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  2. Advertising

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  3. AMONG PROMINENT PEOPLE, PAPERS and POLITICIANS

    "Levity is a national characteristic, submission is not." ...

    Article : 18 words
  4. FOR WOMAN'S EYE.

    A dainty negligence of floral crepe, made with Raglan shoulders, and semi-belted waistline. There will not be much change from ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  5. STRAW FOR HATS.

    The greater part of the straw employed for making summer hats comes from Italy. To obtain suitable straw for this purpose the wheat is sown as ...

    Article : 198 words
  6. MARINE OIL SPREADER.

    The value of oil for calming rough seas has long been recognised. The reason it is not more extensively used is probably because few vessels are ...

    Article : 359 words
  7. HE KNEW IT.

    "I never for a moment doubted that Great Britain would participate in the conflict. She had been prepared for a long time. The Belgian question was ...

    Article : 35 words
  8. WAR WINNER.

    "The side which can raise the last hundred millions is going to win."— ...

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  9. DON'T FORGET.

    "Don't forget that every man is needed, every ship is wanted, and it is our duty—yours and mine—to get them there on the job as quickly as ...

    Article : 34 words
  10. HE DOESN'T KNOW.

    "If Mr. Holman cannot borrow money it is because he has convinced those who have it to lend that he does not know how to spend it."— ...

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  11. ALL'S WELL.

    "It is very unfortunate the way a section of the public of Australia habitually exaggerate every little trouble and difficulty. There is nothing the ...

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  12. SOBER NOW.

    "Twenty years ago, when we first started on our great adventure, with the flag of Labor flying over us, we cherished the delusion that if only we could ...

    Article : 57 words
  13. LEAST HARMFUL.

    "The totalisator is the least harmful form of betting patronised by the general public, and , larger sums can be contributed by it to the State revenue." ...

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  14. MAKING WOOD OUT OF STRAW.

    If we are to believe the "'Moniteur des Scieries," wood can now be made out of straw, this being a real wood without grain or knots which can be sawed as ...

    Article : 174 words
  15. ANACHRONISTIC.

    "The strike, at all times, and in all circumstances, is an anachronistic, ineffective, brutal, and brutalising method of determining disputes; but when ...

    Article : 58 words
  16. JUSTIFIED.

    "They are quite justified in this attitude. To show politeness towards the agents of so vile a nest of vipers as the cabal which calls itself the British ...

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  17. DOUBT.

    "There is a great deal of doubt about the duration of the war. It may be brought to a more rapid conclusion if we all put our shoulders to the wheel, ...

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  18. PATRIOTISM.

    "Over Australian there is sweeping a wave of patriotism such as we have never known before. The British Empire to-day is face to face with the ...

    Article : 63 words
  19. INFLUENCE OF CHEMICALS ON GERMINATION OF SEEDS.

    Farmers and gardeners sometimes soak seeds in various saline solutions, or fumigate them with certain vapours, in order to preserve the seeds and protect them ...

    Article : 211 words
  20. BUT IT WON'T.

    "If the New South Wales Government will undertake to suppress gambling and abolish the bookmaker then it need offer no excuse whatever for also ...

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  21. ALBION.

    "Britain's action with regard to German bills of exchange adds striking testimony to the villainous, mean, huckstering spirit which has animated ...

    Article : 81 words
  22. THE WORK A WATCH DOES.

    Out of sight out of mind is particularly true in regard to the mechanism of a watch, and even those interested in mechanical matters seldom consider the ...

    Article : 180 words
  23. NOTHING WRONG.

    "There is a feeling of depression in the community. It is the wrong feeling for a community like ours. There is nothing wrong with our country. We ...

    Article : 74 words
  24. DIFFICULT TO SAY.

    "It is difficult to say what the result of the present struggle will be on the colonies and the workers of Krupp's. They are situated in the ring of the ...

    Article : 100 words
  25. CONFIDENCE.

    "Speaking only of Queensland, 1 emphatically assert that there is no reason for despondency, for despite the war, our credit has been maintained, ...

    Article : 67 words
  26. WONDERFUL WIRELESS.

    The wireless station at the Eiffel Tower in Paris could easily get its messages to Petrograd direct, but it is the most powerful wireless station on the ...

    Article : 146 words
  27. BACTERIA AND LIFE.

    In the course of an address given by Professor Emil Westgaard before the Royal Scottish Society of Arts on 'The Influence of Bacteria on Life,' the ...

    Article : 153 words
  28. CENSORED.

