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Newspaper
Burra Record
Location
Burra, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1902
Page
2
The paper invites readers to submit weekly items or incidents and promises to tidy and publish them. It notes it cannot be everywhere, but aims to collect news from willing correspondents who can relay facts without delay.
A reader letter extols Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a top aged remedy for colds and croup. The writer cites positive family results with children and urges households to keep it on hand for immediate use, based on personal experience and belief in its efficacy.
District council discusses surveyor general inquiry on road project costs and service usefulness. Elected duties, resignation of councillor Ward after 18 years, and tender awards for Leighton Gurramata road and rubble cover work are noted with financial figures and forthcoming bids.
The text records Hanson Tory 26 as present and Tosy Hanson elected chairman for the coming year. It notes officers appointed, a circular received about continental railway replies, and plans to produce receipts and expenditures at the next meeting. It mentions commonage rates and district association duties, with several terse notes on local meetings and work orders.
An advertisement notes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Dintues Remedy as a permanent cure for severe bilious colic and cholera alike after three doses. It urges chemists to stock and recommend the medicine. In Parliament, Mr. C Tucker proposes cutting MPs salaries to 7 50, but doubt exists about strong support due to the view that it is inadvisable to interfere with current pay.
A garbled advertisement text promotes Chamberlain's Pailu Balu and discusses bodily acts challenging belief. It mentions T. W. Wilkinson chemist and claims about mobility and blindness, concluding with a moral about adaption and perception.
In a tangled Adelaide scene, Lucius Civawyth tracks Red Bob and Tom Rowe to free Bed Bob, while Cora tenders care and laments lost happiness. Algernon Lisnwysh recovers as Lee returns, with detectives pursuing answers and a fragile reunion unfolding amid quiet city life.
A distressed patient recounts a long medical ordeal following a misdiagnosis. The narrative details hospital experiences, alleged mishandling, and eventual recovery after treatments labeled Clevenle Tonio. The account cites seizure like symptoms, weakness, and a period of decline before improvement.
A letter signed by MPs states they will forgo subscriptions to clubs and societies during the current Parliament due to demands from large electoral districts. The note notes several broader economic issues including Austrian labor unrest, South Africa travel costs, and water testing in Wandillab.
Cora Wil son warns Lucius Lismeyth amid a tense reunion as past debts and a dangerous affair surface. A stormy scene reveals a town plot with Winn Alpe at stake and looming influence of old friends and new threats. Weather notes praise rain aiding grass and wheat growth. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised by Mrs. J. A. Moore for cough relief.
Captain McCamish of the Salvation Army corps at Port Pirie completed a one month term in Gladstone gaol for defying a public order. Nearly 2,000 people attended a subsequent meeting at the barracks with Brigadier Birkenshaw and Major Cammine in attendance.
A testimonial from a Garden Bridge Street user endorses Doan's Ointment as the best cure for itching piles. The letter cites long relief after seven weeks and three pots, praising Wilkinson's pharmacy and McClellan Co. as sellers.
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