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Newspaper
Kyneton Guardian
Location
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
3
A vivid diary-style account of soldiers arriving on leave at Victoria Station and crowds in London during wartime. The writer contrasts grim veterans and colonial troops with civilians, describes busy hotel lobbies, shopping streets, and theatres, and reflects on war’s impact on daily life and morale.
Garden questions answered this week cover soil handling in wet conditions and spring sowing. Advice includes sowing hardy seeds, transplanting roses and ornamentals, taking wood cuttings with heel, and trench planting. Also guidance on vegetable garden prep, sowing brassicas, and weed removal to reduce pests.
London press highlights Captain Beans story and German acts as Britain distraught at nurse Cavell and Captain Fryatt murders. Reports claim pacifists and leaders discuss war aims while alerts warn of prisoner mistreatment and harsh German captivity. Details describe brutalising barracks, nutrition, and deprivation for British and French officers and Australians.
An old advertorial piece touts Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery and The Mothers Remedy as a family health aid. It depicts a mother using the remedies to protect children from illness and keep them comfy, claiming all around health for the household with prices shown at 170 and 3 shillings.
They Make You Feel Good the pleasant purgative effect produced by Chamberlain's Tablets for the stomach and liver, so the healthy condition of body and mind which they create, make one feel joyful. Sold by all storekeepers and chemists in Kygeton and D J Ree Malmebury.
A list of FOR VALOR awards to numerous Australians and New Zealanders, detailing ranks from Lieuts to Majors, and names including Adams Bagster Boyd Brown Canning, Guthrie Short, Barrowdonen Purdy Short Hamer Hamer, and many others across units such as Pioneer Batt, Machine Gun Corps, and Cantel Corps, with references to divisions and battalions. The text preserves the official tone and dense proper nouns of a military awards roster.
A garbled advert claims a cough remedy can save money and lists items like cough suppressant and throat care sold cheaply. The text presents dubious pricing and references ordinary remedies, with unclear origins and questionable efficacy. The piece reads like a satirical or damaged historical notice.
The Bantam Unit or Sea Men for ATP service faces height restrictions under a standard foot measure. A bantam brigade concept emerged from the NSW Recruitment Committee and gained Defence Authority support with district dispatches to implement. Twelve men with acceptable height were accepted for active service by day’s end, others to follow or re-enlist after prior rejection.
Exposure to bitter weather ruins hands causing cracks and bleeds. Rexona soap and Rexona ointment promise healing and softness, with Rexona skin care claimed to protect from winter troubles. Guardian Books Store advertises a wide selection of books and remedies at moderate prices.
The last batch of salviers votes from abroad brought total overseas ballots to about 127000, influencing several seats. Figures from Mona show divisions with Overseas, Man and Candidates, revealing Labor safety yet narrow margins for the Nationalist Party. Final ratifications pending by the returning officers, with ministerial results leaning ministerial across the House.
A detailed wartime pay rate and pension outline lists daily rates for private to commissioned officers, separation allowances, deferred pay, and wartime pensions. It notes corps and ranks, entitlements for wives and children, and conditions for incapacity pensions. It also references a final enlistment depot and cautions about Aspirin substitutes and a cough remedy.
The article argues single men in Victoria are the main source of enlistment shortages. Five months of recruiting sergeants and campaigns fail to meet the required numbers. Official figures show about two-thirds of monthly recruits are boys or married men, while only about 3 percent come from the 4 574 single men who should enlist. The question is how to motivate eligible single men to join.
Fragmented OCR shows rainfall remarks for Kyneton mixed with harmful patent medicine pitches. Repeated claims promote Morris Imperial Eye Ointment for eye illnesses with brisk cures, naming D. J. Reen and Armstrong Bros. Vendors urged to stock and sell the product widely to readers with promises of rapid relief.
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