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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1908
Page
3
Manufacturer offers a large range of blouses in French Cambric Zephyr and Muslin. Styles include cheeks and stripes with detachable white linen golf collars priced at 2s 6d each. Also listed are French Cambrics Muslins Zephyrs Livens and others in multiple patterns and costumes.
About a hundred residents gathered at Shire hall to discuss a candidate for the Benalla constituency. Dr Nicholson chaired as Mr Tone outlined the plan to invite likely candidates and test support, while speakers criticized past actions and pressed for clear positions and direct expressions from prospective candidates.
A satirical account likens Benalla voters to Frederick the Pirates of Penzance hero, amid a crowded field of suitors for his hand and a debate over who should lead his choice. The small finger represents a tiny faction guiding unresolved claims, while old loyalties and new rivals clash and the meeting ends with Frederick’s interests preserved.
Quire 4 Lanier Bonnington s Trish Moxy has loen in use 1 yeard and remains the premier emus renedsy it public Taver. The note cites preparation and Soll as factors while highlighting ongoing merit.
Inventory listing shows 35 dozen white muslin and lawn skirts with tucks hems and various finishes. Also offered are colored Zephyr skirts with smocked yokes and sleeves in sizes 20 22 and 24. Children's print dresses feature white grounds with smocked yokes and sleeves, priced 2s lld each.
Promoters claim the preparation removes dandruff and makes hair grow thick and glossy. They urge users to tell friends about the product and warn against substitutes. Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co of Lowell, Massachusetts.
An old advertisement argues efficiency hinges on kidney health and promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. It features testimonial from Mrs. Fr. Mackerell of Benalla, describing back pain relief after using multiple boxes, and urges readers to treat kidneys to avoid dropsy diabetes or Bright's disease.
Mr Aubrey Singleton eldest son of Mrs Singleton of Arundel Green returns to Benalla after a 25 year absence. He recalls a transforming town with new schools and streets and contrasts it with the old swamp and sparse buildings. Singleton shares experiences from Queensland mining and pastoral ventures, noting land values and farming prospects, including Darling Downs and Bowen. He praises artesian bores, mining in Charters Towers, and the cattle and horse industry potential, while outlining land costs and open grazing opportunities.
The Violettown Shire Council approved a Benalla deputation to Melbourne for a Minister of Public Works grant for Lake Leggatt road works. It granted half costs for ten chains light formation on the boundary with Messrs Lellind and Doyle, and proposed Warrenbayne boundary road works. Grants noted for reserve status at Upotiporpon, gravelling progress, thistle control, and a fire brigade lease proposal. A general rate of the shire was struck for the year, and invitations issued for a revaluation bid due by 30 September 1900 with remuneration of £100.
An advertisement promotes Laxo-Ton tonics to treat a liver issue with a bold claim. It notes the product would act first thing in the morning and urges purchase through Thompson & Co., Agents.
A compact trade notice lists agents and suppliers including Australian Chemical and Explosives, Cas Manures, Standard Sewing Machines, Orion Stower, Waddell's Honedutt, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Jaguers and Sons, monumental sculpture, Melbourne, and Lipp Kohl W and Nittag Pianos. Hides Tallow Wool and all descriptions appear, skins bought for cash.
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