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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
4
A collage of notes on weather, football crowds, local business ads, moon phases, quotes, and humorous vignettes. Mentions Gladstone wins, nursing home ad, and a peppermint cure, with blurbs on manners and daily life.
James Herbert Stevens of Melside faced breaking and entering charges at Laura Magistrates Court. The theft involved Mrs Sandercock and child’s residence with items valued at £4 10s. The defendant admitted taking articles from a school house while the teacher was away and was remanded for sentence at Gladstone.
Correspondent disputes a May 29 football club dance report. The Melody Makers were the performing group, not Mrs Ogilvie's orchestra, and C. C. Forvan, secretary, asks for a correction in the next issue.
Mrs Cox of Ellendale Port Piste suffered years of backache nervous headaches and dizzy spells. After trying Doan's Backache Kidney Pills she recovered and remained well for years. Sold by chemists and stores via Poster-McClellan Co. Sydney.
A May wedding at Crystal Brook united Noreen McDonald and Allan Keith Mabell. The bride wore ivory georgette with shell pink lining, held by her father, with silver flowered embellishments and an embroidered veil. The reception followed at the Methodist Sunday School Hall with breakfast and toasts.
Plans for a trans Pacific airship service linking Los Angeles to Sydney are outlined by Goodyear Zeppelin and Senate leaders with Hoover’s support. The Los Angeles to Hawaii leg would come first, followed by Australia, Asia and the Philippines. The dirigible would cost about 9000000 pounds with Goodyear ready to invest 2000000 pounds to ensure safety. The Los Angeles to Hawaii trip is projected at 26 hours.
The Bulletin’s Service Department was created to aid country residents neglected by governments as living costs rise. Since its start, thousands seek expert guidance, with 19,000 to 25,000 queries processed over two years. Government departments, agricultural experts, and universities contributed knowledge, and demand grows while the paper supports rural communities.
An advertisement touts SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT as a cure all for coughs colds influenza asthma and infections. It claims medical honors in NZ Amsterdam Melbourne and a Supreme Court victory. The copy warns against imitations and directs readers to Gladstone Pharmacy.
Invitations for social engagements private parties and ecards notelets were printed at the Araas Express office with telephone contact 1 for orders.
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