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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1916
Page
7
A collage of excerpts reflects wartime anxieties, urging self mobilization, national defense, and unity. Leaders warn of German treachery, racial hatred, and economic strain while advocating civilian service, patriotic duty, and church influence to sustain the Allied cause.
A survey of summer dress trends highlights taffeta frocks in dark green and pale grey, with styles ranging from simple lines to high belt detailing. Neutral and bright colors proliferate, with pale grey crepe and silk options, fluttering necklines, cross stitched belts, and ornamented hats, neckwear, and blouses.
The presence of Mir FW Masden and Sir Joseph Ward at a British cabinet session signals support for a possible enlarged imperial cabinet representation. The discussion centers on constitutional changes to grant colonies a voice in imperial policy while preserving core imperial control and foreign policy.
A collection of dated kitchen notes detailing cereal with dates, fig cookies, date tapioca, Brazilian salad, and generic moth repellent methods. Includes steps for soaking, boiling, mixing ingredients, and baking with measurements and substitutions.
An ancient Roman beauty claim highlights olive oil pressed from Italian olives and Salutis Soap as the key to radiant skin. The ad touts skin benefits like softened pores and a healthy complexion, urging readers to ask their chemist or store for Salutis Soap.
An advertisement promotes Marie's Permanent Hair Stain claiming it restores a youthful color for gray hair and improves hair vigor. It promises a safe, beneficial effect, offering light, medium, brown, or black shades for 10 shillings 6 pence plus postage from Marie Van Brakel Limited in Sydney.
Leslie Nichols of Wynyard Lass Sydney offers illustrated catalogues of saddlery and harness with a free send to interested parties. The special sulky harness set, priced at £5, includes durable nickel fixtures, cupped or square eye winkers, hand made trappings, strong breeching, and leather saddle, freight included to NSW ports if listed. Orders direct to Nichols receive prompt attention.
A promotional note extols Varbetaceoes as the greatest disinfectant ever. It claims it freshens rooms, destroys germs, aids healing of cuts and skin eruptions, cleans and disinfects floors and objects, and is suitable for bath, hair, and animal care. Product touted as English-made and widely sold.
The antiseptic Soparol, used daily in many Australian hospitals and homes, is presented as safe for routine childbirth sanitation. It is described as certain protection against dangerous germs, with incense barely entering a guarded biome.
A home building note promotes permanent construction using Asbestosite cement sheets and slates made from cement and asbestos fibre. The material is pressed into sheets slates and tiles and described as resembling large white wings in durability against fire dry rot and insects.
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