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Newspaper
Wingham Chronicle And Manning River Observer
Location
Wingham, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1925
Page
6
The advertisement lists a wide range of fabrics and clothing items with varied prices, including wool flannels, calico shirting, damask, bloomers, skirts, dresses, coats, suits, and menswear. It emphasizes large stock, substantial discounts, and Australian cotton products.
The Maize Championship along the Macleay and Manning rivers highlighted a strong showing from growers like Mr. Ducat and Mr. Booth. Winners used Red Hogan and Yellow Hogan varieties with record yields. Duncan’s Umarre Whitecap and Larke Red Hogan led the field, while some plots were canceled due to frost risk and weather damage.
OCR fragment lists fighters and horses with owner names like J Booth and P Waters, noting hogan colors and placings. Mentions Duncan’s average yield 112 ounces and 66 bushole 44 Tbe, with various “Pride of Hawkesbury” and Hawkesbury entries from Taree and Hawkenbury.
Fragmented OCR passage touts Pepa inhalation as a remedy for winter bronchial trouble. It cites an eminent British physician Gordon Bratos ME C, claiming Pepa clears deep chest and lung congestion, promising rapid relief for adults and children with bronchial symptoms.
A critical piece argues that the prohibition movement fails to curb vice and corruption, detailing tax losses and social harm. It contends enforcement gaps let illicit liquor flourish, damages civil rights, and questions the era’s policy effectiveness, urging reconsideration and reform.
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to savings in grocery and drapery with a cryptic line about an early shopper or bidder. No clear event, person, or organization can be identified from the readable text.
Local sale listing details a wide array of items with reduced prices including groceries like beans, flour, sugar, tea, and canned goods. The fragmented catalog shows items such as vanilla extract, condensed milk, biscuits, and cloths, with various unit prices and measurements, reflecting a large in-store promotion.
Navy CAMBRIC and FLANNELETTE fabrics offered in various yardages and widths. Includes UP I items with dimensions, broadcloths like TWEEDS and PORTUME CLOTH, and other blends in several price points.
Fragmented OCR notes list fabric items and fabric-related goods including crochet cotton, embroidery thread, knitting wools, and sewing notions. Mentions numbers like 64 reel and 444 tin, with unclear brand names and quantities. The passage reads like a shop inventory fragment from a historical newspaper page.
A fragmented inventory lists items such as Nalla 4 Kinglivh NORBEAHONS, Karashoo WUPTER DISHES, TUMULAM, and various cups and saucers. Mentions include 4/4, 4/3, 3/1 dozens, Gold Bands, 1/8 Balt dozen and multiple brands or styles, with references to cups, saucers, and cutlery items in a sale or catalog context.
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