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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 28, 1935
Page
4
A fractured tale recounts Elizabeth I and the doomed Earl of Essex linked by a ring. The legend notes Essex’s execution, the queen’s cruel hesitation, and a long disputed claim about the famous ring. The narrative surveys court intrigue, favoritism, pride, and remorse surrounding a royal scandal.
In Western Australia an exhausted horseman Charlie Palmer, after 20 years prospecting, found a rich quartz vein near Yellowdine with backers Whinfield and Nylund. The discovery spurred staking by four men, yielding a block now worth about £500,000 with recent option at £7,000 and Palmer’s reward may reach £1,000.
The article surveys claims to England's oldest and widest inn and lists historic houses such as the Fighting Cocks at St Albans 795 AD, the Fountain at Canterbury, and others from the twelfth to fifteenth centuries. It notes only portions of original structures remain, with long-standing legends about inns like the Fountain and Fighting Cocks tied to millennia of history, including anecdotes about notable figures and events associated with these venerable inns.
Report from Thursday sale includes extensive lot-by-lot prices for bales of wool from various stations such as Ginninderra Blayney and Yass, with prices ranging around 16d to 18d per bale and multiple accounts noted. Rabbit skins sale shows catalogued 14 tons with demand steady, pelts sold to advantage and prices for winters, incoming, autumn, and beat does listed. fox skins with larger supplies in low demand and lower prices for low grades while better sorts remained firm.
The Grugriers Association of New South Wales urged banning non safety matches to curb bush fires. They pushed for gazettal of section 4 of the Careless Use of Fire Act with amendments, seeking government action to halt imports and restrict sale statewide.
A letter from Harry J. Seigel of New York offers to import a permanent mayor for Shepparton. Seigel, 29, NYU graduate, claims 10 years in commerce and public accounting, open to relocating if financially and socially empowered. Councillor Pick says the offer will be discussed, noting potential cost expectations. Town Clerk Ray West expresses disappointment that current mayor Aldh Meulty attracts only a New York applicant instead of local candidates. mentions Big Bill Thompson of Chicago as a potential applicant.
A quirky anecdote describes Minzo Kashiwagi, a Japanese diver turned laundryman, owning a white cockatoo that speaks in Japanese. The bird reportedly greets visitors, demands cage upkeep in Japanese, and performs circus-like antics in a humid setting. Feathers fade from Levanse Le due to age and season.
A Chicago Tribune table flags a soaring budget in the current US Congress session, with appropriations reaching a record 56 trillion dollars. The piece compares this figure to federal expenditures, real estate values, and national income in 1929, implying unprecedented government spending. It notes the annual wheat harvest value lags far behind proposed outlays.
Prices for sheep and lambs rise with prime lots drawing demand while cull stock remains mixed. Cattle yarding totals reach 4290 with prime light cattle firmer, beef weights quoted 18 to 30 shillings per hundred weight and cows 17 to 20 shillings per hundred.
Reach for roses at a bargain price with free carriage and post by this paper. Choose 6 roses in colors you prefer, with 2 pinks 2 whites and 2 bush varieties included. Order 10 shillings Rowe Collection, mention this paper, and specify wishes. Telegraphs: Shepherd, Syd.
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