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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1940
Page
6
An old advertisement explains kidney waste buildup causes backaches and other symptoms. It promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a long tested remedy to flush harmful waste from the blood and relieve pain, urging readers to buy now.
A town newspaper card highlights TODAY'S EFFORT to support the state-wide war fund drive. Hostesses and committees organized a day of activities with prizes to attract attendees and encourage gifts. Gratitude is expressed for readers who sent parcels for a sick child, while ongoing needs include clothing for a young girl and summer dresses for an aged woman. Recipes and home goods fill the rest of the page with practical instructions.
A compact verse page offers poems by Claire Ritenie and Jean Morton about friendship, happiness, and resilience, plus a brief recipe snippet for a cheese and vegetable casserole. The pieces blend advice on cheer, care, patience, and faith with light, homey imagery.
A West Victorian district table tennis event drew over 90 players including from Noradjuha Remlaw and Vectis East. In the women’s singles Edith McDonald of Neradiuha won with 22 games, Edith defeating her rival. Truby Penny had 21. Afternoon tea was provided by local clubs as R. Coustiey thanked sponsors and hosts for support.
Woman health guide offer appears from a Melbourne address listing "Healthy for Women" hooklet. Includes instruction to write for a copy and mentions a Ladies' College and a reunion with a street address and year.
A Saturday working bee at Kalimna Park saw a team under Mr Bye supervise construction work. Women assisted Mr Smith in marking out the lawn while attendees enjoyed afternoon tea. A croquet game left one participant injured.
An OCR fragment from a Horsham club item provides partial names and roles. The legible parts reference ministers, a candidate named Hye, and a potential election context with others such as Me oO Mem Wind Of Mire. The text is heavily garbled with missing letters and inconsistent spacing, offering only hints of a meeting or appointment sequence without a coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
The document lists wool appraisements across multiple towns and districts with numerous farm sites and dealers named. It references dates around December and headings for principal appraisements, noting values and consignments by various stations. The style mirrors a ledger notice from The Commonwealth Wool & Produce Co Ltd in Melbourne.
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