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Newspaper
Sydney Evening News
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1908
Page
6
Fragmentary notice from Beleniide Americas dated July 15 describes Greer s Household Ammonia Elol offering water softening and preservation services. It mentions windows, alkaloids, painted woodwork, crockery, jewelry, and clothing care, with a claim to washing without brine. Names James Ingen and Co appear as wholesalers or storekeepers.
A clever gang of Turkish, Greek, and Russian degenerates operating in Berlin since mid December roped in youths to canvass neighbors for fake charitable appeals. They claimed to store stolen funds and sought new victims, using a grim tale of Turkish Bulgarian hostilities to gain sympathy while pockets jingled with coins. Police captured the leaders on January 22 after a string of coastal operations and the scheme unraveled amid reports of robberies and coercive recruitment.
A fragment notes Mia Paay being appointed confidential director without a civil service exam. The text hints at a political maneuver to place a clever woman in power. It mentions Sydney Harbour deliveries of hogsheads and ale, with agents booking barge arrivals.
The piece surveys fashion history and modern Paris couture, noting the vast variety of gowns, embroidery, and materials. It highlights how royal and aristocratic wardrobes showcase world of ball dresses, with dramatic anecdotes of designers improvising gowns in hours for embassies and salons.
A 19th century column collects billiard table tricks from top players. H. W. Stevenson and W. Weiss demonstrate jumps, penny and wine glass setups, and cue-ball positions to make balls enter pockets with flair.
Berrigay and Pambula advertise Dr Sheldon’s Dignitive Tabules as a superior remedy for digestion and stomach troubles. The text touts tablets as an unrivalled preparation and mentions a ship arrival and sales activity related to a port log.
Crowded drawing room for Mrs J C Williamson's friends at the Fister Australia. Guests wore fashionable gowns and hats. many in attendance from Sydney society. Officials and guests of note, including Mrs. Williamson, Mrs Deane, and Mrs Goodman, in elegant attire, mingled over tea and refreshment as a programme was circulated.
A garbled colonial era text reports a lynching of a Black man after a drunken incident and notes a ship arrival at a harbor bringing hogsteads and ships names. The fragment mentions a poet and a royal or medicinal terms in a cryptic style.
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