20 Mar 1875
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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1875
Page
1
An extensive Australian trade notice details brands and distributors for insecticide powders and tonics. It cites Lov Tanty and Grimwade & Co Melbourne as wholesale agents and lists numerous retailers and ships, promising powerful pest control for beetles, moths, and assorted pests, with claims of climate suitability and wide availability.
The text presents a garbled inventory of ironware tools kitchen items and workshop gear including knives spoons lamps saws sockets gates and garden tools mingled with misspellings odd terms and stray brandlike names. It resembles a damaged historical catalog or shopkeeper’s stock list with many unreadable fragments.
The notice outlines HanrAhan's Hotel and Store in Ballan shifting from the Shannon Hotel premises to establish a broader general store. It promises liberal travel conditions, a wide assortment of groceries, wines, spirits, and hardware, with emphasis on customer service and continued support from associates. The ad names several trustees and solicitors and hints at life insurance and loan terms secured by late Professor William Melbourne University standards.
Fragmentary notices describe a public meeting and discussion of work on cemetery and building tasks. Mentions William Watson and others prepared to execute described work. References to measures for laying stones and steps, with no clear date or location.
A promotional notice claims ointment and pills provide relief for numerous ailments including gout skin diseases wounds and rheumatism. The listing cites vast medical claims, varied dosages, and multilingual directions, noting printed guidelines and a wide distribution through a cosmopolitan vendor network.
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