Georgetown Welcomes Private Foreman From the Front
In Georgetown on January 5 a crowded hall celebrated Private D. Foreman returning from the front. Local officials praised his service, presenting him with military brushes as he thanked the community. Weather has hindered harvests but allowed carting and local farmers to proceed with work.
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Georgetown
D. Foreman
Nancarrow
Scatheless
Angley
McDonald
Thomas
Eyre
Hiskey
Lindner
Yacka
F. Phillips
Chriatman
Wirths Circus Returns to Gladetone with Lions and Seals
Wirths Broad and company visit Gladetone on Friday to a packed house. Five elephants, five lions, a brown bear, and a new statuary act with dogs and horses wow audiences. The Japanese acrobatic family and seals impressed, while the owners note the need for ice and praise the troupe’s long standing reputation.
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Messrs Wirth Broad
Gladetone
Smail
Messrs Wirth
Melbourne
Murray Bridge
Eminent chemist testifies on Sandex Extract quality
Melbourne expert Dr A De Ba testifies in Victoria court that Sandex extract compares to aged brandy in strength and maturity. He asserts Sandme Act contains antiseptic and healing ingredients absent in other elixirs, claiming Sanders Bact provides curative powers.
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A. de Ba
Melbourne
Victoria
Sandme
Sander
Dee
Hsandees
South Australia Enlistments Fall Short of Expectations
The week ending 19 January saw 83 enlistments in South Australia, one less than the prior week. Adelaide returns were 16, down three, with Port Pirie contributing eight recruits and Gawler three. A Bowman's Arcade gathering in Adelaide featured Lieut. Melville and returned soldiers urging enlistment, including a married man offering to enlist with a single eligible man who would join him.
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South Australia
Adelaide
Port Pirie
Gawler
Bowman's Arcade
Mondey
Lieut
Melville
A. J. Roberts
W. Stephene
BR. J. Smith
Forty Years Ago In Areas Express January 19 1878
The Continent's crisis remains perplexing with mixed telegraphic updates. A. J. Edmunds to succeed O Halloran arrives as resident magistrate at Port Pirie. Laura post office completed. Kinwane of Laura sells business to Wilson. Laura Mill fire inquest held at Shand's North Laura Hotel with an open verdict.
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Wallaroo
Savings Bank
Jas. Malcolm
J P
Adelaide
Hotten
Labor
Messrs
Verran and
Herbert
Rueesia
A. J. Edmunde
O'Halloran
Port Pirie
Laura
Maegers Bills
Rogers
Kinwnane
Wilson
Laura Mill
Shand
North Laura
Inez
J. Spicer
Immense War Plant Grows to Meet Government Demands
Detroit teams rapidly construct a gigantic Dodge Brothers munitions plant to fulfill a government contract worth millions. The facility, 573 by 818 feet, will run with thousands of workers next spring while Dodge Brothers run their car business separately. The push, led by government priority orders, shows broader auto industry cooperation in wartime production.
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Detroit
Lloyd George
Dodge Brother
Dodge Brothers
Depend on Genuine Sanders Extract for Safety and Cure
A persuasive 1918 advertisement touts GENUINE SAN DER S EXTRACT and SANDER S BITEACT as safe remedies for meningitis and diseases, claiming instant relief for wounds and burns and cures for colds, rheumatism, and neuralgia, with warnings against inferior eucalyptus preparations.
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Melbourne
Sander
Sanders
Balaklava Racing Club Holds Annual Meeting
The Balaklava Racing Club met at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening with limited attendance due to country members being in town. President Mr W. Toton noted war delays and praised harvests, detailing revenue increases, improved liabilities, and a proposed lease renewal for the course.
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Balaklava Racing Club
Royal Hotel
W. Toton
Balaklava
Australia
Tate
G. 38. Robinson
Robinson
Kuhlmann
Sfairs
H. Tidswell
E. B. Bednall
Upton
J. R. Heard
M. R. Higgins
P. F. Kiely
F. F. Saint
Tidswell
A. J. Matheson
F. C. Diekman
B.R. Banger
The Physic Habit Prompts Constipation Relief and Risks
The ad promotes NJOL a lubricant laxative from Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. It claims four doses relieve constipation with a repeat dose needed after each movement and warns of reaction and danger from stimulant use. It emphasizes it's not absorbed, does not affect digestion, and is pleasant to take. For sale by all chemists and stores.
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Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
U.s.a
Eagh
Ghodech
Hoys Leach
Ronny
The Burden Bearer The Woman
Bezustown Bard reflects on the burden bearer as the woman who smiles beneath shadow and fatigue. The speaker honors her quiet strength at home and in love, noting she carries duties unseen while others falter in wearier miles.
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Shi
A Soldier's Story DOWN AND OUT
A stranded soldier in France finds comfort at a YMCA door. He receives tea and a biscuit without charge and writes eight letters home after a YM host's kindness. He resolves to spend his spare evenings at the YMCA, finding a small piece of home amid hardship.
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Y.M.C.A
Y.M
Wuwo
France
Front Line Report Amid Redirection of Division in Test Zone
Secretary A Charlesworth reports activities in a test area where the division moved to the fringes as events shifted. A dugout was used to dispense cocoa cigarettes and chocolate to men during a brief halt, with two dugouts later blown by shell fire and a cramped shelter damaged by a blast.
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A. Charlesworth
Weel
Ccene
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Richards
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Mujoly
Cgmedecom
Romstingtoon
Standard Oil Co
Dodge Munitions — Industry
Wriby
Singur
Main S'ret
Petersburg
Edwin Noack
Salocmao
Adelaide Privod
Balaklava Racing Sue
Preordes
OAKS
W. L. Parsons
Gladestoag
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Bargain Centre
Chas. H. Nicholls
Gawler Chambers
North Terrace
Gladstone, Schmidt's Hotel
Aame
Guarentes
Ahas
A. Nicholle
B. W. Montgominty
Witneas
A. Gray
Stanton-street
Jamestown
Lo Nicholls
Auffarera
Mt. Gambier
Aneceus
W. Pr
Dunstan. Withers
McNaughton
Mr of Dunstan Wrikes
Pabrasry
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Aunia
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