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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement touts Frootoids as a reliable quick relief for constipation and biliousness. It claims the product works through a unique blend of five medical fruits and roots, with 72 tablets per bottle and dosing guidance. Local chemists stock it. orders are accepted directly via the Propr ctor.
Pamela Herrick and Sir Morecambe face a growing public scandal as Morton is sent away and Hatty Barnes reveals her marriage to Raggett. Pamela worries over Hatty's influence, Raggett's bold chance to expose secrets, and the looming inquest as Miss Barnes is pressed to speak.
A puzzle from the Evening Pastime asks how much dividend an 81 member youth society received after Joe distributed to each member as many shillings as there were members. The problem involves a money amount and a per member equal share, seeking yesterday’s answer to the charade clue.
Virginia Snow and David Snow faced North Sydney Police Court accused of stealing items from John Clamp of Cremorne, including two bamboo blinds. Clamp said the girl worked as a maid for six weeks and the fire at the house preceded the missing goods. Constable Kennedy testified the daughter admitted involvement and the couple admitted taking two bamboo blinds after the fire. They were fined five pounds or two months imprisonment.
Leonard Taylor a gardener faced indecent conduct charges at Burwood Court for incidents on July 20 and two others later in the month. He pleaded not to each count and received six months with hard labour on the first count and one month concurrent on the others. Also, Jane Horley, shopping in North Sydney on August 1, was arrested for stealing boys boots and fined £2 at the North Sydney Police Court.
Judge Backhouse presided over a sessions docket listing multiple prisoners with guilty pleas and sentences. Jo an Lovell received ten years hard labor for breaking and entering and related offenses, while Willie Duel Marlalt faced a term for bigamy. Edward Norman, Harold Charles Pali, and James Mitgamery were among others sentenced to hard labor terms in Gaol or naval service conditions. Some defendants faced shorter terms for lesser offenses, with remarks noting mixed gravity and a few applications for release considered.
Judge Backhnnee at Timlinghurst Sessions complains only the microbe people bring their own Bible during oath taking amid a cont ror of awearing in nf whigesse. The court notes in the THaerie Cour say a Bible is used for each witness and then discarded. Osborne Thompson found guilty at Redfern Police Court and fined 28 with costs for employing a boy under 16 at Dimglass factory on Dowling Street Waterslo.
Government surveyor visits Goulburn to report on damming the Shoalhaven for electricity and motive power. He notes river falls and feasible turbine depths at the junction with Beula, praising potential industrial power.
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