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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1915
Page
4
A fashion note extols seasonable suits with understated style. It argues the best suit is one unobtrusive, not drawing stares, yet suited to modern wear. Fashion guidance emphasizes practical elegance over bold statement pieces.
The Wanilla wedding shows a bride in white embroidery and veil with a brooch, bridesmaids in white embroidery dresses, father giving away, Best Man Locayer, and a reception with toasts and gifts. A dance followed the feast, ending the day with a lively party.
News and Notes report Easter holidays closing of the local telephones and a first-class lady telephonist expected to take charge of the Natcha Telephone Exchange. A death case from lockjaw, George Watson, age 23, formerly with the Shire Council, died after blood poisoning from a thumb cut. The Glen Innes show next week will feature 19 horses in jumping events, including seven Queensland entrants. Horses listed include Universe, Bracelet Solo Bruce Longford Lady Foulow Tony Feather Denater Kruger Half-Holiday Wait and See Dandy Tribune Silver WBerries Havelock Sunray Jack.
Brishans office reports Brisbane wool markets opened with strong prices aligning to late Sydney rates. Bradford and France expanding purchases, America keen, demand steady for bulky and faulty lines. At Christ Church Hall on Wednesday afternoon Edward Loy er and Rose Ellen Phelps wedding celebrated with organ music and decor.
An advertisement alteration arrives for attention. New goods and new millinery are on display at The Model House. Miss Sims is now in charge of the dressmaking department.
A packed Wednesday night at Brown's Picture Palace featured a varied film lineup with star dramas like A String of Pearls and Heart Rebellious, plus The Eagle's Mate and Forgive Us Our Trespasses. The audience enjoyed full orchestral accompaniment, and Hospital president H. Stoddart commended Mr. Brown for his community support.
Fragmentary OCR of a patriotic verse praising the Belgian flag. Repeated lines describe red for soldiers blood black yellow red, mourning, heroic widows, and crowns of victors. Calls youth to honor country, with “Forward” and resilience themes amid torn, tattered lines.
A wartime letter from Cliff Haydon discusses harsh German tactics, prisoners, and the cruelty of the enemy. It covers soldiers’ experiences in Magland, arming fears, and wounded civilians with hopeful notes on frontline advances, Egyptian art, and arid journeys to Mecca. It mentions Mahommedan populations, the ivory carpet tradition, and dense travel through Cairo.
A German press contends that collaboration with English scientists falters and warns against anti English sentiments while acknowledging British naval power. In Parliament, Asquith outlines wartime spending and militia support, noting daily army costs and Dominion railway advances, amid calls for continued national unity and material supply controls.
A fragmentary collection of notices reflects wartime mood and local happenings. It mentions costs for capital buildings, potential truces between masters and workers, and praise for patriotic sacrifice. Other items note a late train, a pound sale that stirred town, and the town’s mellow changes as spring nears. The pieces touch on industry, transport, arts, weather, and farm prospects through brief statements.
Fragmentary line hints at censorship restraint on a letter or letters, noting difficulty in communicating fully. It suggests suppression of content or access to correspondence, with stray quotes reflecting an obstructed exchange. The readable portion preserves a sense of frustration and restricted expression.
War measures close Vienna bakery shops as shortages bite. Government orders land along railway embankments to be sown with potatoes and maize to boost food supply. energy diversions directed to harvest unused geometries in Vienna.
Australian airman Lieutenant Bodney Picles took part in the Ostend air raid as part of wartime operations. The report notes his unit and role in the mission, crediting his participation amid broader Allied air actions over the Belgian coast.
In Parliament Mr Asquith announced 6000 from Oxford and Cambridge had joined the army with 40 of 89 Blues. Reports from Prasnysz claim two German corps pushed to the frontier and 10000 Germans captured. Austrians in the Carpathians failed to break Liptew Vorilne line under heavy losses. Herbert Samuel said England hosted 65000 Belgian men 69000 women and 4000 children with 18000 wounded or convalescent soldiers.
A mixed column notes Belgian relief funds in Britain, wartime chatter from a street in Gillingham, and a cricket legend killed in action. It records Liberals criticized for vote behavior, Blayney sanitary inspector applicants, Iowa legislature prohibition, and Samuel Johnson setting a West End Butter Factory record with £238 25 6d in January plus pig earnings.
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