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Newspaper
Laura Standard
Location
Laura, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 16, 1914
Page
4
Advertises Hearne's Bronchitis Cure for bronchitis cough croup asthma hoarseness chest pain and breathing difficulty. Claims quick soothing effect on throat voice and irritation and prevention of consumption if started early. Says one or two doses suffice and a complete cure is certain for sufferers who treat coughs promptly.
The Gip reports on the Locra Local Board of Health showing the Sanitary system installation for the Northern townslip. Costs listed include fencing ground £7 19s, flooring £1, sanitary trolley £6 7s, and a 12 month contractor price of £14,376 4s 0d. The plan funds sanitation through sanitary rates, with the balance from general revenue and temporary charges.
A Murray River district note describes lucerne sown among apricot trees boosting value, with trees bearing plentiful fruit while land remains uncultivated and watered. Growers in Renmark report similar results, praising the method’s vigor and crop health.
Income for the quarter ending December shows a small surplus while expenses total £112 2/4 including the previous quarter's deficit. The circuit thanks Close and J Stevens for long service and notes staff changes as Bottrell reports on a Synod visit and acceptance of new delegates. A Summer School for Christian workers is planned in Brighton.
The Reverend W H Cano of the Methodist Conference plans a January tour to Lagos and nearby towns. His visits promote the new hall near Maughan Church, funded by a construction cost around £11,000 with £10,290 already raised. He will lecture on Shades of City Life each night and lead fundraising for the building fund.
The Leura Methodist Circuit held its quarterly meeting at the Yarmonege Lagia on Wednesday January 7 with Rev. Holgse Arould presiding. The Senior Circuit Steward freed the women from attending the meeting, and the gathering proceeded as planned.
The Maynald council meeting notes the district half yearly balance sheet ending December, duly audited and adopted. Overseer Campbell presents the ward road work update, citing projects in the South Ward on Laura and Stone streets.
Report from December 8 to January 10 shows repairs finished by A Acutt and R Maynard on Stove Hut and Caltowia road over Pine Creek. Financials detail bank balances, rents, payments, and ward accounts including North West and East wards with allocations for payment and proposed tenders for boundary road work.
An old advertisement-style notice touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney pain. It features a customer named Mrs Bowgnanya praising the product and cites a Mr Dean as the seller, with prices listed and a Liverpool street address in Sydney for ordering.
A match between Wirrabera and Gladstone rifle clubs was fired at the Wirrabara range on January 1. Poor weather hindered shooting with two participants at 50 and 600 yards. The following are the scores.
On January 8 residents of Gladstone and surrounding district celebrated Mrs Mary Ann Coe’s 100th birthday with a reception at the Town Hall. The event honored her long life spanning from Yarworth England to Australia, with family and local officials noting her resilience and decades of farming in Begot’s Well and Lyndoch Valley.
A notice records that Pristed was published by Recusa Vamen Hes at the coffee of the Stendard, auc, signaling a production or dissemination event associated with these names and venue.
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