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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1919
Page
4
The Port Pirie crowd witnessed a lively six round exhibition between Zubinich and Brown with referee Alan Williams praising the bout's quality. Weigh ins and medicals were completed, Stone warned crowd behavior, and the main event promised upcoming matches including Foley versus Madres.
Doctors medicines and chemists fail to bring relief, while Du Morse's Indian Root Pills are said to work swiftly. The snippet also includes odd archaic text about women guiding them and a garbled phrase suggesting a cure or endorsement.
In a grueling bout Solomontown’s Weedie faces Brown with both fighters trading heavy blows. Brown drives Weedie to the ropes repeatedly, scoring with lefts and rights while Weedie shows pluck despite heavy panting and did not escape punishment. The exchange remains sharp as the fight reaches ten rounds with both men fighting to the ropes and trading decisive moments.
The Port Pirie bout saw Brown press Wee die with heavy punches sending Weedie to the ropes and regaining control after a tense exchange. Brown endured punishment yet returned with fierce body and head shots until the referee halted as Weedie’s defense held up and the towel was thrown in. Alan Williams officiated fairly and the crowd praised the match and officials.
An old line ad touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as the treatment for kidney strain and backache. It cites a Mrs Senith testimonial about long trouble and urges readers to purchase the elixir from chemists or stores, with the distributor Ed Fogle Co. listing an address.
The Saturday fundraising in aid of Soldiers Memorial Park yielded £62 raised despite poor weather. Collectors faced difficulties but contributions totaled £11 17/6 from Mrs Olsen and £51 5/— from other supporters, including Mrs Hamilton and Mrs Millet, with additional flower sales adding to the total £63 4/9.
Fragmentary notes describe lunar phases with odd spellings and inconsistent ordinals. Mentions include July and October cycles with full and new moons, and scattered terms like idew and midon suggesting era-specific nomenclature.
Judy 10 led a small group of workers in a light program featuring token songs and a pianoforte duet. Hawke and Lusk received praise for a pleasing demonstration as attendees listened to a recitation and comic acting. The hall showed festive decorations and the finale included Auld Lang Syne and God Save the King.
Fragmentary ad copy hawks a nerve and health product claiming to ease headaches backache and fatigue. It mentions general nervous complaints and promote strength with peculiar misspellings and unclear dosing references.
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