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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1935
Page
4
The Pearson's Weekly Missing Word Craze of 1892
The article recounts Pearson’s Weekly promoting a missing word competition in 1892 to boost circulation. It details coupon entries, large profits for organizers, prize sums, and the vast public response, along with legal action declaring the schemes illegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London
Pearson's Weekly
Pearson's
Society News
Pearton
Star
Lottery controversies in 19th century UK court ruling
A case examined whether a word competition qualified as a lottery under Acts of Parliament since 1826. The magistrate ruled the schemes were lotteries, imposing nominal fines on publisher and editor. Funds impounded were returned to contributors via Mr Pearson with costs covered, surplus used at his discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Linley
Chartered Accountant
Chancery Lane
London
W.C
Andrew Tuer
United Kingdom
Bank of England
Pearson
Mechanical hare racing divides Casino meeting
A public gathering in Casino debated mechanical hare racing. Supporters urged licences to stop money drifting from the town, while opponents led by Miss Cowan and Rev. McKinnon pressed for a ban citing gambling harms and moral concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossino
Casino
W. Phee
Mae Phee
Aj.c
Churchen
Stevens
Mies A. Cowan
Miss Cowan
McKinnon
Wool Sale Report From Australian Mercantile Company
The firm offered 3897 hales chiefly clips from Wallendbeen Harden Gunning Young Gundagai Cootamundra and other districts. Wool from Mudgee Nandle Inverell and New England showed soft good color and full staple though some brands were good in quality yet showed slight faults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company Limited
Hales
Wallendbeen
Harden
Gunning
Young
Gundagai
Cootamundra
Mudgee
Nandle
Inverell
New England
Sale Report Shows Demand for North West Wool Bales
The market opened keenly with demand across the north west central and far west wool lots. Prices drifted 5 percent below Sydney last series while best fleece lines from Woolbrook Attanga Abra and Arras district sales highlighted. Offloads totaled 4 288 bales including private ex catalogues and uncatalogued stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sydney
New England
Woolbrook
A. Grieve
1St
Attanga
Abra
Asaw
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TOTAL
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Travel Service
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