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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1901
Page
3
South Australian store asserts new season offerings now open featuring colored cashmeres nunveiling silks delaines cashmere serges zephyrs in a period style catalog.
An uncertain brief notes inspection before purchase and suggests Pelees should clear lines early. Mentions Winter Clearing Bale being continued and evaluation of Lustres and Poplins.
A bustling Millicent month includes a charity concert at Tumulate Hall with strong support from performers and audience. The show opened with songs and comedy vignettes, drawing praise for performances by Tambo, Bones, Willshire, and William, followed by a military band interlude. Proceeds reached £3, benefiting Dustmer Concerts.
Local market notes Mount Gambier quoted potato prices from £6 to £6 10s amid a quiet market. A special train carried about twenty trucks of produce to Milli cent, shipped from Adelaide by host. few shiners paid for scalps. Council debates rates and government funding for road work. Constables named for union duties. various maintenance charges listed. Meeting adjourned with appeals set for September 27.
Fragmented minutes detail Crown Lands drainage funding requests, boundary routing cost sharing, and a Millicant train query. Council discusses school shelter, district boundaries, and a proposal to tender for clerkship and overseer positions. Fox destruction costs and local acts raise debate as accounts are passed.
Beachport Mistrice Council discusses annual meeting and public support for altering trains to pass near Millicent and through Millivent on multiple nights weekly. Items include rent actions, county board costs, harbor conference, and slaughterhouse renewal requests. many items postponed or undecided.
Readable fragments show a session with Presenters Lamar McTutorre Jackson Couper Samwell Guvhlard and others attending a government association event. Jumbled phrases mention committee chairs, expenses, tenders, road works, and financial references, plus several unclear names and locations.
An enthusiastic letter claims Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills cured severe indigestion constipation and related ailments after a local chemist supplied bottles. The writer asserts dramatic health gains, urges others to publish, and cites multiple doctors and stores in Melbourne and Sydney as sources and distributors.
The article discusses early calls for a Pargein at GF and notes various financial details. It mentions the South Australia taxation changes, new assessments, and the Jenkins Ministry noting discrepancies in expected revenues. A schooner incident and other maritime notes are touched on amid broader economic observations.
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