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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1936
Page
4
A testimonial claims rapid fat loss with Kruschen, noting a year of effort reduced to daily walking and no diet changes. The speaker reports weight loss without fatigue and urges others to try the safe, effective treatment described as science backed.
The Wool Report notes a steady market with excellent clearances and strong competition. Adelaide sales show higher prices and near full auction turnout, listing buyers and bale counts from flocks across Northern and Southern slopes and central districts.
A Victorian style note extols Aunt Mary's Cookery Book with tips on beating eggs sugar and fat rubbing. It praises Aunt Mary's Baking Powder from Tillock and Co Ltd and offers the book for one shilling plus twopence postage. The ad cites testimonials and urges readers to forward payment to receive the authentic guide in cooking.
A man eating hyena killed 12 natives and injured scores of others in Calcutta. The eerie scene prompted police responses while residents called for safety measures and animal control.
A. Baldwin warns that any person shooting trapping or poisoning on the Brubb property will be dealt with under the law without respect to persons. All previous permissions are cancelled. Printed for Manilla Newspaper Co. by Alton Richmond McLeod at his office on Manilla street Manilla.
Wool selling figures show steady demand and strong competition. Top fleece price reached 223d with notable lots from James Carr, D G Clements, and E C Southwell at various yards including Binda Woolbrook Bigga and Hall Yass. Prices ranged up to 224d for several bales across multiple brands and districts.
Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company Limited reports a strong sale with 4,754 bales offered, mainly from better wool districts. Wools opened in attractive order, with spinners' wools well represented though some clips were short or mixed. Competition was strong and values held at the week's top level under broad support.
The trade lists higher prices from the catalogue including Luton from Bingara to A J G Mack and The Plain from Carada to Mack Bros. It records sales totaling 5 524 bales: 4 298 auctioned, 569 privately ex previous catalogues, and 657 privately uncatalogued.
Essay competition open to all pupils with prizes totaling £12 15s. Groups based on school level with minimum word counts 300 500 and 600. Judging on literary merit with framed merit certificates and school prizes. Entries via Secretary Royal Agricultural Society NSW Sydney or Endeavour House by 6th May 1936.
Mr J J Mulligan described a Moscow visit where a woman Soviet officer conducted rapid civil actions such as marriage and divorce in a single room with a bare floor. He praised Russian parks of culture and rest and suggested Australia could copy the efficient factory layouts amid lawns and trees. Lipstick and sporting goods were also mentioned.
The text describes ordinary clothes costing 50 to 100 roubles with wages around 50 roubles per week. Women held jobs such as navigating officers or wireless operators. Religion faced restrictions yet hymns and prayers persisted. churches operated but sermons were banned. Streets in major cities lacked women in fashionable attire and clothing appeared shoddy. The passage references Soviet governance and international dealings, mentioning Viscount Kano and a Japanese representative on a board, with a dated 1/6/85 signature.
A substantial reward is offered for information leading to conviction of any person for stealing stock laying poison or trespassing on ELDURA or HAZELDEAN. Arthur Sulman. Notice warnings that any shooting hunting or fence interference on Willamby will be prosecuted without regard to persons. All previous permissions withdrawn by R H Hudson.
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