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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 13, 1921
Page
4
War Cry recounts an old German man in a Men’s Home who, after repeated relapses, finds faith as a minister feeds him the last meals. The man asks if Jesus can save him and, after a prayer, confesses belief, inspiring others as he nears death. The piece praises the Home’s work and its gentle staff.
Mrs T F Stevens of Fort Pirie reports relief after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for a severe kidney disorder with back pain and cloudy secretions. The testimonial claims two years of relief and urges readers to buy from Foster-McLellan Co at 2/9 per bottle, ensuring the product is Doan's. The account notes widespread availability from chemists and storekeepers.
A satirical monologue traces a man's life from infancy to old age. It contrasts perceptions of virtue and vice across eras and roles from angelic to criminal, noting how society brands him differently by status, wealth, politics, and religion. The piece ends with a wry comment on life’s humor and a cough remedy advert.
Gladstone council minutes from Friday discuss OGC rebate on Memorial Hall hire, hall upkeep costs, and a proposed footpath to the oval. debate centers on charges, property ownership, rents, and a traveling sale event on May 11 with a £23 hall hire fee.
A familiar amber bottle of Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills sits in homes for daily use. The ad urges readers to keep the remedy to treat digestion, constipation, and minor ailments, avoiding doctors by self prescribing.
Town Clerk reports many towns drop the scheme as a good paying one for hall rights. Applicants cite squeeze by picture firms and higher potential revenue from annual ball hire. Debate over revenue, bail resolution, and Minds Home donation. Road repairs urged including Sixth Street and Read to Willett corners. Paysheet passed. no payments listed.
A record says the longest snake measured is a Mexican anaconda at 37 feet. The note mentions public interest in large serpents and reflects generic trivia.
A five seater Dodge car owned by W H Underwood of Snowtown was stolen from his garage between Sunday night and Monday morning after a break in. Fresh tyre tracks appeared on the Pirie road and the vehicle was found abandoned near Crystal Brook. J H Gunter of Crystal Brook and two youths and a girl were involved. Gunter claimed joy riding. In Port Pirie the youth pleaded guilty to unlawful possession. he was reprimanded and discharged with costs to pay.
A Sarnia Topics reader laments relentless levies and bureaucratic scrutiny strangling business. From taxes to relief appeals, the writer says authorities and charities exhaust profits, leaving him guesswork about ownership, status, and future.
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