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Newspaper
Bombala Times
Location
Bombala, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 20, 1913
Page
2
From Our Exchanges notes various cures and tonics like Woods Great Pappermint Cure for chest issues and Bonnington Irish Moss for bronchitis influenza whooping cough or croup. It mentions free farms in the Northern Territory and a wedding breakfast address by Rev Anson Smith criticizing wedding presents as vulgar.
A humorous verse notes animals display instinct and sound, yet humans pause before advertising. It contrasts common animal sounds with man’s hesitation to promote himself, implying caution or restraint as a flaw in self promotion. The piece plays on natural world behaviors to reflect on human impulse to advertise.
A vintage ad-style piece promotes Peps tablets as a cure for bronchitis. It claims throat and chest relief by clearing phlegm and strengthening airways, detailing how the tablet emits medicinal fumes to ease breathing and end coughing, priced at 1/8 and 3/- per box.
An Australian advertisement extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a miracle remedy for kidney and back pain. Mrs Reynolds testifies the pills stopped pain quickly and kept her free of backache, claiming five years relief after initial treatment. The ad urges immediate kidney care and lists price and supplier Foster McClellan Co of Sydney.
Mr Jas McGowen resigns as Premier of New South Wales and Mr Holman is named his successor. Holman, born in London, emigrated at 18, started as a furniture trades worker, then entered politics in Sydney. He rose through Labor ranks, served in the Assembly since 1898, was deputy leader from 1903, studied law, and became Attorney General three years ago, playing a central role in keeping the government in power.
An article warns that acid in the stomach inflames its lining and causes illness, noting medicines cannot remove the root cause. It promotes neutralising the acid with a half teaspoon of bisurated magnesia in water after meals and suggests keeping it handy to allow consuming normally tolerated foods.
A horse named Moins Cing owned by Edmond Blanc collapsed and died near the finish at Maisons-Lafitte after a hostile crowd hissed the runner. Backers believed unfairly run, yet their suspicions lingered as the horse succumbed before the post.
Survivors of the Schroeder Stranz Arctic expedition recount ongoing tensions from the start. German members split from Norwegians near Spitzbergen and pushed toward Mossel Bay, later forming two groups and enduring extreme hunger and brutal weather. Dr Ruediger and Herr Rave staggered back to the ship after seven weeks with makeshift gear and amputations, while Eberhardt Rotyold and Stenersen faced a deadly crossing to Salmon Lake leaving Oberhardt missing on a hilltop.
A Sydney user, Martha Simmons of Balmain, testifies about Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills improving her long struggle with bilious attacks, weak blood, headaches, and constipation. The testimonial claims the remedy restored health and urges publication. similar praise is attributed to another woman, Mia, as noted in the letter.
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