear, and breathable fabrics suited to outdoor labor and camp life.
In August 1917 about 700000 British Isles women worked in munitions as a government call to greater participation grew. The Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps, including many Australians, sacrificed individuality, endured hardships, and served behind the lines and on battle duties. Australians await admission to front line roles, while about 300 in the Australian Women’s Service Corps support Red Cross efforts after work in shops and depots.
A discussion explains that with water, an ordinary man can live about thirty days without food. The body first uses fat reserves then muscles and organs, with brain and heart protected longer while fat and tissue are consumed to sustain life.
Mr Hall Caine forwarded a letter from Thomas Hardy to the Observer replying to correspondence with Bir Hr ward Clarke about when human faculties peak. Hardy notes the mean age for best literary work around 37, cites Homer, Arachylon, Sophocles, Euripides as older writers who produced major works, and argues modern life influences peak age.
A January Royal Magazine article by May Edginton argues postwar women will demand money power and liberty. She questions whether domestic drudgery will suffice and urges props for capable women to balance wages with housework.
A fragmentary reminiscence traces a lifelong sequence centered on the number 18. The writer recounts starting work at adulthood, marriage around 13, three marriages, and eleven children, plus thirteen grandchildren. The family disbanded twenty years earlier when the eldest married, yet the elders and kin remain healthy within a patriarchal clan.
The Daily Chronicle notes the passing of John L. Sullivan, lauded as a peak figure of boxing's bygone era. It recalls his Irish American grit, wide social reach from Presidents to common men, and his frank, affable manner with royals and nobles alike.
Fragmentary accounts describe conductor John Philip Bousa organizing militancy for a new American Army. A friend mentions cornet virtuoso wan gate marine in the Mediterranean. A newspaper notes cornerman Mr Hornblower, submarined by Germans, appearing at Marseilles the next evening in four pieces.
A classroom discussion replays the biblical voyage of Jonah and the whale. A teacher explains disobedience brings suffering while a student asks who else endures such trials, prompting a response about the whale and the moral lesson.
An advertisement touts Mario Permanent Hair Stain promising to restore gray hair to its original youthful color and luster in one treatment. It claims to be safe, enhances hair growth and vigor, and offers options for light to black shades. Sold by Marie Van Brakel Ltd, 46 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, price 10/6 plus postage, with color choice details.
An old advertisement touts Carbolacene as a universal disinfectant and deodorant. It claims to cleanse and kill germs instantly in medical and household use, including bathing dogs, washing animals, and treating skin eruptions, with directions on the wrapper and a note it is made in Bogised.
A naval officer's wife provided meals for herself two convalescent officers and a child, discussing substitutes for fats in cooking. The fragment suggests using alternatives for frying and flavoring, noting uncertainty about availability and proper usage.
A Daily Mail contributor notes birds served as sentries in early warfare. Parrots trained at the Eiffel location gave warning roughly twenty minutes before aircraft became visible or audible. Birds later bored with duty, while pheasants reportedly signaled aircraft at night by alarm calls.
A vintage Rochester advertisement promotes two essential household items, Cornwell’s Vinegar and Corn Well’s Malt Extract, as staples for daily use. It highlights their claimed health and cooking benefits, targeting homemakers with practical domestic appeal.
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