From Maid to Patent Attorney in Chicago
Mrs. Florence Kiva rose from Iowa farmwork to earning 10000 dollars yearly as a patent attorney in Chicago. Fifteen years ago she scrubbed floors as a maid and served as a witness in a lawsuit, which sparked her legal ambitions. The piece also offers health and hygiene reminders for schoolchildren.
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Florence Kiva
Chicago
Iowa
New Farmer Organ Promises Watchful Stance and Reform
The Fanweksnp Settler, official organ of the Farmers and Settlers Association, debuts edited by T. S. Campbell. It pledges to guard farmers' interests, deter wrongdoing, and stimulate constructive aims while facing a challenging path ahead.
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Farmers and Settlers’ Association
T. S. Campbell
Women shearers seen as normal in outback work
An out-back selector now Sydney publican says women shearers are common and may tour stations like men. In Forbes district Amatzgoy, 14, near Budgerabong to Marsdens, narrowly escaped drowning after his horse pulling a sulky toppled into a tank and the horse drowned with the boy clinging to the sulky for seven hours until rescue.
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Murrumbidgee
Shearing Board
Amatzgoy
Budgerabong
Marsdens
Forbes District
Lonely settler dies after costly battle with wildfire
A rescue party finds a settler dead in his burned dwelling after fires swept his land. He lies on the floor with a wet bag in his hand, singed from head to heel, having fought the blaze until danger passed.
Our Brightest Intellects at Cooma
The Postmaster-General urged paying members to avoid excluding the brightest intellects. He claimed many MPs elected since payments began are not bright, and those rare exceptions are few.
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Cooma
The Rath Patent Poison Cart Sold in Sydney
The Rath patent poison cart and grain distributor is advertised as the best on the market with prices from £12 10s to £18. It is praised for simplicity durability and faithful workmanship. Manufacturers report hundreds of testimonials from across the State. The cart also functions as a grain distributor. Catalogs are available from The Rath Patent Poison Cart Co Newtown Sydney.
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Rath
Reid Sings To Save Crick in NSW Parliament
In a NSW parliamentary clash over the Neild payment George Reid attempted a song to win Crick’s vote. A friend borrowed Away Down the Swanee River from Mrs Burdekin’s. Reid sang while Crick hesitated before admitting the promise stood though a recitation might have sufficed.
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George Rew
Henry Parkes
New South Wales
Reid
Orick
Crick
Suffered Three Months My Daughter Cured by Chamberlains Cough Remedy
A Carlton Victoria father recalls three months of whooping cough for his daughter despite medical advice. After reading an ad in a Chamberlain Medicine Co publication he tried Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and reports a perfect cure. The testimonial lists local distributors.
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Saga A. Kilborn
Carlton
Vic
Chamberlain Medicine Co
Chamberlain
Chamberlayn
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