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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1926
Page
4
A fragment lists items in stock at Sydney Surplus Traders branch in Manilla including coats, powders, tapes, stockings, slips, silks, shirts, boots, undershirts, sandals, man’s garments, boys wear, and children's rompers with unit prices per yard or item, indicating a general sale catalog from the store.
Australia’s motoring endurance trial showcased Overland Six and Willys Knight cars. Overland Sydney Limited conducted a 100 hour Bourke and back challenge with both vehicles traveling through 200 towns, averaging 20 to 27.5 mph, engine-noise free and reliable. Drivers included Missery Ryan and A B E Overland Sydney, while Ted Car No 2 led by Missery BE Taylor.
The Times reports nine women and three men died in one day in New York from poisonous liquor. Authorities warn that bootlegged beverages are tainted by undeclared poison and that much of current whiskey and gin is redistilled with dangerous additives. Officials recall prior warnings from Prohibition leaders about adulterated alcohol.
Husan Maxim cites the New York Herald Tribune and Collier’s testimony to claim federal Prohibition enforcement fails nationwide. Reports describe graft, theft, and drunken agents reselling confiscated liquor as proof of widespread violation and public disgust. Philadelphia and other papers echo that despite police activity, enforcement has utterly failed.
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