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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 09, 1939
Page
2
The Commonwealth Statistician notes marriages with brides aged from 12 to 52 and grooms up to 54, citing discrepancies in ages and trends. Civil officer marriages rose to about 61 percent in the year, with overall patterns highlighting many young brides and varying groom ages.
The Inverell sale opened with about 10 head offered and nearly cleared. Heavy horses found few buyers but light drafts sold well at low prices. memorable entries included draught geldings and mares with foals, with prices ranging around £21 to £24. The next sale date is February 11.
The text praises John Napier and his logarithm invention noting its impact on complex arithmetic. It describes Napier’s box of number tablets used for rapid calculations and mentions South Kensington's museum display of these mathematical aids and their influence on later scientific progress.
Acting Treasurer Ryemter says Commonwealth will reimpose a fee to fund job creation as unemployment rises after wartime disruption. Treasurer Spender urges defence works to be prioritized with states to reduce joblessness and bolster purchasing power, stressing humanitarian and economic benefits.
A local notice advertises Savage merchandise with a guarantee of satisfaction and a visiting representative to Taft's Hotel on Saturday November 16 1939. The piece includes a reader puzzle about an alphabetical commentary on international affairs and mentions Mussolini and Chamberlain in a stylized phrase.
A historical page offers home tips on polish, cleaning, cooking water use for vegetables, and simple remedies. It also touches on skincare with methylated spirits and lemon juice, basic child care routines, and household chores, all described in period voice.
W L Tenn, North East agrilorn banquetor, warns farmers that grading reform will alter potato quality rules. Senior Inspector data show 44 per cent of shipments were downgraded or regraded. another 2 per cent labeled seconds. Farmers cannot afford postharvest losses from regrades.
Report from a conference in Wo Tombartola Cr A HL where Beulth Kyramha spoke of a claimed successful experiment chilling blackberry with sawdust to destroy weed marks. A K G Cam was to test the method while recruits faced indifference in barracksquare lectures as a sergeant reprimanded a distracted trainee. The varied anecdotes include a quirky mishearing during a professor lecture and a note on marriage age with the word y silent.
A clergyman who often rebuked Iris' son for crude phrases objects when the boy claims he will be blown if he passes a spelling task. The boy surprises his father by showing a newspaper prize he won, and the father humorously confirms the small victory, prompting an exchange about his son’s prize.
Frederick Rogers, 14, died after an accidental electric shock at his home while repairing a wire aerial. His brother John tried to rescue him with rubber gloves as rain fell. A doctor and ambulance efforts failed. he died at Wage Tha Hospital. The Qacambeyan Band performed at Captain Flint for the first time in 43 years.
A damaged passage shows a mother confronting a houseguest about a baby while a man replies with simple assent. The text features spelling errors and misused words, suggesting OCR garbles in a late historical newspaper.
A garbled diary like transcript hints at a boyish rivalry and a laughed claim of championship status. The speaker declares a claim to a real victory, while others doubt the youth’s maturity and legitimacy of the title.
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