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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1916
Page
2
W Growden Gladstone R E Linea W J Vennisg Crystal Brook Ht J Dennis John Sinclair A Ferguson en Frith Cleggett Laura P Walters E G Blesing.
A vast meeting at the Exhibition Building drew about ten thousand attendees representing diverse political views. The Australian Prime Minister’s candid, bold address energized English crowds and bolstered imperial unity, leaving a lasting impression on both supporters and critics.
An auditor will inspect passbooks at the Port Pirie branch on August 11 12 and 14. Depositors are asked to bring their passbooks for review on those dates.
At the Parish Hall Gladstone a farmers meeting will be held Tuesday at 11 o clock to consider the Federal Government wheat scheme. All farmers invited. An advertisement notes a choir souvenir given to organist Miss E Lines who left for Adalside.
Twenty one Gladstone merchants closed at one o’clock to support Australia Day celebrations and aid wounded soldiers. While many sacrificed, a minority continued business, contrasting with butchers who closed for half a day and donated two days’ pay to assist front line service members, their families, and the injured. A bd peppermint cure ad follows.
A lively Gladstone girls frolic drew old and young to the event with a parade of costumes and songs. Sir Henry Galway and Lady Galway attended with Dame O Grady and Dame Jaffary as hosts. A large crowd enjoyed a military guard, speeches, dances, and melodious singing by Miss Tucker and Miss Devina, with proceeds of six pounds seven shillings eightpence aiding fruit stalls for Australia Day.
Endorsers praise Dean's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney disorders. Mrs Nicholls reports lasting relief since treatment began over twelve months ago, and Mr Nicholls notes his kidney health restored for three years. Sold at 2/8 per bottle or 15/3 for two, via Foater McClellan Co. and Barclay & Co. Store.
A farewell social at Gladstone Town Hall Tuesday evening August Std honored Miss Eva Lines of the Lines family for long service to St Alban’s Church and the Belgian Dancing Class. Mayor Langdon Parsons praised her work with the Belgian Relift Fund and choir ties spanning seven years. Revd Williams and others acknowledged her generosity and urged her to continued good works wherever she goes.
A Monday parish hall euchre and dance in aid of the Australis produce stall ended with lights failing during the music and candles providing illumination. Mrs Mise Fitesimmmons won the ladies event with Elsie Ina as runner up while Mr Connolly beat Dery for the gentlemen’s prize. After supper a Syne Lines and Hisense dance followed by a lively evening totaling £3 1s. A most enjoyable evening was spent.
In Victoria the court proved that EUCALYPT EXTRACT provides a highly refined medicinal form. The record states Sanders Extract is powerful medicine and can be used without harm, with approval noted for the remedy.
The secretary details ongoing Red Cross work with garments sent to Government House and Mrs Barr Smith for Mrs Galway and Alice. Items include trousers undershirts wet oil gowns nets linen and wool socks balaclavas slippers mittens knee pads. France requests more socks. 8 pounds of wool offered at old price.
A dubious advertisement touts Sanders Extract as the most powerful antibiotic and healing remedy. It claims to prevent and cure infections like smallpox, diphtheria, dyspepsia, diarrhea, and dysentery, plus treat ulcers, burns, sprains, and itching with instant relief. It promotes three drops in cod liver oil as a universal cure.
A fragmentary verse piece laments unreturned passion, noting the ache of forbidden or impossible love. It references a harsh, incurable pang and contrasts it with a cold endurance, invoking a playful line about "Great Peppermint Ours" and a character named Wooda.
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