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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1914
Page
4
Those who have taken this medicine report splendid healing power for bronchitis cough croup asthma and breathing problems. It soothes throat irritation strengthens the voice and prevents coughs from becoming chronic or consumption. A dose or two at onset is said to be sufficient and no house should be without it sold by all chemists and medicine vendors.
A mixed catalogue lists fountain pens, ink, and paper products from Che Zaura Standard Stationery Department and various brands. It mentions Signet Linnouatte Le, Empire Paper, Go Our Own, and Perfecto among others, with prices in pence and box quantities noted for official packs and inks.
The article notes drought history in South Australia and cites patterns where dry years have followed by wet or very wet years. It discusses uncertainty in weather science but suggests returning rainfall may occur, mentioning years such as 1877, 1882, 1867, 1883, 1889, 1908, and 1868 as reference points.
District Council reports from Port Germelis note Lawson’s loan balance and a ministerial fire event in Flinders Range. Items include council permissions for posts, weighbridge sale notice, dog and cattle discs, balance on contract, and a temporary loan of £30000 to district fund plus £21500 sought for main road account.
Financial details show road maintenance actions including removal of bank on road, plow and grader use, and lamp lighting extensions at Wilmington and Booleroo Willowie. Listed sums total £859 5s 7d for 12 months of works along Main Road and district drains plus lighting improvements and repayments to numerous individuals and firms.
An Australian reader from Port Pirie West testifies that Doan's Backache Kidney Pills relieved backache and discolored kidneys after twelve months without recurrence. The letter urges others with kidney or bladder symptoms to try the remedy and notes pricing and supplier details in Sydney.
A speculative note questions if cold can cure baldness, citing Sir Ernest Shackleton and explorers who grew hair after prolonged cold exposure. The passage links Arctic living to thick hair in both humans and animals and suggests climate may influence hair growth.
A reflection emphasizes imagination as a precious facet that can ease duty by awakening in hearts holy enthusiasm for virtue and a salutary horror for evil. The piece urges action before opportunity passes, urging moral focus and restraint.
A garbled roundup touches on diverse topics from Parliament costs in France to voting rules in Norway and Greece to birth heart rate, Camelot-style fairy tales, and a wood bamboo lighthouse. It mentions London’s area with ownership stats, a Russian czar council, and oddities like Yosemite’s tallest waterfall and Port Calle’s name history.
Printed and published by Rensume Jaune Boer at the office of the Laura Stendoré. Hlarbers Steph.
Readable fragments indicate a proclamation day mood and December observances. Mentions Jerembare and Decembar dates alongside local holyways and hazard notes. Entities are unclear due to OCR issues but imply civic proclamation events.
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