Gladstone Ornamental Grounds Committee Minutes 1905
December 4 1905 meeting presided by Dr Chancallor. Minutes read and approved. Correspondence from Judges state Show declined fee. Treasurers report shows credit balance 20 99d and cash outlays for stage, hose piping, and dramatic performance. Actions to foot Tresylva paths postponed, approval sought for rubble screening, and shrub maintenance funded.
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Chancallor
Hancock
Brayley
Euher
Ball
Cipetes
Budge
Corporation
Executive
Thomson
McDonald
R Heancock
Braylit Hintz
Taeyiva
Tresylva
Kerio
Connell
Speesen
Read
Milne
Piddock
Weary Ploughman Homeward Quotation Dispute
A fragment from Youth's Companion preserves a rustic quarrel over accurately quoting Gray's Eulogy. Neighbors, a travelling dealer, and a village lawyer debate the line about the weary ploughman homeward, each insisting on correct phrasing as they walk away.
Lunacy Figures Rise Sharply in Bagland and Wotea
A lengthy 19th century report notes alarming increases in lunacy across Bagland and Wotea, detailing a rise in insane patients and correlating factors. TheCommissioner report cites a 90 percent uptick in insanity since 1889, with temperance, domestic trouble, and work life cited as key influences. It presents yearly averages by demographic and reports high recovery challenges.
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Bagland
Wotea
Livinog
England and
Wales
Cara
Fanuney
Wali
Crisea
The Philosophes Wy bet often occurrel to ma
The fragment describes a crowd at a colloquial gathering where a speaker or performer elicits reactions from saps of tha dad nerate bar and others. the scene shifts with garbled dialogue about praise and wonder as the crowd cheers.
Mother Shipton Prophecy: A Medieval Vision Revisited
Fragmented OCR of a prophecy tale recounts Mother Shipton’s foretold world changes. It mentions world woe at the twinkling of an eye, travel by water and air, horses and wheels, gold at your feet, and a strange era in a vision dated to the eighteen hundreds.
Frootoids Claim Cure For Digestive Ailments
A letter of testimonials promotes Frootoids as effective against headache indigestion constipation and biliousness. It asserts improvements in liver function and energy after nightly doses, praising their pleasant taste and convenient weekly bedtime use. Proprietor W O Hears, Chemist, Ledlong Victoria, is named.
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Ubla
W. O. Hears
Ledlong
Victoria
Invalid and Old Age Pensions Act Overview
The act provides for invalid and old age pensions beginning July 1, administered by the Pensions Department under the minister. It sets age 65 for some, 60 for women, residency and asset tests, and continuous Australian residence requirements. Pensions are income tested with deductions, and penalties apply for misstatement.
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Enoh
Australia
Austrasia
Australis
Ash
Ragarde
Dapaly Qhan Missioner
Pausiniar
Antit
Advertising and health remedies dominate local notice
The piece critiques advertising value with a lecture at the Central Young Men's Obriatian Association in London and cites firms prospering through ads. It warns against indigestion and praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, with a testimonial from W. H. Deebls of Gladstone and a local seller, W. H. Duckle.
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Boat
Central Young Men's Obriatian Association
Lond
Auett
Educationia
Timaxea
Ari
Agenia
Byeckam’ Thera
Gameye's
F.C. Ontt
Hols
Vara
Feemanta
Chamberlain
W. H. Deebls
Giadatoan
Rimes
Bimrau
Buglehawk
Vic
Boos
Ty W. H. Duckle
Gladstone
Georgetown Water Debate Circulates in 1908 Letter
A 1908 letter from Georgetown argues over water pricing and council actions. It defends the council against Beetalon agitators seeking lower water costs, claiming water must be priced properly and that dams supply sufficient town needs. The author criticizes agitators for sensationalism and asserts the council should act in ratepayers’ interest.
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Tha Dans Illing
H Tm
Roy Ind
Iaun
Council
Bian
Wietinuuh
Beetaloo
Georgetown
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Thay
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Areas’ Express
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Henry Vellib
Swinkler
Harvesting Oils
Sole Proprietors
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Adelaide
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Vfl
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South Aueralia
Sun
Ose
United Alkali Go.s
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Ports Pirie
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George Wills & CO
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