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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1929
Page
6
Weekly Letter reports on Christmas gift offers at Bitcon's with a wide array of ladies and men items including boxed handkerchiefs, Madeira linen, fancy playing cards, purses, perfume sets, Xylonite ware, hosiery, garters, and state of Australia appeals. It also notes the Christmas and coal dispute and a call for peaceful resolution inspired by the Prince of Wales.
A historical note contrasts California and Australia as early producers of prodigies with highly advanced children. It cites 9 year olds entering college, 10 year olds in high school, and 4 year olds in second reader, with a survey by the State Department of Education. It also mentions cruelty to animals investigated by the RAC.P A. and railway responsibility to prevent unnecessary harm to traveling stock.
A persuasive call to universal brotherhood. The speaker asserts practical brotherhood is essential amid diverse types and nations. Differences should not erase unity. remembrance of brotherhood can heal global conflicts, align efforts, and promote harmony across faiths, kingdoms, and world life.
A London Conference on Disarmament is urged to begin January 21 as Armament Reduction Day. The Who's For Australia League seeks a pause at high noon for prayer and pressure on leaders to secure a peaceful result. Similar support is noted in the United States and New Zealand while Denmark adopts freedom of death laws.
A London journal critiques the Prince of Wales attendance at the Hog Hi dinner, noting his long association with the Boy Scout movement and criticizing the expense burden on both princes and their subjects. The piece discusses the committee chairmanship and the broader implications for cost in such events.
Phyllis Campbell argues that current musical education under figures like Dalcroze limits children to instrument repetition and a narrow taste, shaping a general public and state attitude that values performance over understanding. She predicts a future era where the public desires musical understanding and the individual can accelerate or slow this rise.
A British manufacturer writes in The Efficiency Magazine that he buys Australian goods where possible because Australians buy his goods, expressing a mutual trade loyalty. The note highlights a preferencing of Australian products as a model of loyalty between nations.
The wife of a well known London physician suffered indigestion and sought relief from her husband. He prescribed Bisulated Magnesia and the results were dramatic. From the first dose she felt relief, could eat freely, her complexion and health improved, and the doctor joined others praising the remedy for stomach troubles. Available at any chemist.
A speaker argues that Australia, with two thirds Canada's population, buys 60 million pounds of British goods yearly while Canada buys 31 million. The message highlights 60,000 British jobs created by Australia’s purchases and urges increased Australian consumption of British products, contrasting loyalty with lip service.
Prices for pedals pumps chains trainer clips tyre levers spokes cables and tubes. Oceanic tyres Columbia wireless batteries tennis racquets and bicycles advertised with cash with order terms. Large turnover claim and no rents to pay emphasize the sale at cycle lime star prices.
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