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Heiress Marries Prince
In this article from the Western Mail, news from Paris informs readers about a cheering crowd of 3000 people, mostly women, who mobbed Miss Barbara Hutton, the American Woolworths’ heiress, and Russian Prince Alexis Mdivani as they left the…
Celotex
This advertisement for a new building material, Celotex, highlights its dual properties of strength and insulation as a selling point. Drawing comparisons to past societies, the article suggests while the Aztecs and the Eskimos had built for…
The Order of the Thistle
Explaining the establishment of "The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle” in 1687, this article from the Western Argus first discusses the medieval adoption of the thistle as Scotland’s national emblem. This it dates to the…
Promising Colt
In this article concerning the sale of a yearling racehorse in Melbourne, the sire is identified as a horse named “Medieval Knightâ€. The colt was offered for sale by Alan Lechte in Messrs William Inglis and Son’s yearling catalogue…
Novel Industry. Australia – Land of the Harp.
In this Western Mail article about Britain’s export of five million yards of musical instrument strings each year, Australia is identified as the top destination for harp strings. In contrast, the article singles out South Africa as preferring…
Finucane-Higgins
This article from the wedding column of the Western Mail gives an account of the wedding of Josephine Higgins and Kevin Finucane at St Mary’s Cathedral on 6 January 1930. The bride’s dress is described as a picture frock of soft white…