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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
5
Pardyce fears the gang’s plan as Valerie shifts leverage over notes. Cameron pursues Diana to Paris while Fordyce uses her money, courting danger. Diana and Cora seek a safe future as Cameron threads clues through London. He suspects Fordyce’s ruin and plots to recover Diana’s funds.
A week of Tor port air revives Cor Lomax as she gains color and resilience. The quiet stay at a hotel yields no new acquaintances while she and Diana share long walks and esplanade chats. Diana fears losing the steady companionship as the need to confront her future grows.
Garth Cameron, wary of Fordyce’s schemes and believing Diana is central to his ruin, presses his inquiry. After a lunch call, he rushes to Paddington to meet Diana at the Great Western Hotel, offers forgiveness, and plans a longer discussion with Diana and her friend Cora at his chambers.
A report describes Everest climbers finding wild sheep on a glacier amid ice pinnacles, bees moths and butterflies at 21,000 feet, and permanent animal life remnants far above the snow line. Small wingless grasshoppers were seen at 18,000 feet, with creatures feeding on each other in isolated rock islands.
Sir Samuel Hordern extols the Commonwealth Conversion Loan as absolutely safe, backed by national resources, with a favorable 6 1/2 percent rate replacing the 4 1/2 percent on the old loan. All new money and bonds bear the new rate, probate value on bonds aids investors, and no second offer will occur. The government can borrow overseas at comparable rates, prompting patriotic urging to subscribe.
The article argues fallow and bare fallow farming improve dryland wheat production in Australia. It cites Victoria and New South Wales data, shows higher yields on fallowed ground, and explains soil moisture, humus, and soil organisms as key. It discusses crop rotation history, experimental stations, and the value of bare fallow in maximizing returns under dry farming.
Li Fe Buoy Taachen Teat is linked to Lever Brothers Limited L 97 in the fragment. The text shows corporate naming and a product buoy reference but lacks clear event, date, or outcome details.
An Australian Industries Protection League piece argues that high debt and foreign borrowing threaten the nation. It urges Australians to boost domestic manufacturing, protect industries, and grow population to reduce loan dependence. It warns Britain and the United States influence and urges self-reliance. It closes with a light wartime style anecdote and a Yeast gag.
An advertisement extols Formettes as a safe quick remedy for obesity and related symptoms. It claims rapid reduction, permanent benefits, and suitability for delicate women. The pills are available by subscription and through drapers in the Commonwealth.
A Melbourne chemist advertises a home remedy to restore hair color and growth using a rejuvenal compound mixed with rum and water. The blend, rubbed nightly, claims to prevent shedding dandruff and dullness, with orders handled by SH. Honahall at 46 Clarendon Street South Melbourne and promises free return postage on observations.
Dear Sir I write to thank you for your wonders I have used several bottles and am almost recovered from indigestion and chronic neuritis in my wrist and nerves Edith Primrose Park Street South Yarra wishes you success with your splendid product Sold by all chemists and country storekeepers at 2 shillings per bottle by post 3 8 Manufactured by T A Dickson Chemist Geelong Vic
TO INVENTORS Obtain full information on applications to A. T. Madden patent attorney at Fellow Institute of Patent Attorneys of Australia Corner Collind and William Streets Melbourne. Access guidance on drafting claims and securing protection for new tools and appliances.
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