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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
4
The annual meeting of Benalla Dairy Co reports financial details including capital accounts, plant values, and liabilities. It notes a slight production reduction due to drought, with 523,060 lbs of butter and 10,536 dozen eggs handled, and discusses costs, dairy policy debates, and management acknowledgments.
Beechworth district reports the death of Mrs Bully Mackay aged 70 on the 5th instant, daughter of the late Dr GE Mackay. The weather has been exceptionally cold with a prolonged cold snap and water supply issues noted this week.
A local postwar ceremony honored returning soldiers with gold medals and a grand welcome. Leaders, relatives, and 40 women who volunteered observed the event at Shire Hall with musical numbers, displays, and a formal salute to the Gallipoli and Mon campaigns. Relatives and attendees later shared a supper and dance as the community celebrated their service.
A testimonial parodies a backache and kidney issue relief claim for Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. The user reports quick kidney improvement after use and recommends the product, noting price and availability from Foster-Maclennan Co. in Sydney. The tale ends with a caution to buy only the genuine Doan's product.
A garbled snippet promotes gray hair treatment using Bay Bum sold by chemists. It claims an ounce sachet provides full directions and a taber with mood, mentioning Kemso and xy tals, but the text is incomplete and unclear.
The half yearly export of the bank shows net profit after expenses of £164,106 with reserves increased to £1,200,000. A dividend at 6 percent is proposed, £60,000 to the reserve fund, and £60,014 carried forward. deposits and advances rise amid prosperity and high prices. Expansion includes a new Edunhup branch in Victoria and plans for Brisbane and Sydney branches.
A historic note extols Anvil Annie Cement as a remarkable preparation to repair ornaments made of glass wood bone shina or earthenware. It claims the cement can restore items to as good as new and notes wide store availability and leading chemists advertising it.
A reading on women of steadfast courage in adversity. It notes Spurgeon and Disraeli quotes about wives supporting husbands through trials, praising daily quiet heroism, and urging recognition of the true partner beyond fair weather. It stresses resilience, faith, and mutual love as paths to enduring happiness.
An excerpt from Indian Memories describes exhausted British troops after victory rescuing starving native infants. A captain urges action. soldiers share milk, forming a makeshift nursery for babies as the heroic moment unfolds. A contrasting anecdote about stubborn Stilton cheese ends with a moral on interest versus fortune.
A vintage notice promotes Lithone a hair product claiming it returns grey hair to natural color without oil or fabric staining. It asserts wide user satisfaction in Australia and recommends purchasing through V Say Chemist or Goodell Black and Co Ltd as sole agents in Sydney.
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