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Newspaper

Colac Herald

Location

Colac, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jan 31, 1913

Page

6

Feeding and Weeding in Dairy Breeding Practices

An essay urging dairymen to adopt better breeding and feeding practices. It argues for using pure blood sires from proven lines, emphasizes the primacy of balanced feeding, and warns against reliance on scraps or yard bull stock. It notes the high cost of cattle and the need for careful weed control and profitability on farm.

Boersat Sy F.ceyo Geo Tran Bern Stover Hitewtt

Keating’s Powder Exterminates Insects for Household Use

An advertisement proclaims Keating's Powder destroys bugs moths beetles and other insects while harmless to domestic animals. It claims the product is clean to apply and sold in tins with Thomas Keating's signature. Imitations are said to be useless and harmful. Available from chemists at varied prices.

Keating

Remembering Revd John Williams of Wooloongabba Brisbane

A Brisbane obituary notes the late Revd John Williams long service as pastor and principal of the Theological School. It highlights his educational sermons and a letter praising a medicine claimed to cure nervous breakdown insomnia weakness brain fog and stomach and liver ailments. It urges business readers to read the letter for health benefits.

Wooloongabba Brisbane Theological S School John Willams

Horse Racing Programme With Multiple Handicaps and Entries

A detailed program lists numerous handicaps for a racing meet including 1 THIAL HANDICAP, 2 PONY RACE, 3 BEEAC HANDICAP, 4 DISTANCE HANDICAP TROUT, NOVELTY PONY RACE, 6 WELTFER HANDICAP, and HANDICAP HACK RACE. Entries close February 1 with weights in Argus and local papers. post entry rules, penalties, and special trains noted. certificates of pony heights required. Speakers include President I. Gen e, Vice Darcy, and officials such as P. Barey, Wynne, and J. H. McArh.

VRC Argus Mommit Fee Beep Tarnige Messrs Darcy Bendall’s Watson V.R.C. Bules Creshi Colac Herald Beale Peterson Mesars Darcy Rondall Arbol Seers Booth Clure Colac Balaif Neeren

Clements Tonic Praised For Nervous Troubles And Sleep

A testimonial endorses Clements Tonic for recovery from nervous breakdown due to overwork. The letter claims rapid, natural sleep and renewed vigor, urging readers to seek the remedy from AM Chemists and Stores with broad availability.

Clements Tonic

Handicaps and Entries for Local Horse Races and Nominations

The notice outlines trial handicaps for sers and ponies over various distances including 3 furlongs and 4 furlongs. It lists entry terms for horses not winning more than 15 sers, ponies up to 10 yards start, and races with weights and acceptance rules. An amateur rider provision, cushion weights, and rehandicap policy after declarations are noted with nomination and acceptance fees.

Big land settlement figures show shifts in farm land rents

The report details 1912 land settlement totals across agricultural farms and rentals, noting declines in settled area for perennial leaf selections and prickly pear, a large rise in grazing selections, and overall farm counts at 44 x7) in 1912 and 2410 in 1971.

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