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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 09, 1917
Page
4
Port Pirie asserts strikes profit workers by delaying production and reducing wages not in line with board decisions. It argues the strike harms national capital and overall pay sheets, urging workers to stay at work and endure debates already learned a generation ago.
Fragmented aluminum framework pieces from a German Zeppelin that was shot down near Potter's Bar London North on October 1st, 11.45 pm, are on display in Mewra J G Lewis and Bons window Port Pirie. Corporal A Hill, recently in London, notes stains on the metal and describes the grand spectacle of the airship’s fall witnessed by onlookers.
The article argues constipation lies at the root of most sickness, affecting the blood and organs, and warns of long-term risks if bowels do not move daily. It notes women and children as major offenders and promotes Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a mild, non-gripe remedy to restore daily bowel movements.
Port Pirie news notes the Tart Pirie Racing Club will hold Autumn races on Wednesday April 4 with stakes of £199 and a program mirroring last year. A ladies’ gold bracelet is among prizes. A training track will be laid inside the main track. The coach gras on the club property is improving.
Rev D Yarrington warns of a venereal disease crisis sweeping Australia claiming one in ten affected. He blames clergy, doctors, politicians, and press for silence and urges comprehensive reforms including sexual hygiene in schools, parental education, housing improvements, anti-sweating, compulsory notifiable disease status, and health certificates before marriage. He cites federal findings and urges government clinics in every town with qualified doctors.
Mothers across Australia prepare a home cough remedy from Two Shillings' worth of HEAN'S ESSENCE mixed with water and sweetener to make a pint. It claims to cure coughs colds whooping cough croup influenza bronchitis and sore throats without paregoric laudanum or other opium drugs, preventing harm to children.
Horace Howell, alias Harold Powell, about 26, appeared at Port Pirie Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with stealing a Commonwealth Bank book belonging to C G Matthews. Police opposed bail. adjournment granted for Matthews to attend. Powell, arrested at Mitcham, was brought to Port Pirie with details of forged orders during December.
A railway worker, B Porter L. W. Stewart, was killed during shunting at Port Pirie South goods yard on Friday at about 10:30. He slipped under a ore truck and was crushed by the axle box, suffering severe injuries. He left a widow and three young children, aged about thirty. He had served in the Railway Department for a year after previously working for Mr A H Gooding.
Yoothamurra School, a boarding and day school for girls, advertises a healthy, spacious campus with five acres, outdoor lighting, grounds, and livestock including cows, poultry, and vegetables. Prospectus and information are available from the Principal at Telephone Glenelg 215.
The Riflemen's Recruiting Campaign is fully launched after a conference of the South Australian Rifle Association and District Rifle Club Unions. Colonel Castine and F.S. Bleechmore organized a personal appeal to every rifleman, sent via captains, urging men to face their duty with boxer courage and love of freedom.
Reports record 11125 summonses issued in Adelaide Local Court for 1916 with £111622 claimed. The Earl of Cromer died suddenly in London. The White Star liner Latrentic torpedoed off Ireland with 280 drowned and 12 officers plus 109 saved. A remark on widower marriage age and a joke about a “told maid's wedding” button type.
This ad promises a new harvester comb that handles stripping and tangled rope, proving superior to old methods after trials. It works on stumpy or stony ground and even unbroken tops, easily attaches to any machine clipper or harvester. Farmers report saving 6 to 10 bushels per season and are urged to order promptly, with testimonials available from practicing farmers.
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