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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
2
The article discusses serge coats and skirts as versatile wardrobe staples in varying climates, plus tips for storing furs in mothproof bags or tarpaper lined boxes. It surveys summer fashion trends with pleated voile, emerald tones, Raglan sleeves, and tullip summer silhouettes, detailing fabrics like mousseline and chiffon, and footwear enhancements for sport and dress wear.
A glowing account praises Computers Ltd for a Sydney showroom offering Apparel of Quality for Women of Quality. It extols Demster Ltd’s shop’s prestige at Canberra House on Elizabeth Street and Live, highlighting its appeal to refined tastes and steady business from country visitors, while hinting at economy for shoppers.
An 1843 Green Township harvest tale ends with Cyrus Nupp discovering a long lost sickle embedded in a felled tree. The narrative mixes a bitter father, two sons, and rustic humor as retold within a laborer’s memories. The article blends anecdote and moralizing dialogue about patent taking and medical quips.
An article extols the Permanent Trustee Company of New South Wales for reliable economical estate management. It highlights its 1884 incorporation, safeguards against mismanagement, and guarantees of faithful administration, urging contact with manager A. Derreval Bedford at 17 OConnell Street, Sydney.
Fragmentary text describes hat trimming fashion with flowers and wire supports for summer wear. It shifts to a pancake recipe detailing castor sugar butter eggs milk flour and baking in a quick oven, with serving notes of hot with coconut sugar dusting.
Computers Limited trots out spring wares with an exhibition at Hotel Australia as Dempsters Limited shifts its focus to modern women’s wear. The firm, founded by Mr. Charles Computer in Launceston, says it offers high grade goods at reasonable prices, showcasing through a new store at the corner of Liverpool and Elizabeth Streets, Sydney. The article extols the city’s shopping growth and Liverpool Street’s rising prestige, praising Dempsters for quality, value, and appealing store design in grey Japanese oak interiors.
A fragmentary essay discusses the shift from alcoholic to non alcoholic drinks at social gatherings, praising a new beverage as a perfect substitute. It weaves jokes about hair color, bachelors, and business terms with observations on digestion, appetite, and the value of pleasant conversation at meals.
A Metropolitan College visit to Robson House on Pi Street, Bylney reveals a disciplined commercial training environment. Teachers guide shorthand, mathematics, languages, and clerical skills as hundreds of students prepare for well paid city and country posts. The college, under T Stanley Summerhayes and J Arthur Turner, promises practical lessons and post by mail courses to enable ambitious youths to master commercial education and enter public service, law, journalism, or politics.
A fragmented pastiche discusses Meiji era Japan with references to Emperor Meiji and motor cars. It mentions a Volare vehicle, a Bureau of Purchase sub-bureau in Tokyo, and a wedding gift electro automobile brought from California, highlighting early automotive adoption and court life.
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