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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
7
A testimonial from Brentwood Bend describes extreme skin and nerve pain, hair loss, and sleeplessness, with recovery attributed to Cuticura remedies. The writer praises Ointment and Soap, notes prior doctors offered little relief, and urges readers to request the Cuticura Book on Treatment of Skin Diseases.
A narrator and companion voyage by small steamer to Vancouver Island’s Georgia Strait region, observing vast driftwood, daunting stumpage, and a logging camp where workers endure mosquitoes and harsh work. They witness a 400-year Douglas fir felled and learn profits vanish after costs, noting wages and meals, and detailing the lumbering process from tree to river launch amid grand but ruinous natural scale.
Incomplete text discusses sensations and a realization about one term relating to personality. Mentions young people and mental evenings, with references to daily trash and possible garbled phrases.
The issue presents a panoramic stadium view of a 49,000 crowd for the world boxing championship fight. Barns and Johnson exchange clinches as Moros referees. a Knight-style crowd outside the arena awaits the outcome. The article praises the vivid pictures and urges readers to secure a copy.
A prize competition for military cadets of the Commonwealth is announced to encourage patriotic writing. Federal party members and officials sponsor the event with cash awards ranging from 1 to 19 pounds in various age categories. Winners will be published in a commemorative book and distributed to schools.
A Vancouver reader denounces sensationalized reporting and foreign-press comparisons, criticizing Daily Province for biased British and Californian journalism. He cites a misrepresented story about a Yokohama widow and recounts a deadly Christmas Eve incident, urging accuracy and restraint in local coverage.
An Australian advertisement extols Doan's Ointment for eczema and skin irritations. It claims dramatic relief and lasting cure, citing a New Zealand visitor and local testimonials, with price and postal details for Foster-McClellan Co in Sydney.
A scanned article outlines Randwick summer cup events with images of Simmer Cup winner Apple Pie and other prominent candidates including Lon Fitzroy Frenchmore Exul Rookiighe Sir Aymer Grafino Drow and Fiorance. It mentions Chamberlain's Pain Balm and Warren's Pratherbone plus Miss Florence Young and a soprano, with various advertisements and product notes.
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