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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
3
The Sydney weekly rabbit skin sale showed an irregular market with most lots down 4d per T D unit, while extra prime skins sold strongly at high rates. Winchcombe Carson Limited secured 35d per lb for eight bundles of heavy winter furs from the Queanbeyan district, setting the top price in the city market.
Heavier supplies of sheep and lambs, totaling about 70,900 over two days, saw Monday prices weaker for prime heavies while Thursday opened irregular yet fair given heavy shedding. Lambs fell to near lows, but export demand remained satisfactory. Cattle supplies remained heavy and prices fell further, with strong demand only for plain beef. Prospects for other classes dimmed. expectations held prices at yesterday’s level, with best outcomes for early sales.
Advice on treating sore throat and laryngitis with a minty inhaled fragrance and a paste called Peps. Claims of destroying throat germs, easing hoarseness, and preventing bronchitis with a tongue dissolve and inhalation method. Sold in Sydney by the Peps Pastille Co. or chemists.
Truth argues the Country Party will win the Chamber and press for coastal wharves and jetty ties while resuming land near Coff's Harbor and Jervis Bay. It calls for a compact party to push decentralisation to save the countryside from centralization, warning the city would decay if not adopted.
In a Sydney theatre gallery a rude brawl erupts during a Sisters State comedy show. A burley youth attacks audience members, a 14 year old and a sailor fall, while the chucker-out guards the stairs with pride. Oriel misidentifies the aggressor as Energy Willis, noted for the Speakership incident.
A vintage advertisement warns that a baby’s cough may lead to croup and other serious troubles. It promotes Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery as a ready remedy, guaranteed, with prices of 1s 6d and 3s, available everywhere.
At about 1 pm on Sunday the 26th, Robert Minehan and Harry Murray swam at Cato Creek near the bridge. Minehan, a strong swimmer, likely cramped and disappeared. Bredbridge and Murray retrieved him. Despite artificial resuscitation efforts by Cato Hotel licensee C Robertson, Sergeant Sawtell, and Dr. Dickey, he died. Minehan, 63, from Bombala, was headed to Westmorling for tins, staying at the Cato Hotel. he leaves a grown son at Mogila Station. The body was laid to rest in the Church of England cemetery with Rev. T. Gibson officiating.
An advertisement urges consumers to reject counterfeit extracts and to choose Sanders Extract. It claims Sanders includes unique stimulants and antseyme powers, produced from pure leaves through refined processes, offering genuine quality in small doses and preventing disappointment from inferior oils and so called extracts.
The Speedwells are touted as the cheapest and best bicycles with prices listed for Royal Model D E Conqueror and Juvenile units. A J Norris notes a large stock of accessories and claims steady sales, having averaged over one new bicycle monthly for thirteen years.
A public notice reports the ghove MILLS have moved to a new site and timber quality remains 98 per 100 feet. The mill emphasizes prompt police attention to any issues, with attention to all concerns, whether large or small, by BROTHERAVON and W. YELDS.
Readers harass country editors over political stance with threats and appeals for loyalty. The piece argues city papers escape such abuse while country editors face insults outside shops and in streets, bearing the burden of defendingLeading articles amid hostile subscribers and delayed payments.
A Victorian era advertorial tale claims Mother Seigel's Syrup cures indigestion insomnia and liver trouble John Quin of Elizabeth Street Melbourne recounts illness before finding relief after following a friend's advice to take the syrup The copy extols permanent cures and urges readers to try the herbal remedy for pains after eating headaches biliousness constipation and wind on the stomach
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