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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
1
An advertisement touts the Diamond Book of Songs, boasting over six hundred tunes and words within one affordable volume. It claims a vast, diverse collection including negro, comic, sentimental, and patriotic pieces, plus many out of print works, with options to mail order and add a free bonus offer for readers who mention the Times.
The document lists postage scales for letters, packets, and newspapers in the colony, including rates for fox and parcel sizes, overseas and domestic routes, acknowledgments of receipt, and surcharges for newspapers and special items. It notes close of mail times and allowances for early morning departures on certain routes.
An elaborate advertisement pledges £5000 for a migratory bird naming contest. It promises £200 prizes for 26 or more distinct bird names from a long lettered list and daily prizes for correct solutions, with a scheme to build a large subscriber base for The Woman’s World magazine.
August 4 report shows private enquiry active for torinos and uromsbreds with a catalogue of 4 000 items. Prices vary for skins light hides 8d to 5d per lb, barines and calfskins easier, green ox hides 3d to 4d, furs and rabbits down graded, light kangaroo 6d, heavy 1s to 1s 7d, overall buyers slow and prices falling.
Bronze objects unearthed during Carthage excavations include a seven inch razor with a swan head and winged blade, plus bowl combs. Cleaned after rust removal, these pieces suggest Phoenician commercial dominance and raise debate over votive versus utilitarian use.
A Melbourne era advertisement recounts Charles Laughton describing paralysis onset over two years and recovery after Vitadatio treatment. The testimonial claims renewed strength, renewed mobility, and ability to resume ordinary life, urging others to try the remedy. Sterling East, S. A., 4 May 1900.
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