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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1901
Page
1
An advertisement touts the Diamond Book of Songs containing over six hundred tunes with words and music. It claims a wide range of genres and notes the book is priced at two shillings, with postage and handling, and urges readers to order by mail.
The document lists postage rates for newspapers and parcels across Queenaland and nearby colonies, detailing charges per item weight, additional fees for registered mail, and deadlines relative to mail closing times. It specifies different rates for newspapers, parcels, and packs, with additional surcharges for underpayments and insufficient prepaid items.
A Cambridge era advertisement offers a £5000 contest to list 25 or more bird names, with daily prizes including a gold watch and diamond ring. Readers are urged to mail a 25+ bird-list before January 1, 1903, to The Woman’s World, with subscriptions optional. The notice promises no deception and emphasizes legitimacy and broad reach.
August 1 report on the London wool sale closes the 26th with clearer merinos and mixed skins selling at varied rates. Coarse crossbreds weak early but recouped, hides and rabbit skins mixed. Kangaroo and wallaby prices listed. Includes courtroom quip and local ads for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and a street anecdote about an orange peel spill in Sydney sidewalk.
A Melbourne letter dated March 28 1900 from M Beckman claims a twelve week illness in the womb treated in city hospitals yielded no benefit until Vita datio medicine was taken, producing a cure. The writer says 100 doctors attended and diagnosed the case and invites inquiries for testimonials and correspondence.
A fragmented notice promotes Dr Tesla experiments and a mysterious aid from "Ma" selling remedies for a wide range of ailments. It claims messages reach daughters and friends and lists cold, rheumatism, indigestion, headaches, liver and kidney issues, and other female complaints. Availability is hinted at through a Sydney street address with a high price.
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