Enduring Household Dilemmas and Frugal Living
An aging reflection on how households struggle to meet living costs as prices rise with prosperity. The piece notes that income must grow with needs, yet many families live hand to mouth, saving shakily or not at all, while improvements in children’s upbringing and general well being persist despite penny pinching. Various local anecdotes touch on business, weather, and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton
Wutcher
Grer
Mmittromn
Tanaly
Needles 30 Members Wanted for Mechanics
Needles 30 Members Wanted for Mechanics to form a fine membership. Open new building soon with splendid rains on course. A tobacco buyer to Tamworth district soon. War cost cited as three million pounds. Commonwealth Bank profits for the half year ended June noted. Shackleton expeds sailed in two parties with dogs. Endurance to West Antarctic. Rose party to Hobart. Moon crossed the fine art, rain gauge dry. United service in Mechanics Institute on Sunday night. Very Rev Father Castrick praised. Two troopships left Sydney Harbour. cricket opened at Phelan on Saturday. Vincent & Co. advertise printing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamworth
Germany
Himest Shackleton
Shackletom
Sedges
Thuenns Ayres
Westtet Sea
Hobart
Casino
Marilla
Air Australia
Sydney Harbor
Phelan
Vincent & Co
Sioteelass Printing
Church Services Across Denominations in Manilla Area
On September 27, the sixteenth Sunday after Trinity features morning services at Christ Church and affiliates including Somerton and Mechanics Institute events. Rev A Philtive and Rev Phillips lead varied arrangements with patriotic offertory funds, plus Methodist and Presbyterian services listed for Manilla and Upper Manilla regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mani
Hy Rodd
Somerton
Philtive
Phillips
Insitute
Patriotic Fund
Lord Kitchener in a Storm of War Humour and Irony
Sydney Brooks relays anecdotes from Nash's Magazine showing Lord Kitchener's laconic humor and ruthless efficiency. He quips about horse shoe delays and officers errors, demands rapid action, and answers with terse commands. The portrait blends stern discipline with blunt wit in colonial warfare scenarios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kitchener
Im ‘Nash
Sydney Brooks
Kitchener
Wheat Seizure and Government Distribution Plan
The Attorney General stated the government is reviewing contracts of those whose wheat was seized and may lift the proclamation once due diligence on good faith is complete. Most wheat will be held for a distribution scheme next week, with enough supply to keep one or two mills running unable to source wheat. No complaints from growers were received about confiscation while applications for nearly a quarter of a million bags were lodged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Belgian Widows Appeal for Relief from NSW
Mrs White is asked to publish a letter from Mrs Holman wife of the State Premier appealing for aid to Belgian widows and orphaned children. The letter describes British Empire help via shipping links low-rate transport and asks NSW residents to consider hosting or assisting several distressed families as refugee numbers rise in Belgium and France during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Representea
Belgium
France
London
Street
England
New South Wales
Ada F. Holma
Insurance notice for farm risks and insured items
V. J. Byrnes insurance agent offers Mercantile Mutual Fire Insurance Co. coverage for foaling risks wool hay stacks grain agricultural machinery and stump crops against fire and lightning dusk fires and hailstones at low current rates. Rates and proposal forms available from V. J. Byrnes agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Lowec
V. J. Dyrnes
Mercantile Mutual Fire Insurance Co
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Model House Tailoring Opens New Seasons at Manilla
The Model House in Manilla Guern Sutherland announces new tailoring services. It will commence business immediately offering full range of new season patterns with fit and style guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guern Sutherland
Beby Vas
Fuld
Furniture Sale At Office Of Jas Worth On Saturday
A public auction will sell the entire household furniture and effects at Jas Worth's office in Ma nilliestrost on Saturday next the 6th at 2 o'clock. Items include drawing room suite piano fender sewing machine dining tables chairs wardrobes beds washstands and kitchenware plus two quiet ponies for driving. Also notes on wool clips stored in district sheds and an item from Paris Figaro mentioning British Empire honors and Allied retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viness Hag
Jas. Worth
Paty Fie
Hull
Fender
Tset Regey Marness
Indy
Paris
Figar
Kingland
United States
Argonne
Meuse
Fallbrook sale catalog with mixed sheep lots and terms
Harold Veness offers Nas for sale with numerous sheep lots including 700 M Wethera in Sept drop, 340 Weanera, 100 Xbred Wethers, 310M Ewoe, 900 Wether Weaners Sept drop, 14x tid 300 Xbred Wether Weaners and 209 FUR FIRM OFFER. Listings cover breeding ewes, ready-for-market lines, and associated sale terms at Creck and Station Avent Maninea with prompt pickup requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Veness
Manilla
Wethera
Halden
Shurn
Howking
Lincoln Aims
Las
Couto
Attunga Bred
Rownby Rams
Creck
Avent Maninea
Orange Lily Treatment Notice From Ladies College of Health
Mrs. C L McCathie, superintendent, reports the Orange Lily Treatment is no longer offered at the Ladies College of Health due to rising business at the office. The public is warned that the college does not employ door to door canvassers and should beware of imitators selling remedies. Send inquiries to Mrs McCathie at the college in New South Wales for a free book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han Jiton
Ladies’ Voll Ege of Health
C. L. McCuthie
Sydney
Fewcastle Uftice
McCathie
Fadies’ College of Health
Cognley
College of Health
C. L. McCathie
Ladies’ College of Health
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Panama
IN. Z. Mackenzie
Maniula
Brown
Lamis
Bale
Mechanics’ Institute
Frzland
Prowden
Church Services
Church OF England
New Mexico
Pan
Mr. J. Megood
United Patriotte Sereter
Medias
West Institute
Pam
Cortined
Heirs
Presbyterian
Rushew Creek
United Servier
the Mechanics
Institute Wey Anderson
V. J. Byrnes
the Express
Scott
G. B. Scott
Paling
London Fire Assurance Cx
Dransheld
Seeds
Gascoignes
Manilla Mechanics’ Institute
the Model House
Bridge St
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