Eye sight tested through post advertisement
A postal eyewear offer from Wood The Optician invites country residents to obtain a free chart by mail. It promises full instructions and prices, with satisfaction guaranteed. The notice gives the address 299 George Street Sydney and notes the shop’s location at the top of Hunter Street in George Street.
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Wood
THE
Optician
George-Street
Sydney
Hunter-street
Elegant Sydney dance at Teal dence Ru perra
Thoroughly enjoyable May 29 social hosted by Mr and Mrs Chris Bennett at Ru perra Darling Point featured about 80 guests, lavish gowns, and a late supper. Guests included Brigadier General Finn and Sydney’s Mayoress Mrs T Hughes, with Mrs Dangar’s ballroom reception at Potts Point also noted as a bright following event.
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Chris Bennett
Tealdence
Ruperra
Darling Point
Mrs. Finn
T. Hughes
Forbes Angus
Fred Orr
Miss Gollin
Madeline Docker
Matthew Henry Stephen
Hosa Gore
Hay
Kelso King
Ida Bowman
Paul
Misa M'Hardy
Reginald Laidley
Russell French
And
Wilfred Docker
Arthur Docker
Miss Manning
May King
Dorothy Mair
Teece
W. 8. Carr
J. H. M. Abbott
Orr
Alick Johnson
Rich
C. L. Laidley
Miss Reading
Annie Barber
Count de Perittl de la Rocca
C. B. Fairfax
Eustace Fosbery
Mias Lee
Bennett
Mrs. Onslow
Miss Anderson
Miss K. Anderson
Miss Street
Ewan Fraser
Miss von Arnheim
Mary Jones
Muriel Williams
Ethel Cibborn
Miss Osborne
Mrs. Willis
Miss Burdekin
Miss Hope Faithful
Vera Dangar
Pat Osborne
Finn
Bayly Macarthur
Laidley Mort
Captain Watt
Neville Dangar
Pratt Barlow
Whort
Miss Lingen
Miss Cape
Willie Mort
Stephen
Purves
Phipps Hornby
Brennan
Miss Ox
Griffiths
Cumberland Lodge
G.U.C.C.F
Campbelltown
Sydney
Mesara
Chas
Casserley
C. Smith
Robert Muay
Temora
May
George Mackinley
Linton
St Paul's Pew
Canon Betta
Cootamundra
Broughton
Cecil Maybury
James Paine
John Portus
Harper
Minnie Robison
Davis
S. E. Cook
D. Laing
Sorensen
W. E. V. Robson
Henry Gillam
K. Laing
Town Hall
Liverpool
School of Arts
M.S. Ophir
A. Coandion
Mme. Pappril
America
Lilian Banfield
J. Banfield
Omega
Elama
Robert E. Lenon
Great Britain and Ireland
Penrith School of Arts
Temperance Hall
Mesdames Beil
Kellett
Sneldon-Smith
Mesra F. Fowler
E. A. Field
St. Matthews’ Church
Bondi
R. Noake
Noake
F. W. Johnson
Enmore
Frestfield
Thos. Davis
Ulmarra
Church of England
Damon Mulholland
Maddington Town Hall
Waverley
G. T. Mullins
Lum
J. C. Carroll
J. Farrelley
Lion
HA. Walker
Madigin
Bell Committee
Drayle Gid Mire Boesen Bon
Mabius
Laidley Mort Bon
Montefiore
Paddington Town Hall
J. H. Landau
Bon. Tredsharers
D. Cohen
G. Wangerheim
N. R. Wilson
Collins
Tatdy McMillan
Civil Ambulance and ‘Transport Brigade
Anderson Stuart
Sydney Town Hall
TL. Hanlon Marshall
Bon
Joln Thig
Ping
Andersen Stuart
Jobo Hiay
Sinclair Gillies
Joan Koeeslaw
M'c Millan
E. Playfair
W. A. West
Oswald Howse
Fiasehi
Kuthren
E. Isaac
Messrs. Leitch, Hudson
Grierson
St. Mary's Cathedral
Katie Cummins
A. Cummins
E. Communion
Rita Broughton
Rita Foley
Helen Farmer
Madge Wardy
Mies Cumming
Norbury Levick
Hotel Australia
Mr. Cummins
Mrs. Foley
Bpeciailty
St Margaret's Hospital Ball Committee Meets at Hospital
The ladies' committee of St Margaret's Hospital Ball met at the hospital with Mrs John Hughes presiding and a large list of officers and attendees. A letter from the State Governor confirmed his attendance with Lady Rawson and staff at the Paddington Town Hall ball on July 29.
