Patrick's Sports Show 1915 at Showgrounds
A March 20 1915 athletic carnival in Showgrounds under C F Hegarty proceeds for St Bernard's School. Events include bicycle and foot races pony horse and pony classes jackpot prizes with several named judges stewards and dancers and a range of open handicap events with cash awards and entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Hegarty
St. Bernard’s School
T. B. Ryan
P. A. McFarlane
J. G. Wells
W. B. Ryan
M. Dowling
P. F. Emmett
H. Densly
M. F. Cain
1. McGrath
W. J. Lindsay
M. Green
W. D. Hogan
J. Cooper
E. Whelan
W. Grant Morton
J. J. Barry
J. Markham
E. Taylor
M. Vallence
Jno. Cooper
T. Reynolds
J. McGrath
J. Whelan
M. Kiely
W. G. Hegarty
J. B. Doherty
H. O. Hagan
Irish National Concert and Luncheon Details and Rules
Entries with entrance money and last two years performances will be received by the Secretary until Monday 8 March. Protests must be lodged within ten minutes of the event with a 5 shilling deposit. Stewards may require declarations verifying performances. officials’ decisions are final. Entrants paying 3 shillings or more receive a gate pass. Admission to Grounds 1 shilling, 10–15 years 6 pence, under 10 free. A first class luncheon is available under the Grandstand. Procession and band from Shire Hall at 11 a.m. Grand Irish National Concert in the evening. Cc F Hegarty, President. G W McFarland, Secretary.
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Cc. F. Hegarty
G. W. McFarland
Advice for brides on marriage from The Home Circle
An experienced matron counsels girls about to wed not to seek domination in marriage. She warns that a self-assertive wife who dictates domestic policy risks wrecking happiness and asks whether one can be proud of a husband who is henpecked.
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Morever
Jokes and Jests From Horse Fair to Bishopsthorpe
A burst of early 20th century humor and sketches unfolds from Barnet Horse Fair to Bishopsthorpe. The piece riffs on marriage, wit, and social foibles with figures like a tongue in cheek vicar and a sober Archbishop. It weaves anecdotes of fairground talk, a drunk coachman, a travelling lad, and playful exchanges about donkeys and brides.
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Thomson
York
Bishopsthorpe
Bill
Married by Mistake in Village Romance
In a rural tale Tom confesses he planned to ask Clara Sibley for marriage at a party but lacked courage. After a moonlit proposal attempt, a botched moment leads to Clara weding Wallace Townsend at St James Church, with Tom grappling over the misread signals and social pressure.
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Som Featherby
Neo Lawrence
St. James's Church
Samuel May
Wallace C. Townsend
Clara Sibley
Tom
Townsend
Safme
Ned
London
Matching Mothers and Modern Matrimony
An essay argues that mothers should actively guide their daughters toward suitable marriages rather than rely on fate. It contends a proactive mother can provide social chances, vet suitors, and shield her daughter from unsuitable matches, offering homes and chaperonage that foster healthy, confident courtship.
Keep a Strong Union in Marriage for Lasting Happiness
Dark clouds may hide happiness but the sun will shine again. Live within income, save for rainy days, and correct personal faults. Be frank and loyal, support mothers in law, and stand shoulder to shoulder in life’s battle. Never deceive or keep secrets.
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Qfever
TheWise Wife and Shoes in Cold Wet Weather
Advice on proper shoe fit and the dangers of ill fitting footwear in wet and cold weather. It extols pliable kid leather, warns against too tight or too loose shoes, and urges wives to heed warnings and act as prudent helpers to their husbands for success and safety. It also emphasizes women's alertness to danger and the impact of a wife’s counsel on a couple’s fortunes.
The Yellow Roses Note Delayed Proposal Tale
A shy French subaltern sends a bouquet to his love with a note asking her to wear a rose at the ball. She refuses, he marries later, returns as a lame general and learns she never kept his note. In old age, the reveal ends with a delayed proposal accepted in a poignant reunion.
Roman nose joke and missing clerk misdirection
An employer asks a detective to describe a clerk who absconded. The man’s hair is dark and nose Roman, prompting the detective to joke a Roman nose never turns up. Towne quips about Mise retty’s disposition, noting a smile can show teeth rather than character.
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Towne
Sale of Land and Business Contracts Form Listing
Legal notices list contracts for sale of land and business, agreements to let furnished and unfurnished rooms, land and house deeds, wills forms with instructions, all priced in old currency. Graf & Bone catalogued the forms and declarations offered.
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Bals
Road Maps of Victoria Advertised by Publisher
The notice describes a two large Dom Map of Victoria in oil and shows a large map of New Receink including the edlersl Capital. It mentions maps obtainable from Ocisp & sad from the Publisher, a. GAS URE E: Malboares.
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Victoria
Basten
Ocisp
Malboares
Another Alpine Tunnel Nears Finish at Lotschberg
The Lotschberg Tunnel nearly completes after six years joining Kander and Rhone Valleys. It will be Europe’s third longest at about nine and a quarter miles. A 1908 flood drowned 25 workers. the new route runs from Switzerland to Italy through limestone and granite, slashing travel time to twelve minutes. Italian workers faced extreme heat with rock reaching high temperatures.
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Lotschberg
Kander
Rhone
Alps
Europe
Switzerland
Italy
Proper Understanding and a Four Oclock Plan
A street theodolite of con men and guests at a wedding scene unfolds as a man dodges a debt by timing a meeting at four at a hotel. An usher encounters the mother of the bride while aviator fortunes and cautions echo, urging clarity and bold action.
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Treasury Plate
Acchus Marsh Bon Marche Fashions Open Daily
Mil Linery establishment on Main Street next to Savings Bank advertises fashions now on view with daily opening.
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Acchus Marsh Bon Marche Mil. Linery
Main Street
the Savings Bask
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Farct Foods, Tots, &E
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Beth
Boy
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Liverpool
Mrs. Smith
Berkshire
Broad Top Mountain
Belford County
Pennsylvania
Were’s
Mr. Misfit
Mrs. Misfit
Mrs. Minit
Featherby's
Co. OD. Clark
Clara
Corea
Mary Wilton
Blind
Hattie Sibley
Wiktons
Cdirls
Mary
Walace Townsend
Wag
Dolly Madison
Melbourne
Mrr
Charles Rock
Gladenst
East Brunswick
Melbourne Tramway
O.B. Company
Bladen Street
Clements
Iam
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Tonio
Clements Tonlo
Commonwealth Head Office
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Equitable Building
Collins Street
Sydney
Canberra
Adelaide
Perth
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Wilkes Oe
Commonwealth
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Savings Bank Department
Victorian Central Office
Kell Darcr
Denison Millee
Gove
Eee Oachomer
F.moss
People’s Tailor
Grant St
Bacchus Marsh
Car & Sons
Express” Office
Broadbent
Sharp
Rawling
Rie
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