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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
4
Port Pirie council discusses preparations for a Sunday service and town celebrations. The mayor plans for photographs and a park relocation, with meetings on hall use and district improvements, including hospital grounds cleanup and playground concerts.
A four year old boy near Waverley is said to have been dying until a tin flower car from Hea Waldron arrives with Wonder-Wool. The doctor and parent describe the recovery as miraculous after one night’s treatment, claiming relief from throat congestion and relief of illness.
Payment exemptions for bicycles and "shicles" are noted with dates across May and other months. The legible parts show dates such as May 11 12 13 14 15 and October 5 6 7 8, with other scattered entries and unclear terms. It appears to be a local notice about exemptions or permissions tied to specific dates.
Wartime letters praise Dr More's Indian Root Pills for troops at the front. The amber bottle is noted for weatherproof packing and portability. Military authorities accepted 10,000 bottles early in the war, with Egypt and other stations reporting appreciation for the remedy's role in maintaining health.
An Adelaide case concerns alleged theft of silver with recovered items found at a house in Jean Park. Detective Dedman and others attended magistrates on Friday for proceedings related to Harold James Fulton, charged on information by Inspector J A Holland, with an adjournment requested and bond set.
A fragmented poem recalls distant seas and a field battle. The speaker contrasts ocean air with smoke and wounds on land while noting clean light and angelic imagery in a partially obscured scene.
A May 17 meeting in Port Pirie drew 200 to 000 attendees under Mayor Dr M Goode. Speakers including T Glayas and W F Carrie argued for temperance and reform, criticizing prohibition opposers and urging social improvements through higher wages and better conditions. The session featured humorous anecdotes and calls for fair hearing before decisions, with a formal vote planned.
A garbled record catalogs moon phases and dates such as full moons on May 16 and June 14, new moons on May 29 and 2nd, plus odd tokens like 274h and 74th full moon. It reads as a fragmented lunar timetable with many unclear labels and misspellings.
West Evburyan Lodge No 45 held a musical evening in Port Pirie on May 17 to bid farewell to Bro. A J Lane and his wife on their departure this week from the West Suburban Hotel. Brethren, visiting officers, and lodge members gathered as speeches praised charity work and the order's global influence.
Motterra Day observed with limited participation as townspeople wore white bands. Port Pirie Bee Cruise features local ship work and contributions from The Pe shears of the jibkes hops. D.C. Sc BA Clare and Moser D.O. Boatt attend. A motorist, charged with defective lights, pleads out after police testimony. Big Wheat Cargo: Dorrington Court dispatches to a distant port for grain shipment.
Fragmentary text suggests a city name rendered as uhe!? with reference to its outskirts. The readable portion implies the city boundary or suburban area influencing the regson term, but specifics are unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions cough remedies and airway relief with vague pricing references. No clear persons, organizations, or places are identifiable.
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