    "We get cablegrams censored in London, which are again censored in Australia, as though the fountain of authority in war were here and not there. ...

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  29. COMING DOWN.

    "Rents have dropped very materially; many houses are empty in the outer suburbs, and the building trade has slumped. These are facts, and it is ...

    Article : 94 words
  30. THE NATIONAL NOTE.

    "It is right that the British national note should be more frequently sounded. The present is undoubtedly an opportunity for the British composer, and he ...

    Article : 73 words
  31. TRUTH.

    "Truth is mighty and will prevail, but meanwhile the Kaiser is keeping his end up. We now read that German civilians released from ...

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  32. LOSSES.

    "It may interest your readers to learn than the losses estimated by Mr. Belloc are fully admitted by some of the German War Office officials. My ...

    Article : 98 words
  33. CHEERFUL.

    "There is no sign of haste, but everywhere there is perpetual movement, the movement of soldiers on the march, the movement of troop trains that go ...

    Article : 105 words
  34. FIGHTING FEARFUL ODDS.

    This is a blood-curdling tale about the German danger. If you are a nervous person, and want to sleep soundly in your little bed; don't read it. It is ...

    Article : 122 words
  35. THE SLAV AND THE BRITON.

    Mr. H. G. Wells, the novelist, who has recently returned from a brief sojourn in Russia is much impressed by the fact that there is much physical resemblance ...

    Article : 166 words
  36. HOPEFUL.

    "It is true that Australia to-day is in the shadow of a dark eclipse, and that a great deal has happened to make us serious and indeed sad. No one but ...

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  37. GARDEN OF EDEN.

    "Unfortunately, we are camped just outside the Garden of Eden. It is extraordinary how rapid the change is. You pass by beautiful gardens and trees, ...

    Article : 113 words
  38. MISCALCULATION.

    "The censorship appears to be a more casual affair in Germany than it was a few months ago. It may be that the long arm of Authority has grown ...

    Article : 100 words
  39. Important to Skin Sufferers.

    Sufferers from any skin disease such as eczema, old wounds, ulcers, bad legs, pimples, or any skin trouble can now obtain Borazel ointment locally, or direct ...

    Article : 63 words
  40. A PACIFICIST.

    "The President of the United States is a pacificist, and a good thing for Germany, or that perjured country would have another foe to fight. I feel ...

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  41. PUDDING AND PROPORTION.

    James started his third helping of pudding with delight. "Once upon a time, James," admonished his mother, "there was a little ...

    Article : 254 words
  42. OPTIMISTS.

    "They make the best of everything, especially of bully beef, which is their daily unvarying fare. It is, I learn, nothing more nor less than the best ...

    Article : 129 words
  43. THE HARRIS EGG-MAKER.

    Most so-called egg-producers are violent stimulants which achieve their objects for only a little while, then either kill or leave the subject useless. Harris' ...

    Article : 210 words
  44. DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN.

    lt is proverbial that "the darkest hour precedes the dawn." Mr. W. F. Denning, the English authority on meteors, has recently called attention ...

    Article : 149 words
  45. NO COWARDICE.

    "Every one must get a move on. Cowardice in business is almost as lamentable as cowardice on the battle field. If the business men of Australia ...

    Article : 52 words
  46. COURAGE.

    "This is a time of crisis for our Empire and a time which calls for national and individual sacrifice. But it is a time also which calls for courage ...

    Article : 101 words
  47. HARD TO BEAT.

    "Germany admits her initial blunders and miscalculations. But, with her enormous resources, she is merely the more determined, in a soberer spirit. ...

    Article : 125 words
  48. THE BURDEN.

    "Up to the recent Budget, the tax on earned incomes up to £1000 was 9d. in the pound. This year it will be 1s., and next year 1s. 6d. In addition the ...

    Article : 125 words
  49. RICE AND BANANA PUDDING.

    Peel and slice six bananas (ripe) and cook them for ten minutes in a stewpanain syrup made with two ounces or sugar and half gill of water flavoured ...

    Article : 96 words
  50. A BEE'S EYE.

    Did you ever look at a bee's eye through a very strong magnifying glass. It is made up of lots of little eyes massed together. And yet the eye as a ...

    Article : 90 words
  51. BAKED BANANAS AND CREAM.

    Open one end of fruit, and peel off skin, then split fruit into halves lengthwise. Place in a buttered pan, and cover with sugar, and, for each banana, allow one ...

    Article : 113 words
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