Worry and the Long Life Lecture on centenarian prospects
A report on Sir James Crichton-Browne delivering a presidential address at the Public Health Congress. He argues that natural life of a man could reach 100 years with better health laws and sanitation, and notes that absence of worry is essential to a long life. He cautions that financial security and life assurance ease mental strain, aiding longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Health Congress
London
James Crichton-Browne
Crichton-Browne
Daily News
New Lamps for Old Ones on Tobacco and Constitution
The piece argues the Deakin Government will not back any move to nationalise the tobacco industry via constitutional amendment. It notes the Constitution’s rigidity, the high cost of purchasing the industry, and the financial burden of a Commonwealth loan. It warns against rash legislation and highlights potential annual interest outlays under various estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labour
Federal Tobacco Commission
Deakin
Australia
Richard Harding Davis
Senate
Commonwealth
Speculation on Tobacco Monopoly Hurting Australian Public
Speculation argues that government control of tobacco profits would require setting aside large sums annually, provoking consumer backlash and a rise in civil service costs. It compares potential federal revenue losses to state customs and warns that socialist policy would squander a solid asset for a misused asset like a brass lamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moree
Custom House
Composition of milk from dairy cows
The article outlines milk composition with proportions of water sugar fat albumen casein ash. Jersey and Devon cows yield about a smaller fat percentage and less casein than shorthorns and mixed breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey and Devon
Floods in Flanders Draw Tourists and Aid Becomes Sight
Brussels reports floodwaters across vast Flemish lands attract crowds of sightseers while peasants lose homes and dignity amid rising tides. Government aid arrives with food and bedding for shelters, as soldiers sharing haversacks refuse meat during Lent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
London
Mall
Flanders
Wealth’s Barbarising Effect Across Class and Race
A quoted excerpt from Illustrated London News argues wealth corrupts character, likening rich travelers seeking private carriages to savage isolation. It contends that such wealth-induced instincts resemble those of Ojibway people, revealing a blunt critique of class and colonial attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
London News
Notable quotes on wealth and governance from period writings
It remarks that Parliament will raise public administration costs in every department and notes the City and ostentatious wealth as drivers of greed. It also reflects on the godliness of the church and the role of women in society, drawing from The Outlook and The Quiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rots Anderson
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Fortescue
The
King of Pollard Distributors
Indigo and Bernewarthe (Vic
Fortescue & Sons
Mara
Macquarie Place
Sydney
W. Giuyas
James Fay
McDonald & Co
Sussex Street
King of
W. E. Toose
George Street
Burgon Shearing Machine Company
Hamilton Street
Government House
A. H. Burnet & Co
Amb’s
Linoleum Gream
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