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Newspaper
Port Pirie Recorder
Location
Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1925
Page
4
Fragmentary church bulletin fragment lists times for worship and communion at 11 and 6 45 with a bright song service and a phrase about reaching the heart of an honest person.
In Friday’s wholesale market the Port Pirie peas sold for 12/6 per bushel. Prices were observed in Adelaide as producers and buyers traded bulk fruit and vegetables in the early morning sales.
Telegraphic quotations listed by SC Ward and J L Adelaide to A A Pearce and Co dated August 28 show buyers and sellers across companies including Amalgamated Zine Cresco Fertilisers Holden's Melbourne Electric and more with prices varying from small pence to pounds across multiple entries. Strong entities include Amalgamated Zine Cresco Fertilisers Melbourne Electric and names SC Ward J L Adelaide A A Pearce and Co.
Stolen pearls and thrilling chases drive the mystery Maffles featuring Adelaide actor House Peters. In the second special, A Man Must Live stars Richard Dix with Jayne Logan. The Paramount photo is praised for pep and brisk outdoor appeal with a large cast.
The Alhambra Theatre screens Three Days to Live a photoplay by Gerson Pictures starring Carew with Jay Morley as lead. Thrills and mystery unfold as the heroine is rescued from a hidden chamber in a haunted house ending in suspense.
A Crystal Brook Literary Society meeting at the Methodist Sunday School hall drew a large attendance including Narridy visitors. Narridy won the Ladies Debate on Travel with 248 points to Crystal Brook 246, while Crystal Brook won the Men's Debate on Is the World Growing Better with 236 points. Reverend C J Perry chaired and Mr W F Nicholls received a vote of thanks for his ruling. Supper was provided by the ladies committee for visitors.
The Solomon Town Church hosts a missionary lecture tonight by 25 workers detailing mission developments and remarkable incidents. Special musical services feature the Lona eon Church orchestra and choir with soloists from Adelaide and local church leaders.
Advertisement urges immediate action for kidney symptoms citing Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as proven remedy. Testimonial from Mrs. A. Chellew of Port Pirie claims long relief after use and eight years of continued health, with ongoing recommendation of the product.
Classified listing offers multiple properties with four to six rooms. Prices range from £200 deposits to £800 with terms including 6 to 7 percent balances. Listings include villas cottages and stone houses near wharves schools and smelters with various deposits and terms.
A Solomontown real estate notice lists multiple properties with details and deposits including five roofed homes, six room houses, a six room stone and brick house, four room cottages, and five room villas. Listings emphasize good yard space, sheds, stables, and locations near Chain Road. Inspect the extensive roster before deciding. inquiries cost nothing.
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