News In Brief From A Distant Record
A jumbled column copies diverse notes: Jewish year 5666 begins this month. Ben Hall sketch concludes. dentistry in ancient Egypt questioned. a bicycle chain of oddities, travel risks, and war tolls. cork consumption in Britain. Maitland Grafton rail project cost. unbreakable mirrors via celluloid coating. ostrich egg size. Japan’s public schools number. Spanish Navy history. baby crying guidance. NZ Premier marriage talk. Reform Government reform limits. rock found in wool bale. long-tenured staff at Anthony Hordern. novel timber rail in British Columbia. gold price per ton. steel watch springs value. fever vulnerability by age. Boreas cold statistics. Lands Minister transport for land applicants. Japan holidays and Emperor Jimmu coronation date.
Auction Terms in Wool Market Cause Bid Pressure
Fragmentary notes discuss how wool price rises when multiple buyers attend auctions. It mentions a singer earning little, a bidder facing delays, and buyers with various needs influencing the bidding. The text implies that blocking buyers reduces competition and lowers prices.
About Women and Their Gladness and Sadness
A fragmentary verse pair reflects on women's emotions and contrasts gladness with sadness, suggesting a tension between happiness and sorrow within their experience, though the text is incomplete and lacks clear context or narrative.
Need of Retrenchment in Federation Costs Across States
The statis ticians show ample scope for retrenchment as New South Wales spent about £7 18s 8d per head in 1900-01, including babies, while Victoria spent £6 9s 1d per head. After Federation, NSW cost rose to £8 18s 2d per head in 1903-04, a near £1 per head increase, though promises claimed federation would cost only 2s 6d per head. Victoria pays about £6 19s 1d per head, roughly £1 19s 1d less than NSW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Victoria
Electric Belts Fraud Exposed By Sydney Advertiser
A Musavacwpr man mailed £3 10s for an electric belt but received a form to determine his needs. He was told a £3 10s belt would not help, then pressured into paying £6 10s, and finally faced an offer of a £12 10s belt with a loan note. Threats followed after three months, a bluff used to extort more money. The article warns there is no curative virtue in these belts, all made in Birmingham at a wholesale rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musavacwpr
Sydney
Birmingham
Nelénee Triumphs in Dr. dheldon's Cough Cure Discovery
A historical notice notes Nelénee achieving a triumph in Dr. dheldon's New Discovery for coughs colds and consumption. Sales by C F Stephens Ginsox aos advertise splendid shirt values with a large range and prices downward in a period tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dheldon
C. F. Stephens
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Old Nod
Ben Hall
Egypt
Pridow
Britain
Maitland-Grafton
Japan
Sir John Geo Inly
Seddon
New Zealand
Barraba
Germany
Anthony Hordern and Sons
British Columbia
Boreas
Cage Craghe
Monte
Jimmu
Marcus Clark & CO
Bole
Marcus Geare & GO. Ltd
Soc tsissaUister
Newtown
Sydney, N.S.W
Fom Baia
J. D. Mitchell & Co., Ltd
Carrie
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