South St Kilda Swimming and Life Saving Club Meeting
The South St Kilda Swimming and Life Saving Club held its usual monthly meeting at Sea View Tea Rooms Marine Parade with President J C Whelan presiding and a good turnout. Secretary Staney Beckford reported preparations for a musical evening and members debated a proposed new constitution by Barrett and White, adopted with 11 points outlining aims to promote technical education in lifesaving, demonstrations, public welfare, and civic ideals. Members discussed membership fees, and a vote of thanks was given to Barrett and White for their framing work, as St Kilda eyes a new era of club progress.
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Sea View Tea Rooms
Marine Parade
J C. Whelan
Staney Becktod
H Barrett
A. White
RLSS
Red Triangle Work Expanding Service for Troops
A Natal Committee report urges expanded YMCA service for Australian Imperial Forces in France. It notes 21 YMCA centers operating in France, with about 25,000 daily hot drinks distributed behind the trenches, plus canteens, recreation spaces, and entertainment hubs aiding troops amid shell fire. General Birdwood thanks the YMCA for its efforts.
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Austalan Yalca
Natal
Leondon
Sayn
Artiales
Yalca
Cantesas
Pto
Birdwood
Anglahan
Y.M C.a
YMCA
Tring
Ymc.a
France
M.C.A
Esole
de Mee
M.C A
Gymnasii
Anti Shouting Campaign To Be Held In Melbourne
A meeting titled Anti Shouting to be held at Temperance Hall Russell Street Melbourne on Tuesday May 2 at 8 pm. Dr Stewart McColl will speak on Peace’s Searchlight on Boat and Stall Captain Slattery will discuss Shouting the Home. The event aims to start a campaign against shouting in the state.
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Toteliog
Temperance Hall
Russell Street
Melbourne
Stewart McColl
Pience
Bhoat
Slattery
Linseed Compound Shows Efficacy for Respiratory Ailments
A 40 year history supports the Linseed Compound as effective for coughs colds and bronchitis with repeated positive reports. The remedy is described as soothing for the throat and lungs and cited in multiple regional notices as a trusted household cure.
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Teething Cure
An old advertisement proclaims Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for teething pain and diarrhea in children. Directions list dosing by age from under one month to six months and older, with frequent repeat doses for discomfort. The text contains early 20th century medical claims and cautions about child health.
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Mra. Winslow
Parable Lesson Sparks Sunday School Chaos and Praise
A chaotic Sunday school scene unfolds as children act out a parable in a village hall. A tense question about punishment arises, a sobbing wife, and a stern teacher push to finish the lesson. A boy answers with his mother’s fault, while the teacher rewrites the lesson to suit the class. The performance includes a character called Bing-Bad the Sailor, a comic interlude, and a village criers’ call.
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David
Angela
A Violin Romance in Frantic Silent Verse
A fragmented diary style chronicle of a concert life in which a group of unnamed women players and male patrons surface amid garbled lines about musicians, performances, venues, and a sense of theatrical reverie. The piece hints at female virtuosity clashing with male gaze and social norms, framed by a chaotic stream of names and places.
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