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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1905
Page
4
A garbled historical ad depicts exaggerated claims about indigestible food and illness remedies. It touts William Pink Pills as cures for digestion, kidney trouble, rheumatism, and general weakness, urging readers to buy and trust the product despite unclear evidence.
A humorous World War era anecdote describes soldiers passing a plum pudding from room to room during Christmas dinner. The colonel notices the clever transfer, praises the frugal spending, then jokes that he has seen that pudding before as it makes its circular journey.
Fragmented OCR describes a controversial claim about a “blood cleansing” remedy for women’s ailments and a dubious patent medicine, Dr Morse India Root Pills, pitched as a cure for indigestion and female weakness. The text warns of high costs and grossly misused health claims amid references to illnesses and inhumane depictions, reflecting sensational ad copy and dubious medical endorsements from a past era.
A narrative threads through Lieutenant Pultney’s decline from a brave officer to a gambler, entangled with a West Coast vaudeville star and a Western heiress. A long, unfolding tale details his relationships, the influence of a scheming woman, and a plan to claim a fortune through marriage, ending with a hint of a perilous future.
A long document features a declarant praising efforts to relieve neighbors and detailing a charitable appeal. The text includes name fragments Wybar Lanham and references to a private music therapy approach, with a statutory declaration and mentions of Clemente Tonle and a course of remedies. The tone suggests a community trust or benevolent initiative in Adelaide with personal testimonies about health and social duty.
A garbled account describes a public rally with diverse figures and a controversial medical claim. It then shifts to a supposed health remedy advertising mupinactin and other ingredients as a lung cure, claiming efficacy and urging purchase. The text mixes names, places, and dates with dubious medical assertions and dated marketing language.
An Adelaide citizen lauds Bile Beans as the sole cure for headaches caused by digestive disorders. A bookmaker, Albert Niton of 90 Margaret Street North Adelaide, recalls indigestion years earlier and how Bile Beans relieved his headaches, stomach cramps, and other ailments by restoring bile flow and digestion. He credits relief to a full course and notes his wife’s strong endorsement. The ad claims Bile Beans cure for numerous symptoms from indigestion to nervousness and bad breath, sold at local shops.
A reader from Outtrim Victoria praises Chamberlain issue Co cough remedy claiming it cured a severe cold and prevented pneumonia. Walter Campbell Millicent sells the product. In Cork Cathedral a funeral featured a phonograph playing the deceased baritone’s final requiem, with plans to preserve the record for annual memorials.
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