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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 07, 1916
Page
4
Recruitment notice invites applicants aged 18 to 48 with height 5 ft 2 in or more for medical exam at Recruiting Depot Cure or Area Afic0r. Eligible married men may receive separation allowance to cover gaps between pay and subsistence, with per day rates for wife at home and each child under 16, subject to dependency rules.
A Jamestown Review excerpt recounts Rev G Shapler and others sailing to the front with the M C A. The account describes cold nights aboard, ferry trips, shell fire, Australian and English troops, and people sleeping in trenches amid bombardment.
The narrator recalls a harrowing day on a cliff battlefield with shell blasts, wounded brought to the Field Dressing Binom, and a crowded staff officers mess. A silent vigil at sunrise, a Turkish shelling incident, and the crowd later gathering for an evening prayer at the canteen reflect wartime tension and the civilian resolve amid danger.
Piles rarely kill but cause torture, especially with constipation. Doan's Ointment is described as quickly curing itching, protruding, and bleeding piles with no pain, backed by Mrs. BR. Dickson's testimonial from Jamestown. It claims permanent relief after twelve months and urges readers to buy at 2/9 per bottle or six for 18, from Foster McClellan Co. Be sure you get DOAN'S.
The new regulations under the Education Act of 1925, approved by the Executive Council, overhaul school governance. A six member committee will supervise school buildings, grounds, and parental engagement, meeting by April and annually thereafter. Teaching hours and pupil routines are laid out, with staged roll calls, assemblies, and daily schedules, including early dismissal rules and attendance recording.
The policy bans after hours tutoring for younger pupils. No home lessons for below grade IV. Grade IV pupils get reading spelling or tables up to half an hour nightly. Grades V and VI may have up to 45 minutes of homework, older grades up to one hour depending on class. Some concerns about objections to home work are noted.
Instructional knitting item describes casting on eighty stitches using four ply wool, increasing to shape a balaclava with a face opening. The pattern uses double thickness, two identical pieces joined, ribbing, and complex decreases with rounds and gathers, ending by threading a drawstring and fastening.
An article extols Mr Farge Weddell, aged 61, as inventor of Curehos a device claimed to aid food preservation. It recalls earlier work on sea voyages, lamp invention, and a dubious table of figures naming several individuals with large sums from advertising ventures. The piece cites figures and names in a promotional tone, suggesting lasting influence of advertising across industries.
PRESS NOTICE inviting district residents to forward news items for publication in Tha Laura Standard. Signatures may be published as a matter of good faith. Items should reach the office by Wednesday for printing, and adverts by Thursday. Notices must include invitations in the same format, with double or formal invitations preferred.
A fragmentary notice lists exemptions for vehicle lights under the Lights On Vehicles Act with dates in April May June July October November December and a misread signature. The item names Keumwe Rose and an office on Horoorh atreet with typographical errors.
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