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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1902
Page
3
A Miller and Co sale touts boots direct from beet makers with spot cash deals on men and ladies footwear, heavy watertights, Balmorals, slippers, infant boots, and a large range of linen damask, towels, quilts, blankets, tapes, and fabrics at marked down prices. Promotions include striped flannelettes, frilled pillow cases, towels, rugs, mats, and new season millinery offered at sale rates.
A retail list details yardage and items for men and boys including flannelette shirts, flannel undershirts, Arctic underwear, warm socks, braces, overcoats in beaver cloth, ties, scarves, Alpine hats, felt camp hats, and knickerbockers. Discounts show many items at low prewar prices, with items like Macintosh coats and denim pants featured at reduced rates.
A 9 year old Jessup in Murrain Gow injured when a cartridge exploded while extracting it from a tree with a tomahawk. Doctors fear loss of sight in the left eye. An elderly man, John Manley, over 80, fell and broke a thigh near Cogent Benevolent Ayilam and was moved to Ovens District Hospital. A Mooroopna post office farmer James Martin died while signing postal notes. G. Howard survived a blast accident at the Mooroopna levee works with minor injuries. Hospital Sunday drew large attendance and over £30 including church collections. Frost damaged crops in Shpartan area. In St James Catholics raised funds for a church but the Bishop refused approval citing current parish adequacy. At Wangaratta land sales yielded high prices per acre. Several injuries from vehicle accidents and a cow theft case linked to Hoguard proceeding to trial. Molyullah Coronation picnic at Molyullah attracted hundreds of attendees with a day of games, races, and a ball, plus a large bonfire and fireworks.
Thoona district enjoyed a crowded concert led by president R R Tennan with a standout performance by P Burke. The Thoons Glee Club under J Johns en earned applause alongside songs by Sinclair Jensen Young and Good. State school children performed two part songs and recitations, with a varied program including comedies and solos.
At Benalla Police Court John Tanner faced a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Frederick Moore on June 1. The case details include witness accounts and medical testimony describing a tomahawk wound to the head, Tanner’s alleged threats, committal for trial, and bail conditions.
The Benalla Ladies Benevolent Society held its annual meeting at the Mechanics Institute on Monday evening. Reports show funds and government grants received, losses of officers, and ongoing donations. officers were re-elected with Mrs Maughan as president and Mrs Tyne as secretary-treasurer. the society thanks local press for notices and supporter contributions.
A minister from Emporia Kan recounts using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to cure a severely ill neighbor with bilious illness. The neighbor, after two doctors and days of distress, reportedly recovered after following the remedy’s dosing. Sold by A. Miller and Co. Venalia.
A Moyhu and Greta fox hunt led by M Byrne used 47 hounds to stalk foxes across paddocks, swamps, and a steepland. Despite wire fences and rough ground, several capital runs occurred over about five hours with many horses brushed and no serious injuries. Those who rode out included Mick, Dan, Tom and Jim Byrne, Lonergan, Simmonds, King, Lahart, Meagher, and Byrne.
An early 20th century note touts Egyptian Eye Salve as a natural vegetable remedy said to cure many ailments of the eye and flesh. The text claims health benefits and lists a price of 2 shillings 6 pence.
Irvine's Brandy, distilled under Vietorian oversight, bears the concentrated essence of the grape and has won prizes wherever exhibited. Bottles at 5 percent are sold by J. C. Ry Kurtmann, wine and spirit merchant, Bonailla.
A brief notice extols an unnamed local trader as the undoubted best and cheapest in the district. The praise emphasizes value and reliability in trading within the community.
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