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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1939
Page
4
An old advertisement promotes Mirpil Skin Balm as a soothing lotion for rough and chapped skin. It claims benefits for hands, Chilblains, windburn, sunburn, sore feet, and as a base for powder and after shaving. It targets men with a humorous line about wives and housework.
A collage of quips and snippets from a humorous column includes jokes about jealousy and stardom, patient care, a nurse and doctor dialogue, domestic situations, stray anecdotes and wordplay. It features quirky lines about women power, social manners, and everyday mishaps, mixed with incomplete dialogue and fragmented scenes.
Legacy items report a Senate inquiry by Senator James McLachlan on government wheat acquisitions in Australia. It notes the initial advance to farmers, protection for those compelled to sell during wartime, pool treatment of wheat, home consumption barley pricing, and barley grading proposals. Also mentions barley growers' deputations and ongoing discussions with the Minister for Commerce. The column includes a historical “From Out the Past” recalling Gladstone notices from 1919 and earlier local events.
Gladstone Red Cross Circle met at Mrs. L. Drew’s home on Wednesday October 4 to outline drives. The group aims to enlist every resident to subscribe weekly with envelopes available from Mrs. Drew, M Batlan tyne, Mrs. J Usman and Mr. Deeble. Donations and envelopes may be left with honorary treasurer Mr. Deeble. Volunteers will head wool work sewing and old linen efforts with gifts of linen urgently requested.
Entries are invited for the Northern District Crop Competition. Secretary is Mr J B Lehmann. District covers Murraytown to Gladstone and Beetaloo Valley to Yarcowie with good crops this season and valuable prizes funded by the Department of Agriculture. Closing date October 20, late entries may be accepted. Delegates listed for information and entry forms. Mary: I didn’t know Ted had any idea of marrying you. Ann: He didn’t. It was my idea.
On October 6th the government finished planting about 7000 wees on Mount Herbert Gladstone. Wheat stands at 9 shillings 6 pence a bushel.
A fragmented table lists Jamestown rainfall data by month from 1880 onward including multiple years 1881 1885 1887 1888 1889 1890 and later figures. The OCR shows monthly totals and various decimals interspersed with noise, indicating a historical climatology record.
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