29 Apr 1850
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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1850
Page
1
The Adelaide Daily Times reveals mechanical arrangements for the new issue pattern starting today. Full sheet issues on Monday Wednesday and Friday, half sheets with ads and shipping news on Tuesday and Polar, and double sheet Saturdays with week’s news. Subscriptions 15s per quarter in advance or 17s 6d on credit.
A long testimonial style ad for Hottons Ointment and Pills touts cures for rheumatic gout ulcers wounds and leg issues. Letters claim rapid relief after using the ointment, with personal anecdotes from Thomas Brunton Andrew Brack and Oliver Jenkins and references to military service and pensions. The piece also lists prices for wines and spirits at the Burra Hotel and advertises the remedy and its purported benefits in a period newspaper tone.
Clapham rise boarding school offers courses in spherical trigonometry optics and geometry with emphasis on college and university examinations. The text references voluntary theological examination and names several figures and places including Honiton Cam It fanted and Lord Ashburton though details are fragmentary.
The Daily Times General Printings Office announces a large assortment of new and splendid type just received. The proprietor offers to print newspapers, secure book-work, and perform any letter press printing in a high quality style. Located opposite the Adelaide Commercial, under the Adelaide Times Office sign.
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