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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1925
Page
4
The report states George Brown of West Melbourne was discharged from hospital on Saturday. His wife later went to police alleging threats to shoot her and abuse. Police found Brown at home in a serious condition with a severed artery at the wrist and a file nearby.
Pirie postmaster J Hoar announces a new scheme from the Deputy Postmaster General to forward Melbourne mail via a 5.25 pm Saturday bag. The Saturday posting previously arrived Tuesday, but the bag will now leave Pirie to connect via Adelaide and Peterborough and reach Melbourne Monday morning, a real time saving for commerce and shipping.
A combined Junior Association team will travel to Kadina to meet the town team. Peninsula boys defeated Pirie in both visits, and a return trip was nearly arranged last year. Three junior teams’ players are invited to train at the High School grounds on Thursday night and then select the side to face Kadina I. The aim is to field the strongest possible team for the trip.
Fourteen of the pre selected twenty one men appeared on the Memorial Oval last night for a preliminary run in preparation for the Pirie Norwood fixture on Saturday. Good long circular work was indulged in and a fuller contingent is expected Thursday night.
Paris life centers on perfume as a social staple. The piece notes how the scent trade fuels boudoirs restaurants and clubs from Paris to New York with popular fragrances like Black Narcissus Infinity and Think of me only. It argues French passion for perfume mirrors national traits and disputes claims of diminishing smell.
A vintage style trade note touts Woods Great Peppermint as a remedy with promises of better jobs and higher pay. It emphasizes travel and preparation with supplies for coughs and colds, urging readers to carry peppermint relief while roaming.
The Amateur Gardeners Society held a recent meeting to set the Spring Show date and revise the schedule. Officers elected include President E L Love and vice presidents G H Giles L L W Lewis and A G Symonds, with W J Wenzel as secretary and treasurer. Jose won top honors in the flower section with 11 points. L Lewis runner up with 37. Jose also led in Carnations with 33 points. Gillies runner up with 13. Competition results list several category winners. The society expects record entries and invites all gardeners to the August meeting.
Mr Williams Dunkerley and party left Melbourne June 11 in a two ton 4 E motor lorry and arrived at Darwin July 22. The loaded truck weighed over six tons marking a first for heavy motor vehicles in the Northern Territory. The expedition highlights the value of improved transport across Australia and the role of Shell supplies from the British Imperial Oil Company in enabling such ventures.
Final acceptances were taken for the Australian Steeplechase to be run on Saturday. Only nine horses remain in a field of about four miles. Runners listed include Palbl, Horsel, Miderne, Silver Weart, Jupiter, Dorney, Resembler, tand id, and Master Life with weights ranging from 22-7 to 9.0.
A self empowering warning against letting Lum control life and pain. The author urges decisive action to overcome ailment with De Witt's Pills, arguing suffering is unnecessary and recovery is easy after trying the remedy.
The London Daily Express notes the official home of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer face serious defects. Decay in Georg ian structures, crumbling foundations, and buckling floors prompt debate whether to repair or rebuild. No. 10 has housed the Prime Minister since 1735 under George II.
A British motorist in a 45 h.p. Teenault car covered 2 415 miles on a track near Paris within 24 hours. The feat showcases endurance and car performance amid mid 20th century racing attempts.
A classified notice lists multiple London area dwellings with varying rooms from four to eight. Properties include eight roomed homes with gas stoves and washhouses, stone houses, cottages, villas near smelters, and two detached colleges. Deposits range from £50 to £200 with balances at seven percent interest.
Solomontown properties advertised include a £375 five room house with bath and stables, a £265 six room with shed, a £650 six room with lip top condition, a £674 six room stone and brick with gas, a £163 four room cottage near Three Chain Road, a £375 five room villa on Three Chain Road, and two four room cottages in the best street, all with deposits ranging from £25 to £100.
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