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Pian
A. Jonsen
Miss Daly
W. T. Beckett
Tudgay
Mesdames Isaacs
Finn
Bottrell
Mullins
Sullivan
Lady Rawson
Miss Rawson
Bempet
John Walker
T. J. Thompson
School of Arts
Hornsby
O.G. G. Roberts
Education
Mr. Perry
Perry
G. B. Edwards
Dugald Thomson
Miss Thomson
O. G. Roberts
St. Francia
Paddington Town Hall
William O'Hanlon
Hay
Goulburn
Cricket Association
War Decorated Officers Highlight NSW News Notes
A long NSW clipping notes decorations for officers in the late war and covers social events across Hornsby, Leichhardt, Paddington, and surrounding districts. It details school of arts activities, foundation stone ceremonies, balls, socials, weddings, and civic entertainments with many named individuals, venues, and dates.
Decline of the Novel Across Nations
A quoted St. Petersburg source argues science and materialism erode fiction. It asserts Western nations with industrial vigor produce fewer novelists while the fable and folk song fade, claiming the novel has peaked and is declining amid evolutionary cultural forces.
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Chicago News
Novoye Vremya
St. Petersburg
Mystery of a Dickens Relic Unearthed in Boston Shop
A penny bought pamphlet once valued at £75, titled Is She His Wife or Something Singular by Charles Dickens, turns out to be a rare 19th century play. Experts debate its authenticity and origins while noting the surprising discovery in a furniture shop. Augustus E. Bla, a friend of Dickens, allegedly owned the item, hinted at Dickens’s involvement and possible amateur performances.
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London
Daily Mail
John
Charles Dickens
Dickens
W. T. Spepeer
St James's Theatre
Boston
Kexter
James Osgood
Borton
Ist
Osgood
C. S. Johnson
Ben
Oswool
Clatpland
Hallpe
Patiphet
Augustus E
Pamphet
Augustus Eg
Lytton
Egglessidy
Eutouleway
Pyromaniac Farley Confesses Fire Spree at Hotels
Edward Farley, a lift operator at the Astor House Motel, confesses to starting fires at the Astor House and other hotels and apartment buildings, claiming it was for fun. Authorities note the crimes exceed a hundred, though Farley helped extinguish many fires and was praised by hotel owners for bravery.
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Edward Farley
Astor House
New York
London
Farley
King Edward Coronation Cigar Order For Eden Havana
Calixto Lopes and Company of Havana receive an English royal banquet order for several thousand cigars in three sizes. The arrangement carries no fixed price and boxes hold twenty-five with the usual label on the box top and inside cover pictures of King Edward and Queen Alexandra.
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Calixto Lopes and Company
Eden Cigar Savoory
Havana
England
Edward
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
New York
Dancing Men and Giraffe Race in Suburban Parquet
A cheeky 19th century note satirizes young English dancers and a giraffe race. The Queen remarks that both phenomena are rare, observing dancing men in suburban druggeries and on Park Lane parquet while noting the youthfulness and interest of hosts and hostesses.
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Jess
Park-lane
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A.D.C
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Queen Victoria Markets
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H. Robinson
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W. Murten
Wallace Brothers
T. Russell
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W. L. Rohnston
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Broken Hill
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Ferndale
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Louis Grist
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Ida Clare
Miss Cary
Congregational Church
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Summer Hill
CG. Hadfield
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A. Doreen
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B.R.C
J. M. Antill
Royal Red Cross
H. P. Airey
C.M.G
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