Rules for Servants Contract From Ottawa
A model contract for servants drawn by the Housekeepers Association in Ottawa outlines terms between mistress and maid. It covers wages, a ten hour day, overtime at fourpence per hour, Sunday evenings off after 6 30, how to be addressed as housekeeper, door access, one evening weekly to entertain friends, 11 pm curfew, board and lodging, two weeks notice for termination, and arbitration by association members for disputes.
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Ottawa
Housekeepers’ Association
Cal
Misa
Pleasing Co operation Drives 23 Million Loan Support
The 23 million loan is being lent locally by the State Government and is well received due to farmers needs. 21 million is earmarked for drought relief for farmers and small graziers. The government reorganizes to handle hundreds of assistances while local boards cooperate with efforts to cut red tape. Funding and fodder delivery are stressed with Lang, Storey, and Dunn pushing rail and shipping facilitation. Community groups and unions back the loan as drought ravages persist and the investment attracts solid contributions from country residents.
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Rut Ta Industries’ Board
Lands Department
Warwick
Lang
Storey
Dunn
Melbourne
Joan
Nion Picture Theatres
Federated Picture Showmen’s Association
Union, Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League
Country Promotion League
Act
Men's Institute
Bank Officials’ Union
Mr. Lang
Vicar Proposes Classes for Lovers in Mansfield
Rev. Hugh L. Marsh, vicar of Mansfield, urges clergy to run courting and marriage guidance classes for young couples in districts with lax morals. He outlines a syllabus covering hygiene tact and shared interests and notes clergy would avoid direct matchmaking or advising on suitability.
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Hugh L. Marsh
Mansfield
Daily Chronicle
Hean's Tonic Nerve Nuts Offer Relief for Nervous Ailments
Sufferers report remarkable results from Hean's Tonic Nerve Nuts which purify blood and build healthy nerve tissue to ease headaches back pain insomnia dyspepsia lassitude and nervous breakdown. Sold by chemists for 1 per box 12 days or six boxes for 17/3 with offer to mail order from G W Hoan Sydney.
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Hean
G. W. Hoan
Castlereagh Street
Sydney
Indian Sadhu Sundar Singh Arrives in London Preaches Across England
A Daily Express note describes Sadhu Sundar Singh, famed Indian ascetic and convert, arriving in England to preach in major churches. The 30 year old mystic, pictured in saffron robes, emphasizes his Christian calling born after a Hindu upbringing, recounting visions guiding his faith journey and his first sermon at St Matthew's Westminster.
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Sadhu Sundoh Singh
England
Daily Express
Cowley
Sadho Sundar Singh
Cenl
Sundah
Tiplaw
Nepal
Tibet
Amu
Ele
Howler
India
Palestine
St. Matthew's Church
Westminster
Engand
Christ
Land buyer nets from Marleny River corn crop
A man who purchased land on the Marleny River received £148 12s 8d from two and a half acres of corn this year.
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Marleny River
Duchess of Marlborough Secures Restitution of Conjugal Rights
The Duchess of Marlborough attended the Law Courts as her petition for restitution of conjugal rights against the Duke was heard and granted. She left with a voluminous black veil over her face and explained the long separation dating to 1907. Her counsel Sir Edward Carson spoke, noting the couple’s public respect, while the Duke was abroad and did not defend.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Edward Carson
KAC
Lord Blandford
Lord Ivor Churchill
Vonsuelo
Youra
Sonny
England
Sol Lier
London County Couneil
Fossil Egg Story From Gila River Unearthed
A prospector in the Gila River region of Arizona cracked a water worn pebble and found a fossil egg inside. The egg contents turned to a bituminous substance, suggesting bitumen derives from remains, and the egg, as large as a duck egg, resembled a cormorant egg.
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Gila River
Arizona
California
Gila
Backache warning and Kidney Pills ad from early Times
A reader testimonial endorses Dean's Backache Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and backache. The letter describes relief after taking three bottles and a lasting cure over four years. Sold by chemists for 2 shillings per bottle, with mail order from Foster-McClellan Co. in Sydney.
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Dean
Charles Boulton
Miuhon Street
Wellington
Page
Foster-McClellan Co
Pitt Street
Sydney
Chronic Chest Complaints and Local Remedies Listed
Chronic chest complaints are mentioned alongside Woods Great Peppermint Cure, Plough Shares and references to old classes of iron work at J. G. Carveth's on Maughan Street opposite the Post Office. The item lists herbal and patent remedies available locally and notes the shop’s address and offerings.
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Woods
J. G. Carveth
Maughan Street
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