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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 26, 1933
Page
4
Fashion notes emphasize coordinated accessories from hats to gloves for harmony and economy. New veils, crushed velvet hats, and sporty berets with scarves dominate winter milli nery, while hair care features washing, lathering, lemon-burnishing rinses, and henna dyes for coloring and shine.
Venice, once an island city, linked to the mainland by a 2.25 mile bridge opened by 400 motor cars led by the Crown Prince of Italy. The article recalls Venice’s storied history and its famed Grand Canal, Rialto Bridge, and extensive waterways. Also noted are Penfolds wine grape prices in Nurioopta with volatile price shifts from £24 to £1 per ton.
An old claim touts Wood's Great Peppermint Cure as a universal remedy for coughs and colds. The brief note reflects period marketing language and limited corroboration.
Readers are urged to lift dahlias when tops wither, dry tubers, and store in a dry place. Use a digging fork carefully to avoid damaging tubers and cut old stems above joints to deter woodlice. Emphasizes changing plantings, blending annuals with perennials, and selecting hardy perennials like phlox and penstemon. Recommends perennials to buy, soil care, and pest control for cabbage and cauliflower.
Fragmentary note describes improving health after days of illness and swelling. The writer mentions difficulty putting on boots, progress toward movement, and feeling better each day with weight around two stone lighter. No fixed date or location provided.
The New England North and North West Producers' Company Limited announces the final autumn wool sale at Newcastle on Thursday June 15. Growers urged to consign on time for the catalogue while noting cheaper railway freight and the lowest warehousing charges in New South Wales. The company cites a 40 percent year increase and expects warehousing to fall to 5/6 per bale with minimal storage costs as cooperative growers view a buoyant market.
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper notes Wood's Great Peppermint Cure advertised for children's hacking coughs. The text then shifts to agricultural tips praising broad beans, their protein value, ease of cultivation, and methods including row spacing lime and tip pinching for quicker pod setting. It mentions Levia and Long Pod as bean varieties.
Advertisement lists multiple seed offers with free gladioli. Offer 1 provides red white yellow and pink roses for 5 shillings plus 25 free gladioli. Offer 9 features winter flowering sweet peas, 10 packets for 2 shillings 6 pence with 25 free gladioli. Offer 3 offers 10 different packets of seeds plus 25 free gladioli. Note explains gladiolus bulbs are small but bloom quickly and to request offer numbers.
The article surveys methods to amend a constitution, noting five apparent avenues in Australia and debates over progress versus safety. It discusses Imperial and sectional avenues, referenda, and potential revolutionary means, urging careful interpretation of provisions before a constitutional convention. It also notes recent SA election results with three Lang planners and appeals over alleged illegal canvassing and undue influence.
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