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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1924
Page
4
Reports describe Alex A Abotomey FNLGO FLOT eye specialist famed in Vietorie visiting Benalla with his qualified assistant. He offers glaucoma relief and eye disorders treatment, with consultations at Grainger's Austral House from 1 pm to 6 pm on Friday 28 March, plus monthly visits by appointment.
The article highlights a broad selection of wools available to shoppers featuring a new Two Tone Effect line. It notes the variety and appeal of the fabrics for tailoring and craft work.
Special arrangements mark the Governor Earl of Stradbroke arrival by morning train to Benalla. He is welcomed by the Shire President and Agricultural Society officials, inspected by a guard of honor, and attends a municipal reception before the convention opens at Shire Hall. The Premier and other MPs will attend the opening and return to Melbourne Wednesday. A complimentary concert follows with notable performers.
The 22nd annual convention of the Chamber of Agriculture opens in Yam Hall with sessions on beet sugar, tobacco culture, conservation, and grassland development. Delegates push for weed control, higher apprentice numbers, expanded postal telephonic services, road and building issues, and greater funding for agricultural research and field officers.
The article discusses efforts to raise the carrying capacity of pasture lands in the state to boost wool production. It notes top dressing grass with phosphate could lift productivity, but authorities may resist. Proposals include tax relief on land and improved farming practices to enhance valuation and services.
An Australian reader, Mr. J. Ki Peacock of Videttown, credits Doan's Backache Kidney Pills with curing a severe backache and kidney trouble. He notes lasting relief after a 12 month prior attack and recommends keeping the pills on hand for quick use when kidneys feel off. Sold by Foster M'Clellan in Sydney for 12/5 per bottle.
An advertisement touts a coconut oil conditioner claiming to improve hair shine and softness with simple regular use. It promises strong, healthy hair and notes product accessibility through dealers. A side note mentions a trespassing warning on property at Warrenbayne.
Benalla Methodist Sunday School marked its anniversary with three crowded services led by Rev. F Wilklais of Watgaratta. The day featured child choirs, addresses by Mr Walklate, prizes, and a silver inkstand presentation to Mr Stevenson for training the children in music.
The Benalla Standard sets ad rules requiring CAS with casual ads unless a two line account exists. Extra lines cost 6d per portion, with 4 7 per inch. Alterations to standing ads must be lodged by noon on Wednesday and Friday at the proprietor’s office.
A meeting of the Returned Sol- Were' League and Mechanics' Ly- Sailute way committee chaired by C Walken adopted plans and specifications based on the third sketch with frontage from the second sketch. The committee aims to have the plans adopted and exhibited at the Ange Sports on April 12.
J. Mi Sheehan, organizer for the AR,U, travels Victoria calling mass meetings over railway grievances. He says the bonus and pay systems provoke favoritism and unfairness in Newport workshops and a pinprick punishment regime in the transportation branch fuels worker anger. He notes protests to Ministers and promises further disclosures after a Melbourne gathering.
An advertorial piece touts Dermax as a cosmetic that mysteriously removes freckles tan and sallowness to reveal clear skin after nightly application. It also promotes Gruen Health Salts claiming to clear toxins from blood and relieve rheumatism and kidney liver and bladder troubles with a daily warm-water dose.
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