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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 16, 1930
Page
6
A fragment from a drama about a widower Remarriage and estranged lovers unfolds in a tense social scene A daughter and two former spouses meet as dialogue shifts between affection and conflict The audience notes a clash over marriage and inheritance amid comic misfires.
A fashion piece discusses how some women achieve a distinct look without high cost. It highlights smart styling, pairing a jade bead necklet with a cream evening dress and converting cheap pieces into chic accessories. It urges quick, careful fashion study to avoid overdoing it and to stay ahead of trends.
A tea salon opened on April 4 at 12 with about 200 patrons enjoying the new space. Management now faces fines and kitchen accommodation issues as crowds press for better service and silverware shortages amid ongoing demand.
An old advertisement notes Hyland's buys poultry including cockerels ducks and turkeys at live weight and promises top monthly prices. It urges obtaining the current price list and warns against selling elsewhere.
The document outlines powers granted by Act No 978 to act as Executor Administrator Trustees Receiver and Committee under Low er to take transfer of trusts incomes estates funds and investments. Joel Fox is listed as Manager and Ot Martin as Assistant Manager.
In Melbourne the chairman Mr H A Stachan announced 1929 was the best year in the company’s 45 year history. The group expanded in Victoria New South Wales and Queensland with strong boat and trust results valued at over one million pounds and new offices in Townsville and Brisbane. Directors retired were reelected and Sir James A Fider KAR appointed chair while Sir David Orme Mason Flo remained chairman with the Stenchan and Sir Robert Gibenn KORF retiring.
Two Canadian hunters on moose pursuit lunching in a forest clearing left guns across a rock face. A bull moose charged the men as one climbed a tree and the other hid in a rock hole. The story ends with a quip about avoiding the hole and the hunter’s misjudgment.
Fragmentary text describes a fiery tampered round and a conflict involving a major and another player. The wording is garbled, with multiple nonsensical phrases and no coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize accurately.
A party visits a wealthy American and admires a grand mirror in a room. A guest notes the glass is scratched and jokes about diamonds for children. The American retorts he will not marry his daughter yet and quips about a lunch queue. The remark ends with a quip about stockings and profits.
The Daily Sketch calls the British Dominions Film alttatk farce Rookery Nook far too funny with the Aldwyden Theatre cast in original roles Hookery Nook. The production is said to deliver delight to diggers and mirror trench humor from the 1914 15 campaign, energizing Australian audiences under Union Theatres.
An analysis argues that wheat yields and prices behave differently from potatoes and cotton, with wheat benefiting from global demand. The piece cites Australian harvesting efficiencies, costs in Kansas and Oklahoma, and Australians using headers and combines to lower per acre costs. It notes Australian wheat production per head remains high with lower costs than the United States, highlighting farm practices and machinery costs.
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a church related dispute about attendance and social expectations. The text mentions someone being accused of not attending services and another person defending actions amid awkward social pressure.
This piece argues style is defined by how you wear clothes rather than what you wear. It urges women to carry themselves erect with squared shoulders, avoid slouching, and keep garments neatly arranged from collar to hem to achieve a polished appearance.
Series No 48 presents a rich fruit cake recipe with ingredients like raisins currants mixed peel mixed spices and candied fruit. Instructions detail creaming butter and sugar folding in fruit then adding flour baking powder and milk to form batter and baking until done.
After the ceremony the groom attempted serving the joint at the table but bungled the carving. A stubborn Yorkshire pudding stood by as he struggled with the carving knife, finally declaring triumph as the joint toppled to the chair and he exclaimed his misstep.
Australian grown ranunculus offered at reduced prices on long stems ideal for cutting. Prices listed for 1/8 dot packs, bulk quantities, and post free. Importantly the ad promotes Garden Service at 19 Queen Street Melbourne and urges quoting the paper.
A chaotic scribble describes a station visit with a man seeking a platform ticket and an attempted water, amid garbled dialogue and stray phrases. The text presents a fragmented scene with scattered names and unclear actions, resembling OCR damage from a newspaper page.
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