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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
3
Town officials present a formal annual report noting health, finances, and municipal progress. The text references ratepayers, council responsibilities, and ongoing public works with emphasis on harmony and steady effort amid limited resources.
A Nov 25 parish gathering in Ardroa marked Jack Lewis’s farewell from postmaster duties and a smoker’s companion gift. The event featured Amly Geeeri’s toast and a chorus of songs and remarks, with playful jabs at Gladstone and a lively, if noisy, musical program.
A local committee in Gladstone leads a Christmas Gift Movement to provide presents for war orphans whose fathers died in the conflict. Women, mothers, and residents are urged to contribute, with every subscription guaranteeing an invitation for a fatherless child.
Directions prescribe mixing lemon juice and hot water or lemonade with Lenin a juice in a tumbler. Sip immediately then repeat nightly if needed. Provides relief or cure within a day or two.
A quirky alliterative sketch centers on Sylvester Sanford a shy stenographer in Selma. The scene hints at perturbing shocks and surreptitious scheming amid a suburban setting and September Saturdays, leaving Sylvester strangely satisfied.
A 1920 notice lists local court actions for drunkenness and disorder across November. Individuals including William Hamilton John Sloan Jack T Joffrey Vrack W Normen Edward Oharlin Edward Smith faced fines from 5 to 14 days in jail or gaol. Oharlin also pleaded guilty to resisting police and assaulting officers.
The General presents early Turf anticipations for Tattersalls events. Trials include Fanhequer ex Godesin, Summer Burdles featuring Rubbie or Abarca, and the Handicap with Depandance or Man Bhot. Other divisions list Worthyman, Wynettaie, Fruit Bat, and Robius ap Frapyse for closings.
On Sunday last the local bench with Mesure DO Geott BM L T Oenigie and Jackao heard the magistrate’s decision in a case brought by Thomas Brumfeld of Pirie Hundred against Peak for milk supply claims.
The notice lists numerous acreages with farms for sale including 219 per seve, 873 acres, and other parcels up to 1000 acres with varied improvements. A legal summary follows noting a 1918 1919 milk supply partnership dispute, with a court finding no established partnership and dismissing the plaintiff’s claim with costs.
A testimonial recalling a simple case of piles that progressed to fist ulcer and fissure but improved quickly with Doan's Ointment. The advertisement claims prompt treatment saves suffering in bleeding itching protruding and blind piles, noting a single pot often cures mild cases and cures severe ones faster.
The line suggests finding wisdom in accepting what comes rather than chasing what departs, echoing Issa’s view that letting go reduces struggle. The note frames a contemplative stance on attachment and impermanence.
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