Mary and Sadie arrive home to a frugal, weary household
In a fogbound district, Mary Simmons endures debt and hunger with quiet resolve. Her wealth is measured by care for John and a hopeful visit from Sadie, her grandniece, who arrives home to help and plan independence while Mary weighs the cost of generosity and duty.
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Talu
Mary
Mary Bimmona
Abe
Dubt
Shue
Lewis
John
Jane
Mr. Douglas
Julia
Frere Douglas
Hereel
Badi
Sadie
Agiuge
Tam
Beenuyw
Ulay
Isha
Gran
Chapter IV NWA Miss Simmons and a Quiet Mission
In a fireside talk, Mary learns of her sister’s Hines death and the wish that Badie be put to death. Bade reveals plans for a mission in England and expresses reluctance to public speaking, preferring a small audience in a modest room.
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Mary
England
Bade
Digestive cure claim by Dr Sheldon praised in Bungendore ad
An old promotional notice from Bungendore touts Dr Sheldon’s Digestive leg as a cure for stomach ailments. It claims pimple boils and public signs of distress vanish after treatment, promising relief from indigestion sleeplessness and related evils. Advertised by eee & Rumell and A.W. Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Eee & Rumell
Gueaubsran
A.W. Daniel
Garden and Field Calendar for June
May weather favored garden field work with sowing of seasonable crops. Dig and manure soil deeply, prune none yet. Kitchen garden tasks include sowing seeds, onions, leeks, cabbage, broccoli, and rhubarb. plant or transplant fruit trees, berries, and vines with care. fields focus on fodder crops. flowers need tidying and border work.
Gardening Notes Highlight Hardy Varieties and Planting Tips
fragmented horticulture lines describe sowing seeds of hardy kinds, planting roses and blooms, dividing perennials, transplanting bakopos varieties, and hints for halle planting and free wells around rock beds.
Sydney to Bungendore tale weaves crime and patent cures
A chaotic clipping reports three youths Perc Potter George Wilson and Joseph Jones who walked from Sydney seeking work pleading guilty to stealing food and sentenced to prison until the court rises, alongside warnings of patent tonics and medical claims. It notes German Kiel Canal expansion and local printing policy urging support for a Canberra printer. It mentions Richard Riley charged with murder at Surrey Hills deemed insane, and British canned foods facing losses as war measures affect supplies. It also cites Dr Shelston’s magnetic medicine and De Shal don’s Magic Liniment with dubious medical claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abt Bathurst
Perc Potter
George Wilson
Josep Jones
Sydney
Richard Riley
Central Criminal Court
Rose Arnold
Surrey Hills
Notice to Advertisers on Lost Insertion
Notice to advertisers that the proprietor will not be responsible for any advertising not applied within a stated month after the date of lost insertion. Immediate action is requested after expiration to avoid further claims or delays.
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Vile Proprietors
Traoerpe
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