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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
2
A brief notice urges shoppers to visit Hill and For Store for guidance on suitable Christmas presents. The text emphasizes assistance and a shopper-friendly approach to choosing gifts, inviting a visit to the shop.
A fragmentary list details various vanity items and small silverwares with prices, including hand mirrors, shoehorns, glove sets, manicure kits, autograph albums, trinket boxes, cut glass, hairpins, powder boxes, pin trays, and gold pendants, reflecting a catalog style sale.
Fragmentary catalog of metal harpin boxes Peggy bags perfume bottles and frittered prices. Includes items like bronze inkstands trinket boxes silk goods and jewelry with scattered dates and figures, lacking coherent context or full details.
A fragmented listing shows various fashion accessories and small metal goods. Entries include imitations of crocodile material items, watches in gunmetal tones, silver chains, metal links, pouches, mounted pipes, sovereign purses, and assorted metal percentages and measurements. The text reads as a wholesale or catalog page with item descriptions and partial prices.
A fragmented listing advertises Refighte Watch models and a splendid timekeeper for pear usis, plus tobacco pouches, shaving mugs, liver stud boxes, soap boxes, silverback hair brushes, military hair brushes in case, razors, brads, safety razors, and many other noveli'e items with various prices. The ad preserves names and items but OCR errors obscure exact details and spelling.
A catalog listing items for Regents for Mother including electroplate glassware and silverware. Items shown include nickel cake dishes silver teapots silver knives cases sugar and cream sets and various vases clocks and cutlery with prices in shillings and pence.
The article discusses Mr. Fisher framing Australia’s first war budget as revenue falls short by under 3 million. It details tax shifts, land and probate duties, beer tax increases, imperial loans of 18 million and ten million from banks, and projected military expenditure exceeding 12 million. It also notes public relief measures and cautions about future redemption challenges.
The report by Justice Stree on the Royal Commission into alleged beef trust operations in Australia is full of interest though unlikely to please those who instigated the inquiry. The dominant party has traveled extensively, opposing trusts while the Labor Trust has been established, amid fears it sought to justify a broad anti trust stance.
In Majura harvesting continues amid patchy showers delaying carling and uneven rainfall across creeks. December records show 107 points while Master Jack Harman lies ill, and farmers report netted farms free of rabbits with Federal Government help improving conditions.
A public notice offers a free Natura Health Guide to women and girls, claiming a little information can prevent years of pain. The pamphlet is available on receipt of 2d at Mrs. Clayton Manageress’s address in Sydney, 207 Elizabeth Street.
In a rifle shooting match held under yard conditions ten entries competed. The event was won by F. and G. O Hanlon Sue, with other shooters contributing to a competitive field.
Diddings for all classes of sheep brisk at Homebush with keen inquiry from local buyers. France buys skins, butchers fear small sacks and higher grades this Christmas. Prices reported as 1 to 16 dearer, merino wethers to 4 17 0, ewes to 17, prime crossbred wethers 18, and extra prime 30 8.
After four monthsaway Sydney sheepskin trade resumes as French buyers rejoin sales. Competition lifts bidding, prices edge up from prior figures. Mazamet in southern France near Marseilles, where skin pelts are processed and wool sent to Northern mills. English mills can absorb wool despite war labour shifts with women operators replacing men. business expected to stay active.
A promotional note argues fireproofing with Wunderlich Steel Wall Linings and Art Ceilings. It urges households to request Wunderlich's illustrated booklet Ceilings for the Home to see decorative and protective options for aging walls and ceilings.
The Queanbeyan Rifle Club held its last eight meeting at Mr Powell's residence. Present were Themeon, Mews, H C Taylor, R Fallick, G Murty, C Rowell and Secretary T Warren. Minutes read and confirmed. The club suspended competition for the Warburton Cup and notified clubs accordingly. Nomination of F Warren to council approved. New Year’s Day pre-meeting planned with £5 expenditure. Funds raised by Moore, Warren, Thomson, Gallagher, and Russell. Ranges set for 300, 600, 800, 700 yards. secretary authorized to arrange program and repairs. Meeting adjourned.
The Church of England schedules a Sunday school tree in church grounds before Christmas. Dr Christie delivers Gretald lectures to Christ Church Athletic Club boys. Goulburn C E M S notes Archdeacon Bartlett praising Archdeacon Ward and mentions Rev Gordon Hirst’s Queen Beyan progress. Dr Robinson speaks to C E M S on Germany and German expansion.
Incoherent OCR fragment mentions cattle, valves, and sheds with unclear references. Interior drafts, possible sale notes, and shipping terms are hinted but unreadable. No clear names, dates, places, or outcomes are discernible from the readable text.
A vintage ad promises significant savings on a concentrated cough mixture labeled as Hean's Essence. It touts quick throat relief and cold remedy benefits, urging readers to buy from chemists or stores and follow the label directions for dosing and gargling. The copy emphasizes low cost and easy preparation at home.
Mu Matin Wooes of Gibraltar is badly injured near Weedsrold during a Saturday incident involving a barbed wire boundary fence. The wounded man, struck in the left leg by barbs, was rushed to hospital where doctors treat deep wounds about two inches long. Friends and family await further word on his condition as investigators review the case.
A London report states that wool exports will soon be permitted to the American market through a new duty or policy easing. The move aims to bolster wholesale trade and wool shipments from the industry to overseas buyers, signaling a shift in mercantile regulations.
Tas Won Austin and city figures including Barnie, the Mayor, Alder Richard Moore, and J P promise spending 270000 pounds at Cas. ira on acd 4000 for lewd al etc 220000 for works on Leatrope. Xmas Numbers now ready Splashea Weekly for Punch Annual at Fallick Sons Monaro Street Queanbeyan
The southward meeting of the management committee of the Queso beyan District Hospital held at Aig pal reed Reeeeek 2 Wy Hatheringtss. President chair Rev G H Huet and officials reviewed resignations by Miss Twigden and Miss Wilson, granted Miss Taylor holidays conditionally, and approved financials, patient stats, and donations. A new visiting committee was appointed and repairs to chairs morgue and morgue repairs reported as satisfactory. Annual meeting set for January 29.
A lively note lists planned screenings and remarks at the Prottt Hall for Wednesday evening. The program features Her Husband, Theiler, and Mike the Avenger. People discuss posters, national themes, and light entertainment as the crowd awaits admittance.
British and Allied forces endure heavy fighting as German assaults push along the western front. Reports claim German successes near Lode and Russian fronts show renewed pressure, while conditions in Dunkirk and besieged towns worsen under bombardment and supply shortages.
A London report notes German forces withdrawing from France and repositioning toward the Russian theater. Violent fighting near Motkow and Cronsiochowa marked renewed hostilities as Allied artillery pressed German lines. Reports of German retreats east of the Yser, harsh weather hindering British operations, and cholera spreading among German troops in Upper Silesia accompany broader war updates. Dutch and Swiss fronts show continued artillery exchanges and shifting bases with reinforcements to the Vosges region.
An old advertisement promotes a book on pain and women health claiming a simple treatment restores permanent health after years of suffering. It invites readers to send to Captain A for a promotional copy and mentions a ladies college and health chat in Oxford Street Budzey. Also notes Pears Annual 1914 with colored plates and various feasting and scout references.
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