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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1932
Page
3
Readers urged to solve a puzzle by spotting missing letters in advertisements printed in the paper. The contest invites participation and promises cash prizes for correct solutions, with further details to be announced in forthcoming editions.
The notice describes prize percentages for first second and third prizes and outlines the ad judging process. It cites a United Areas guarantee and mentions a contest opening weekly with adjudication planned for May street at 1130 am on various dates in 1971.
A column by Galloway BSc examines how growing labor saving devices spur fierce competition, wage pressures, and social ills. He argues money scarcity, not production, drives poverty, tracing money’s history from barter to currency and stressing credit over gold as the basis of a sound economy.
Complete copies of Poverty Amidst Plenty are obtainable at all booksellers or directly from the publishers the Douglas Social Credit Movement Arundate Buildings Tames Street Perth for ninepence.
A fragmented discussion argues that restricting money supply to gold causes distress despite abundant factories and labor. The piece critiques gold standard logic, cites Argentina and Russia Germany examples, and warns currency reform could trigger inflation and famine without real production capacity. It emphasizes money supply tied to commodity production as the stabilizing rule and warns against speculative banking expansion.
Captain Rafiaelleust recalls Garibaldi’s looks during the Rome campaign. He notes long fair hair and beard, blue eyes, strong eyebrows, and a leonine bearing that aged but remained notable. The observer recalls women in Trastevere praising him and a rare tear during the 1849 storm of Rome.
A periodical guide warns of frost and cold mornings harming tender plants like cinerarias and pelargoniums. It advises covering with sheets of paper, using decaying leaves as mulch, delaying potatoes and tomatoes, and explains deciduous plants rest needs, reduced watering, and spring nourishment. It describes propagating cuttings in five inch pots, using sand beds, calico covers, and careful potting into composted soil for potted fuchsias and related plants.
Dowling described how hedge schools began on river banks with open air teaching and later moved to barns or makeshift buildings. Pupils endured harsh training, travelled long distances, and doubled as poor scholars until they completed studies and opened their own schools. The hedge masters preserved old bardic culture as native education waned.
A talking clock will be installed at the Paris Observatory to inform subscribers by voice. The device will emit the tune and the speaking sequence will prepare users for the service. Observatory staff face a daily daytime call load while setting up the system.
A draft note explains how adverts in small spaces reveal what buyers want and what sellers can charge. It advises listing useful items clearly, pricing fairly, and presenting condition details to attract readers and maximize return.
For years Reindeer Brands by H. Rayner and Sons Perth offer pure fruit jams and cane sugar products. Also advertised galv iron sheets nails and country vegetable orders from Bairds Co Perth. Fancy costumes for hire from Milton and Adams at the Suxor Theatre Perth with phone contact B3383.
Advert reads that varicose conditions can be cured permanently and painlessly without rest, claiming no wage loss and including postal treatment and other ailment assistance. Nurse Vane Wallace AT.N.A, late ALP, 247 Hayat, Perth, is listed with contact.
The United Press Ltd advertises Visitors Register Books as required by the Licensing Act. They offer Fallcloth bound copies for 15 shillings and leather bound editions for 21 shillings, available from 971 Hay Street, Perth, or the newspaper’s office.
A Perth chemist from Porrest Place announces special catering for country clients and highlights his famous eczema ointment as a key offering.
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