Public Departments in San Francisco and Parkes Scrutiny
A Sydney bulletin mocks San Francisco public corruption while noting Parkes punter secrecy over a Challenge Stakes double. Other items report a famous Guernsey cow selling for £5000, embezzlement at Obley with a yearlong sentence suspended for sureties, and NSW Friendly Societies easing debt collection with safeguards for needy members.
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Sydney
San Francisco
Muller
Itchen Daley
Guernsey
England
Labor
Carruthers
Labor Party
Parkes
New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co
Melrose Station
Condobolin
Freshold
Obley
Orange Quarter
John Edward Orme
Goulburn
New South Wales
In Denmark girls insure against becoming old maids
In Denmark a practice exists where women purchase life insurance as a precaution against lifelong spinster status. The arrangement reflects social expectations and economic anxieties surrounding marriage prospects and aging.
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Denmark
Eye Testing by C F Siemens for Relief from Headache
C F Siemens offers eye testing and glasses to relieve headaches and improve reading comfort.
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C. F. Siemens
Why Bile Beans Excel In Efficacy and Economy
Advertising copy touts Bile Beans as modern liver and digestion aid. It claims gentle bowel action without harsh drugs, lists ailments linked to bile flow, and offers a free sample on request to The Bile Bean Manufacturer in Sydney.
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Amd
Australasia
Bae
Sydney
Convent Saturdays Offer Educational Lessons
Educational implications hinted with lessons available at the Convent on Saturdays and details provided upon application.
Parkes Dairy launches cream-collection van service
The Parkes Dairy Company announces a new cream-collection van operating on Tuesdays and Fridays between Peak Hill and Aledown. Collect any quantity from a gallon upwards. Full charges and details available from Mr Ward or the company office.
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Peak Hill
Aledown
Ward
Molong Notes and Local Elections Report
Dr. Ross plans to stand for the Molong constituency at the next election. Alderman P. F. A. Kinna is elected Mayor for the year. Alf Dacay of Manildra drowns near Cudal while returning from Orange. W. Tanner was Molong’s first Mayor, presiding over the 1879 Council meeting. Manildra P A and H Society funds £110 for pavilion. balance via bank overdraft. An aged woman travels Molong with a swag. Laurence Foley begins butchering in Molong. A renowned namesake once involved in boxing. Rev. Coller of Pinecliffe kills a large brown snake in his bedroom. second such incident in the house.
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Acain
Ross
P. F. A. Kinna
Molong
Alf. Dacay
Manildra
Cudal
Orange
W. Tanner
Manildra P. A. and H. Society
Laurence Foley
Rev. Coller
Pinecliffe
Cumnock Show Plans and New Commission Agent
Mr W M Eccleston starts as commission agent in Cumnock. The annual Show is on Wednesday March 20. A novel guessing competition offers a prize of £2 2s for estimating the number of chicks hatched in a Petaluma incubator. Incubator to be visible to the public, with chickens moved to nursery drawers after hatching.
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W. M. Eccleston
Cumnock
A. M. Martin
Times
Treland
Mosars, Davies and Felton
Parkes Railway League approves Narromine route plan
Parkes Pars Tus Parkes Railway League backs a Parkes Narromine corridor via Limestone Wombin and Peak Hill. A Church of England church will soon be built at Tichbourne. R N Leslie acquires 5000 acres near Goondiwindi for immediate possession. Mrs Norah Gallagher fined for throwing stones. Branngrove re elected Parkes Dairy Company chairman. Labor candidates named for Ashburnham contest.
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Tus Parkes
Parkes-Narromine
Limestone
Wombin
Peak Hill
Tichbourne
R. N. Leslie
Yamma
Goondiwindi
Queensland
Norah Gallagher
H. W. Branngrove
Parkes Dairy Company
Political
Labor League
Ashburnham
Messie
W. J. Keast
Parkes
H. W. Lubis
J. O’shanassey
Forbes
J. Lynch
Rockley
Clara
Sydney
T. Crouch
Orange
Nursing Mother Uses Digestive Tabules for Health Glow
A nursing mother relies on Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabules to keep her stomach regulated and to impart a healthy glow to her baby. The tabules are described as mild but infallible and are sold by Gibson Bros.
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Dr. Sheldon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Local & General News
T. Knaggs
Thony Horlern and Sons
Joseph Jackson
A.stewart & CO
Court Street
A. Stewart & Co
the Parkes Dairy Company, Limited
Eonce
F.C. Dawes
Tomingley
W. Roach & Co
Produce Merchants
Commission
Queen Mills
Wrest
Dalton Street
McGee & Co
J. F. Nicholas
Miners’ Exchange Hotel
Alectown
And
General Commission Agents
R. Hornsby & Son, Loo
City Mutual Mercantile Fire Insurance Co
R. J. Parker
Caswell Street
Peak Till
Cambridge Club
W. H. Bruce
the People's Tailor
George Street Haymarket
Australia
Cumnock News
Parkes Pars
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