Child Welfare Exhibition Opens at Port Pirie
Port Pirie July 21 A very successful Child Welfare Exhibition promoted by the School for Mothers Institute was held at Duan Hall on July 18 and 19 with a large local committee overseeing arrangements. Dr Helen Mayo and Mrs Mayo spoke on aims of the Institute, stressing that Schools for Mothers teach traditional best practices to improve infant life and reduce mortality. The opening ceremony featured Mrs Mayo formally declaring the exhibition open and noting the worldwide value of such motherhood education for healthier babies and citizens.
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Mise Hornabrook
Gray
A. L. Tomkinson
School For ‘Ddethora
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Bchosle
Sonhe
Mayo
Helen Mayo
School For
Prenie
Geddes
Avery
Adelaide School For
Port Pirie hosts school for mothers exhibition
A Port Pirie gathering welcomed visitors and supported a proposed School for Mothers. Miss Tomkinson thanked the Mayor, noting public support for a vital children's program. Demonstrations by Matron Grey and a Kindergarten performance highlighted infant care, feeding, and child health before youth competitions in lunch menus, cribs, and cake making.
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Port Pirie
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Addiere
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Dean Rawson
Mra De'anay
Grey
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Miss Howe
Port Pirie High School
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Bessie Chester
Jean Jeffrey
Eva White
Splendid Remedy for Children's Coughs in Australia
Mothers prepare at home a cough remedy using Two Shillings' worth of HEAN'S ESSENCE, water, and sweetening to make a pint. The mix claims to treat coughs colds whooping cough croup influenza bronchitis and sore throats without paregoric laudanum or opium drugs, avoiding harmful ingredients for children.
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Invest in War Savings Certificates for 4 percent tax free interest
The Commonwealth Treasurer urges investors to lend all or part of their interest to War Savings Certificates totaling 43 million for war effort. Certificates offer gilt edged security with 4 percent compound interest free from Commonwealth and State income tax, available from banks, state savings banks, or money order offices in amounts from 4 to 1000 pounds.
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State Savings Bank
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When One Becomes Too Good for the Church
A pithy remark on spiritual pride notes that when a person grows beyond church and sermon acceptance, they often become the first to recognize their own limits and distance from customary faith.
Long Plains Liberal Union Held Its Annual Meeting
The Long Plains branch met on July 5 with Mr C W Burnard presiding. A small credit balance in the treasurer’s report was noted. A condolence letter for Mr Sherrah was moved. Re-elections named W Barnard as president F Young secretary N Chivell treasurer and G Clark G Hallion as vice presidents. Delegates to district and Adelaide meetings were chosen. In Port Wakefield a memorial service honored Private Horace Edward Thomas with sermons comparing soldiers’ duties to Christian duty. The service cited texts and hymns, and local residents bid farewell to Mrs Kate O’Brien after 28 years in town. Halbury hosted a kitchen evening in Halbury Hall on July 11 with speeches and many gifts to Miss Wellington.
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Long Pistos
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Liberal Union
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G. Hallion
G. Clarke
Sherrah
W. Barnard
F. Young
N. Chivell
G. Clark
Adelaide
Port Wakefield
Horace Edward Thomas
St. Alban's Church
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Aozics
Rretor
HM. Reynolde
Lord Roberta
Horace Thomas
A. Thomas
Port Waksfield
L1th
England
Lark Hill
Balistury Plains
France
St. Vincent de Paul's Church
Kate O'Brien
Schumbreaker
Halbury
Mies Wellington
Halbury Hall
Kitto
Wellington
VYeods Great Peppermint Cure Coughs and Colds
An old ad notes VYeods Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds with a claim of never failing. The short item resembles a typical patent medicine advertisement from a historical newspaper page.
A Common Case of Piles and the Doan Remedy
A persuasive note on piles warning of serious outcomes from neglect. It touts Doan's Ointment as effective for itchy, protruding, and bleeding piles, citing Mrs. G S Thompson of Waterworkstown who reports rapid relief and a lasting cure after using the product, with price and postal order details.
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Anan
Dean
Provincial Press Association Loyalty Message to Governor
At the annual meeting the Provincial Press Association of South Australia resolved to forward a loyalty address to the Governor. A reply from Government House, dated June 19 1917, thanks the association for its loyalty and hopes for peace and victory.
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Provincial Press Association of
South Australia
Government House
Adelaide
Association
Leigh Winser
Charles B. O'Reilly
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