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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1916
Page
4
Racing card for Bacchus Marsh Autumn Meeting scheduled Wednesday April 26 1916 with trials and several handicaps including the Handicaps for five furlongs and one and a quarter miles. Entries close April 17 with weights declared April 22 and special trains available from Spencer Street and Ballarat.
A collection of grape preserving methods including grapecatsup grape juice jelly conserve grape butter spiced grapes grape raisin and nut conserve and canning in a boiling water bath. Detailed steps cover picking washing cooking straining sugar quantities spices vinegar and sealing for long storage.
The fawn of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is world wide and useful for adults deep coughs and children's croup. The bottle serves the whole family and mothers with young children praise its prompt effect and safety. Sold by W. Grant Morton Bacchus Marsh and A. Comben & Co Worribea.
G W McFarland of Bacchus Marsh announces appointment as district agent replacing J B Lyle for the International Harvester Company. He will promptly attend to all orders and keeps duplicates on hand at Leaderderg Street, Bacchus Marsh.
Mr W J Brockie records with the Dental Board of Victoria and visits Bacchus Marsh. He may be consulted at Merrima House Grant Street every Thursday and Saturdays by appointment or any other day. Hours nine in the morning to eight in the evening.
Listing for Miss Murphy on Main Street offering best confectionery fancy goods toys and related fancy work materials kept in stock at the Bacchus Marsh shop.
A long roster lists local volunteers from Bacchus March and nearby districts including W Allan Frank Adams Wm Brennan Jas Bushby Isaac Brout Raymond Boyd Patrick Barry and many others. It notes several killed wounded and missing plus a call for corrections or omissions to the list and ends with patriotic verses and prayers for safe return.
An old note warns that many familiar flowers and plants conceal deadly poisons. Narcissus hyacinth jonquil snowdrop and buttercup are cited for toxic secretions. Oleander and vitupa bark are named as danger sources, while even grass and cows avoid certain blooms.
Practical notes on child medicine with alum and orange peel. Tips for pastry basins, laundering, and keeping white fabrics bright. Guidance on mending zinc pans, plastering for screws, and securing heavy pictures or fixtures with properly set plaster.
Fragmented prose argues parents shape a child through creed and example. It warns against rigid moulding and calls attention to how a parent's values push a child toward conformity or rebellion, noting the risk of producing a nonentity when misapplied.
A compact aphoristic piece under the byline The Casual Philosopher presents wry observations on thrift wisdom and hypocrisy. It riffs on gambling pride appearances and human folly with terse paradoxes and pithy lines.
A wife takes over all cooking after her hired cook quits and earns praise from her husband. He rewards her with a sable fur, sparking neighborly chatter about domestic virtue. The husband quips about the value of meals and the consequences of kitchen work in a comic domestic tale.
Fragmentary note describes perceived Eskimo honesty and kindness among primitive tribes. Mentions a tale of a kin group facing death, with unclear events and names garbled by OCR. The text is too fragmentary to identify a clear incident or source details.
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