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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1908
Page
10
An advertisement promotes Autard and Bowser products named Frootoids and Prooteids, claiming strong public demand and cures for headaches sluggish digestion and liver issues. It asserts weekly dosing improves health and urges purchases from chemists or proprietor W Hearne in Geelong Victoria at 1 shilling 6 pence.
Jasper Allport climbs into the exclusive Elysium Club aided by Carl Goldschmidt but borrows money at high interest, just as Clara Goldschmidt returns home. Tension rises as Clara rejects him and he awkwardly seeks to explain while facing her cold reception.
In a council minute Balmain officials lament insufficient high level water pressure. The Mayor and Town Clerk tested pressures of 17 lb vs 37% at 1 inch, urging temporary measures before the Hermitage Scheme. Alderman Milne and others cited fire risks and mains inadequacy. further tests were ordered for consistency.
The Minister for Agriculture invites nursery men to send a small number of fruit trees six feet or taller to test shipment viability to British East Africa. A reliable firm has requested direct communication with local growers, and the department will facilitate introductions upon notice of intent.
Professor Stanich from Imperial and Royal University Vienna and the Florence Ear Institute joins the Austro-Italian medical institutes. Dalkeith and Crow's Nest listed with a promotional note for Nestle's Food claiming to strengthen bones and improve children's health.
An overview of Hogmanay and New Year customs in Scotland, detailing origins of the term and old practices. Children begged for alms with songs, gloves were given as gifts, and “guisers” entertained homes. Bonfires, midnight rites, and superstitions about sweeping or traveling were noted, plus reflections on the year ahead.
A London racing feature extols Frank Wootton, a prodigy apprentice under fifteen, earning perhaps £5000 yearly through riding. Born in Australia and racing in South Africa, he rose quickly in England without starving himself for weight. He rejects any desire to quit riding, saying not all the world’s money could make him stop.
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