11 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Canberra Advocate
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
1
A dramatic desert tale "eau Geste" has shattered sales records in Australia. Captain P C Wren pens a new serial, "Who Rideth Alone," to run in Bevery Lady's Journal starting March issue, offering love, adventure and intrigue.
The General Secretary of the New Bettlers League announces an arrangement with the Big Brother Movement in the United Kingdom to send twenty Little Brothers each month. The next batch arrives in the first week of April and will be allotted to farmers on arrival. They are inexperienced and available at 15 shillings per week with keep. Applicants should contact Mr. F J G Fleming at 132 George St North Sydney.
Stanislaus Kelly of Eastlake has gained a full scholarship tenable at Clackfriars after the Leaving Certificate Examination. He studied at Telopen Park School under Mr. Henry and earlier under Mr. Ridley, with junior work completed under the Sisters of Bt. Joseph Nimmitabel.
A Times London dispatch reports a New York view criticizing Prohibition for creating a covert bootleg aristocracy. It argues wealthier brewers vanish, replaced by criminal elites exploiting public connivance and demand. The piece claims Prohibition fuels corruption and crime amid flawed enforcement.
A Queensland advertisement touts Dean's Backache Kidney Pills as a remedy for back pain and kidney disorders. It cites a testimonial from Nichol McInnes of Queanbeyan and urges readers to buy only Doan's, available at two shillings ninepence per bottle through Foster Co. It warns against counterfeit versions.
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