Genuine Phosferine warning from Ashton Parsons Ltd
The public is warned against counterfeit Phosferine imitations offered for profit. Purchases must show the genuine makers name Ashton & Parsons Ltd 17 Farringdon Road London. Prices are listed for Great Britain bottles and a 95 0d size is noted. Wholesale agents in Sydney are SAYERS ALLPORT and POTTER with Washington H. Soul & Co. in Pitt Street Sydney.
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Ashton & Parsons, Ltd
Farringdon Road
London
Great Britain
Washington H. Soul & Co
Pitt Street
Sydney
Sayers
Allport
Potter
Sandals trend prompts cross-Atlantic fashion shift
English newspapers report sandals spreading among children with adults adopting lighter footwear. Manufacturers struggle to meet demand, shipping over 12 000 pairs daily from Manchester. The piece muses on historical costume, suggesting Sydney streets suit sabots over sandals and jokes about tariffs on washing bills.
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England
Australia
Manchester
Sydney
Theodore Roosevelt Jr Displays Calm Dignity at McKinley Funeral
Theodore Roosevelt Jr, eldest son of the President, wore glasses and bore a striking resemblance to his father. On arrival in Washington for President McKinley’s funeral, an impertinent stranger asked if he preferred his father’s presidency or his deer hunting. He replied, I have no time to answer such questions.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Washington, D.C
M'Kinley
Theodore
Rabbits in the Interior Fire and Health Debate
A Molong member questions the Mines Minister on how carcasses of rabbits killed in the interior are handled. The piece argues for a policy to burn dead rabbits to prevent pollution of air and water, urging landowners to dispose of carcasses with proper tools and methods. It cites health concerns and suggests a bill titled the Effective Dealing with Mares Nests.
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Molong
Polaon
Elect of
Molongia
Board of Health
Egypt
Bunny
Roza
The Czarina's Escape at Kiel
Berlin correspondent reports the Czarina of Russia visiting Kiel caused a crowd as she shopped with her sister. She asked to escape by the back entrance but found it boarded up, so she had a ladder set against a wall and climbed into a nearby garden, slipping away unseen toward the castle.
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Czarina
Russia
Kiel
Berlin
New York World
Elm Avenue
Christchurch
Bay
AD Elm Avenue
Dunedin
West
Portraits on U S stamps include dead presidents only
The article notes a policy allowing portraits only of deceased presidents on U S stamps. It mentions McKinley may appear posthumously, joining Lincoln and Garfield, while Grover Cleveland, a living former president, is not depicted on stamps.
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M'Kinley
United States
Lincoln
Garfield
Mr. Cleveland
Zealandia Journeys Through Auckland to Napier and Christchurch
A passenger records a spring visit to Auckland markets, Mount Eden, Napier’s clifftop views, and Wellington with vivid recollections of gardens, gum trees, and sea passages. The diary recalls Napier’s rugged hills, Christchurch elm avenues, and a farewell to the Zealandia as the voyage nears its end.
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Zealandia
Auckland
Peolme
Sydney
Mount Eden
Port Jackson
Home
N.Z. Bird
Gardena
Demain
Ito
Mand Dred
India
Gisborne
Jast
Pregto
Napier Wharf
Joome
Jayer
Napier
Crater
Christchurch
Wellington
Fie
Aahore
Lyttelton
The Practical Millionaire Debate Over Battle Abbey
The Herald in New York reports concern in London that Battle Abbey, deeply tied to Anglo Saxon destiny, might fall into American hands. It proposes the abbey be bought for public ownership, noting Americans prefer modern plumbing and dislike ruins.
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Battle Abbey
London
Herald
New York
Matrimony in Japan Advertisement in Nippon Tokyo
An ornate ad from Nippon Tokio proclaims a beautiful woman seeking a gracious lord with wealth and culture. She describes herself as abundant haired and cloudlike, offering a life of companionship and eventual tomb in pink marble.
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Nippon
Tokio
Heredity Hopes for Queen Alexandre’s Long Life
The passage notes hereditary expectations for Queen Alexandre with her mother’s long life of 51 and her father King Christian X nearing his fourth decade. It mentions two younger royal uncles aged 77 and 76 and references a November gesture of congratulations to the Dowager Duchess of Anhalt entering a notable year, as cited by the Free Lance.
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Alexandre
Christian [X
Anhalt
Literary reviews on Love Letters satire and new novels
A review roundup covers The Love Letters of an English Woman and its companion The Letters of Her Mother to Elizabeth, plus Robert Machray’s Sir Hector and other novels, with commentary on style, grammar humor, and recent poetry. It notes Shakepere in vernacular by Punch, Lord Rosebery speech, Max Pemberton fiction, and A E Gunter recent works, highlighting plots, romance and political context.
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Elizabeth
Girton
Whackford Squeers
Sir Hector
Robert Machray
Sydney Book Club
France
London
Bho
W. M Whitney
William Brooks and Company
Gehelens
George Bernard Shaw
Punch
Macbeth
M'Beth
Review of Reviews
Auutralia
MacLaren
Lord Rosebderr
Alfred the Great
Winchieter
Cassell and Company, Limited
Max Pemberto
England
Mr. Pemberton
Acien Wood
Max Pemberton
Paris
Lord Palmeraton
Erie
A. E. Gunter
Mr Barnes
New York
Barnes
Ward, Lock, and Co. Ltd
Cole
Bookland
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H.M
Greece
Roumania
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HLS
Leiningen
Hlish
Olga
H.R.H
Serge
H.r.ha
Grand Duchess of
Hesse
H.lh
Grand Duchess
Xenia
Clyde Engineering
Wm. Adams & Co
Clarence-Street
Victory
Cape
Silvery Bay
Busan
Japan
WM. Abams & Co., Ltd
Clarencesst
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