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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1915
Page
5
Duncan M Lennan warns droughts since 1870 expose mismanagement of fodder in Australia. He cites 1902 and 1914 as real droughts, laments wasted harvests, urges systematic loss assessment by parish, highlights river Murray waters, and urges conserving hay and fodder as insurance against future dry years.
A local advertisement urges Dr. Bleidon’s New Discovery as a safe remedy for winter colds in children, claiming it quickens recovery, reduces night coughing, and keeps kids alert for study. It touts Dr Sheldon’s Discovery as a relief for croup whooping cough and bronchitis, sold in two sizes.
The Municipal Clerks Board will hold an examination on Wednesday in August for those seeking the municipal clerk post under the Local Government Act. The amended act now requires board certification before appointment to the position. Zinc concentrates worth fifty thousand tons were sold by Amalgamated Zinc Company Ltd for shipment to America.
About 220 immigrants from Patagonia, including Welsh, Russian, and Spanish nationals, are due to arrive aboard the Kwanto Mart in Melbourne with oats for the State Government. They will settle in the Northern Territory, some granted free farms while others may work on railways or other jobs until farms are prepared.
Article explains nervous disorders arise from predisposing heredity and exciting factors. It warns inherited nervousness increases vulnerability to nervous illness, but emphasizes avoiding triggers like worry and overwork. Recommends Dr Williams Pink Pills as a general nerve tonic and invites readers to request a free booklet.
A secretary of a guild seeks explanation of the Advertiser's policy favoring municipal land purchase to capture future gains. Cities like Geelong would buy land as it becomes available to fund road and park upkeep, potentially benefiting the harbor area, while critics warn such gains may be unearned by private owners. The editor is asked to provide further information on this proposed approach.
Entertainment column reviews a Geelong theatre program with Charles Chaplin in the lead for Masonoy Company comedies. The night features a mix of films and vaudeville, including Rose and Desperado, a Brittany Aquarium glimpse, and new bar room sketches, plus an all picture programme tonight with Chaplin in a new job and another comedy.
The Mechanics' Institute hosted the Bohemian Dramatic Company for An Indian Hero with a modest audience on Saturday night and a toy matinee on Saturday afternoon drawing juveniles and some adults. The company plans souvenir gift nights all week with every ticket.
An advertisement claims no disease defies Chamberlains Cough Remedy and asserts relief from chest pain fever and discomfort. It promises quick relief from milientia first symptoms and denies danger of pneumonia when used early.
FOR CHILDREN TEETHING KER NOTS SOOTHING POWDERS have now had sixty years experience They are the most efficacious remedy ever introduced They relieve children of distressing symptoms from which they suffer Fits convulsions feverish heats inflammation of the gums relaxation of the bowels They preserve a healthy state of the condition during teething 1 shilling per bottle Kernat Chemist adder
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