Uncle Bills Corner Pear Boys and Girls
The column notes time passing toward the end of March and asks who will win prizes in the latest competitions. It laments many fail to send in entries, describing contests meant to boost scores.
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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1937
Page
7
Hidden vegetables puzzle invites entries before March 19
A playful contest offers a vegetable garden puzzle with list of scrambled veggies. Participants must unscramble and send entries to Uncle Bill by the March 19 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Facts On Leaves Weight To Whale Sharks And Calendars
A mosaic of curious scientific notes covers topics from forest leaf mass to whale sharks and teeth. It cites a ton per acre leaf weight, self repair limits of teeth, the giant whale shark, ancient comet beliefs, and a 28 day 13 month calendar already used by American firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Blanc
Jokes and Quips From a Courtroom Sketch
A humorous dialogue features a courtroom crowd with doctors policemen and motorists trading witticisms. Lines include a lawyer asking about an earhole injury a prisoner confessing to taking a piano and a judge reacting with mock astonishment. The exchange plays on wordplay and comic misunderstandings.
Milk jug incident prompts quick action
A mother asks her child what happened to the milk jug while Betty explains she tipped it upside down after seeing a fly enter the container, signaling an improvised step to prevent contamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Cuty
Betty
Knock knock jokes and wordplay riddle end of terms
A playful school item features knock knock jokes and punning lines about Oak, Samoa, and Earwig. Student Wilfred Clayton receives 9 marks for the exercise.
Betty and Tommy Top Tale of Lost Toys in Drawer and Dustbin
A Morroco covered Betty Ball and a Mahogany Tommy Top quarrel over friendship then separate. Betty flies to the swallow and is lost while Tommy later gilds and falls into a dust bin. A discarded ball reappears as Tommy discovers Betty in the dust with a cork body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Top
Betty Ball
Morocco
Tommy Top
Tommy
Betty
Top
Swallow
The Top and the Boy Find Joy as Ball Is Thrown Away
A maid clears a dust bin and finds the Top. The Top and a nearby boy smile as they receive the Top again. The Ball is discarded and the Top keeps silent about it, preferring to think of others and not itself.
Treasure Within Reach in the Atlantic Ocean
A ship ran low on water and signaled for help from a passing vessel. The other ship advised casting a bucket where they were. The captain obeyed and drew fresh water, realizing too late they were in the Amazon current carrying inland freshwater far offshore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Ocean
Waller
Amazon
Druids Picnic at Canadian Bay Draws Big Crowds
The Druids held a Sunday picnic at Canadian Bay with about 100 buses in line and large attendance despite Saturday’s uncertain weather. Activities included races for children and singles, a heated threading the needle race, dancing on the green, and plans for a social night next Thursday at St. Mark's Hall. Brother Crick was reported seriously injured in a Sunday accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Bay
Bros. Harraden and
Hales
Joe
George Thomas
Freddie Taylor
Elsie Trueman
Emma Thomas
K. McCarney
P. Dakin
E. Barnett
Bros. Wittick
James
A. Brown
W. Thomas
L. E. James
Thomas
Bill
Len
Brunswick
King
M.C
Druids
St. Mark’s Hall
Iedge
Bros. Brown
Bro. E. J. Crick
Braybrookshire Council notes street plans and health issues
Mrs Kath leen Young proposed a landowners funded street in Barwon Avenue but council sought more inquiries before adoption. Ashley Street progress is slowed by metal shortages. Diptheria cases rise in Sunshine with unimmunised children. A street light in Whitty Street delayed amid precedent fears. A lethal dog control chamber was installed at the depot. Leonard Street costs £29 10s per 60 ft block. Shire inspector seized 29 head of stock. two owners face detention-fee actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Young
Barwon Avenue
Wunterlich’s
Sunshine
Whitty Street
Dickson Street
Durham Road
A. Sully
Leonard Street
L. E. Thorpe
Hargreaves
Thorpe
Passage to a Favorite Hotel Encourages a Cautious Return
A man decides to pass his favored hotel on his way home. Approaching it he feels shaky yet gathers courage and proceeds. After about fifty yards he stops, turns, and tells himself to come back for a drink, praising his own resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Sarcastic Employer Turns Applicant’s Time Joke
A humorous exchange shows an employer telling an applicant to return in five years. The applicant asks if it should be morning or afternoon, highlighting a playful clash over timing.
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Uncle Bill’s
Sunshine and District
Dorothy Hummel
Ant
Oak
Isle of Samoa
Wilfred Clayton
Braybrookshire
Ashley Street
Ballarat Road
South Road
Tottenham Station
Walter A. Warne
Undertaker
Barely ST
Footscray
Footscray 9
A. E. Bowdern
J. S. Dunbar Pty. Ltd
Collins Street
Melbourne
Humane
G. W. Pennell A.N.A. Surprise Manure Works
Niagara Cafe
R. Hellyer
Harry Hall
Financier
Newolson
Douglas
R.B. Penn
J. M. Burke
Durham Rd
Parlover
Ney Road
Mainroad
Upwey
Belgrave
Procera
Ballarat ST
Yarraville
Footacray
Frank Hayden
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