Saturday Referendum Debate Draws Two Sides on Liquor Hours
The Liquor Defence Association frames rural life versus city curbs arguing country hotels serve communities, while urging early voting preferences to limit alcohol during wartime. The piece contrasts Sydney precincts with small towns, cites medical notes on alcohol harm, and urges public action ahead of the referendum.
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The
Liquor Defence Association
Gsg
Sydney
Carnival
Trump
Big Sydney
Wademacks
Lynch Lay
Appeal of the Doctor Urges Alcohol Limit During War
A group of medical professionals in New South Wales appeals to voters to support restricting the value of alcoholic beverages during the war effort. They urge the community to place welfare first as the nation faces a pivotal point in its history.
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Vttorta
Professor Weluh
Tin Inman Cus
Sydney
Roenageoue
Tower Fiver
Amferson Bruart
New South Wales
Embargo on Wool Shipments Shocks London Market
Bechuty and others discuss an embargo on wool exports to Britain and Japan, causing brokers to reassess supply. The move, viewed as aimed at American needs, eclipses earlier optimism as Bradford and other stations brace for potential shortages.
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Bechuty
Beli
Daverd
Phos
Jypanove Orks
Unite
Bradford
Market Report on Wool and Tallow Offerings
Market report by Jobe Beidge and Co Ltd under dated June 1016 notes wool market strengthening despite embargo limiting shipments to Empire ports with no Japan exception if conditions met. Tallow offerings totaled 206 casks with strong sales and rising catalog import indicating prime prices around 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobe Beidge and Co. Ltd
Dueard
Empire
Japan
Mis Sixteenth Wife and the Very Married Men and Women
A garbled account traces men with many wives from ancient to modern times, highlighting Beaux and Bluebeard figures. It describes a Frenchman rival and a dentist who used charm and deception to woo multiple women, leaving financial and personal wreckage in his wake as he moves from state to state.
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Nowurin
Tate
Ie Mora
Charron
Fingur
Rover i
M. Charron West
Latort
Bor Sonics
Atlanfis
Charles B
Charles
Nnil & Promjnn
Re Wien
United States
Indy
Boston
Dead Shot Worm Pellets Claim toMake Children Different
An advertisement from The W. H. Comstock Co. promotes Dead Shot Worm Pellets as a pure vegetable tonic for worm eradication in children and adults. A letter from F. W. Lloyd of Victoria recounts his two year old son’s dramatic improvement after a single dose, noting worms expelled and the child healthier.
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Comstock
Worbia
Haby Lloyd
F. W. Lloyd
Clark
Hunt Brunewiel
Vic
Ivan Valgus
Rico
W. H. Comatonk Co., Ltd
WAR TIME LEXICON BOOMS WITH NEW WORDS AND NAMES
A historical note traces how terms like navy sea gabober freebooter contraband and khaki entered English during wars. It lists borrowed phrases from the Spanish American War and World War I, noting shifts in spelling and usage amid military rhetoric and propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eulbuee
Spain
Thim
Hove
Aybuern
Sid
Fragmented OCR reads on historical car sale and crusades
The text mixes a motor car advertisement with garbled references to medieval crusades and wartime coinage. It mentions a Dodge vehicle and a London Gazette style note about military appointments, all in broken, non-cohesive lines.
Verdun era remembered in a muddled war critiques column
A retrospective row about Verdun is described in a crowded, unclear critique that contrasts accounts, notes editorial bias, and laments inconsistent wartime reporting. It highlights 70,000 casualties cited by a Austrian writer and questions reader comprehension of the opulent, prowar style.
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Auatelan
Euvuit
Hughes
Dalembates
Germany
Suwluy
Pasangee
Vivehott
Ds Ati m
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Baton
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Redfern
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Perth
Launceston & Wellington
Studebaker
P. Wall
Wallington
1 Bros
Agente
Nuutrfugal Pony
Utopia
Witlin
Benbow Bros, Ltd
Dauitt Sfrant
Fidmat
G. P. Wall
Wellington
Woca
Massey - Harris Company, Ltd
Broadway
Pacere
Mary
Ward
Likly
Thie
CROWN
TOR Grazing
Stuart
Lilly
Fluirtwen
Paros Yhaws
Mary Byencor Wau
Mr Bigford
Dumber Tourton
Mudaiin
Inieanda
Andalyn Clemente
Bach ‘I Barbara
Yenza
Sydney Wool Report
War
Donee Bromnenrs Motor Car
Dalgety & OO
Donse Baorneds
Motor Car Local
London
Verdun
F.S. Wilmot
Jewel Time
D. J. Nicholson
Warne Street
Mr. Barser
New South
Pam
Ab Roya Mold
A. Basser
Optician
Chaluis Homme, Maraelslace
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