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Newspaper
Melton Express
Location
Melton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 23, 1915
Page
4
Bacchus Marsh Horticultural Society announces the Autumn Show at Mechanics Institute on Saturday 10 April 1915 featuring flowers pot plants fruit vegetables grain preserves and more. Entries close with the secretary at 8 pm on March 31 1915.
CLASS A offers open competition for pot plants with numerous divisions including Begonias, Ornamental Foliage, Fuchsias, Ferns, Palms, Geraniums, and a best collection. Entries must note prices and amounts at entry time. CLASS B continues open to all comers with similar plant categories.
Exhibits include carnations dahlias chrysanthemums roses and lilies with awards for best in show best of each variety and numerous floral design and decorative classes within a twenty mile radius all prizes listed in shillings and pence terse entries note multiple varieties and prize values for each item
Fragmented OCR lists pot plants and varieties including pelargoniums pelargonioma zonale chryanthemums and Japanese varieties. Distinct entries show counts and classifications with odd punctuation and spacing, suggesting a nursery or catalog fragment.
A catalog of classes and prizes for an exhibition, detailing amateur and open fruit and flower divisions. It lists numerous varieties of dahlias, roses, chrysanthemums, pelargoniums, geraniums, fuchsias, pears, apples, grapes, peaches, figs, quinces, and other plants with prize amounts and specific entry requirements.
A historical listing of preserved goods with prices and pot counts. Includes apricot, peach, dark pin, plum, fig, raspberry, gooseberry, quince, red currant, blackcurrant, cherry, rhubarb, melon, strawberry, orange marmalade, lemon marmalade, and assorted jams and jellies. Also notes home made jelly collection and dried fruit, candied fruit, pickles, and syrups with prices.
A detailed catalog entry lists multiple vegetable varieties and quantities including tomatoes potatoes onions marrows cucumbers melons and greens. It notes several seed packages and prize categories such as best collection salads and heaviest specimen, with pricing and gift mentions.
A damaged listing shows various vegetable lots with pod counts and pricing notes. Items include turnips, French beans, broad beans, runner beans, mangolds, sugar beet, and a collection not less than six kinds, all offered to amateurs with stated prices per unit.
A historical catalog lists entries for a bake and pastry division with prices and weights. Items include Fruit Cake Sponge Cake Victoria Sandwich Decorated Victoria Sandwich and Plate Napoleons with varying prices, plus sections for children under 15 and entries such as Jam Sandwiches and Scones. Exhibitors may declare quality and grown origin.
Competition entries close March 1915 at 8 p.m. for Best Patriotic Song for girls and boys under 16, Best Piano Solo under 18 and under 12 with first prizes from 10s 6d to £1 1s, entry fees mainly sixpence with 1 shilling in one section. Residents within 20 miles of Bacchus Marsh post office may enter. protests require a 3 guarantee and must be written to the secretary within fifteen minutes of judging. names listed in performance order.
Regulations outline exhibit eligibility for bouquets epergues and floral devices grown or held by exhibitors for at least two months. entries must be in writing with class details and fees. members free, non members sixpence per entry with late fee. prizes at judges' discretion. final decisions by committee. Whooping cough warning ad appended.
A well to do man named Jenkins loses about £1000 after buying rubber shares on a seductive broker’s circular. He holds on hoping to double his money as the company liquidates. He is pressured by brokers to gamble further, nearly ruining him, but his wife intervenes and he quits gambling and drinking.
A report describes Dr Stillman at Stevens Institute demonstrating lab produced dishes and flavorings, including absinthine dye and ammoniated mixes. Guests tasted oysters and creme glacee made from synthetic ingredients, raising questions about future food safety and consumer awareness. A humorous aside follows about fashion, marriage remarks, and a police court case about Wolfe's Schnapps misdescriptions.
C7 Ltd with P G Dixon and J Dixon Co offers unlimited aerated waters and cordials. In Australia, traders advised to ensure regular supplies. Own bottle works and three large factories with modern machinery. Large stock of ingredients. Price lists available from merchants.
Official hold maps and guides of government tourism and automobile use. The Complete Map of Victoria covers 60 miles around Melbourne with topography and useful details. Available folded in linen covers, priced 2s 6d. obtainable from Sons Bacchus Marsh and from the publishers in Melbourne.
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