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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1899
Page
8
A questionable pitch from Adelaide residents offering a guaranteed cure for ailments with claims of testimonials after five years residency. The ad promises remuneration for witnesses who can attest to recovery and cites a price list for the medicine, with agents in Adelaide and a contact at Demtiet Adslaide. It references a Commercial Reserve Flour Mill Co at Mount Gambier.
Roller Flour, described as PREEMINENT in the South East, again won all prizes for bread and scones at shows in Mount Gambier Millicent Penola and TanTANoola, with one exception. Oatmeal Whole and Digestive Meal are also produced at the same mill. Messrs. and Campbell are local agents.
A long advertisement extols Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People as a cure for anemia, female irregularities, and general debility, citing testimonials from Dr J G Kier and B Bond among others. The prose claims lasting effects, broad cures, and urges readers to ask dealers, noting prices and postal delivery from Adelaide.
The text outlines provisions of the Crown Land Amendment Act of 1808 and the Land Act of 1898, detailing surrender and conversion to perpetual leases. It covers eligibility to surrender existing Crown leases, conditions for submission to the Surveyor General, rent determination, and restrictions on which leases qualify, emphasizing pastoral or agricultural uses and land value considerations.
February 18 at Bekaniag offered a mixed sport program in a village paddock near the township. Despite sun and heat, a fair crowd watched events and prize winners were announced including Decorated Bicycle with Miss Violet Savage, Hoe Race won by Miss Hodge, Glow Race by Miss Ethel Wyatt, Creating Race by Mr. Backler, and other contests such as Thread the Needle won by Miss Feerheerdt and Mr. C Hodge.
The Mount Barker Dairy Produce Company balance sheet shows the district’s farming profitability with about £6,500 yearly paid for milk and cream and £125 weekly to suppliers. The top supplier earns around £300 annually, while the average cow yields about £10 per year in value to its owner, based on official company records.
The Goroke Agricultural and Pastoral Society reports the Victorian wheat shipment to London fetched 8s 4 1 8d per bushel, equating to 1s 11 3 4d at Goroke railway station. The total consignment weighed 78 pounds more than the local value, with 268 bags sent and minor weight gain.
An interesting test described in a historical note claims Frenchwomen lived on chocolate alone for 60 days while showing notable weight loss. The account links the diet to ancient or mythical origins and mentions meteors or shooting stars as possible spread mechanisms in early times.
The article argues tree planting boosts farm value and appearance with minimal ongoing labor. It cautions against planting too near the house and notes well chosen trees improve wind protection, air quality, and enjoyment for people and livestock as the property matures.
Sir Robert Giffen, a noted statistician, spoke before the Royal Colonial Institute praising growth under the Union Jack and Australasia, noting it advanced more than any other English portion of the Empire. Meanwhile heavy snows Across the United States caused misery with rail and sea transport crippled. The Washington food supply faltered as coal prices doubled, and New York area isolation persisted. An Oxley murder inquest in Brisbane heard Carus Wilson recount his journey and deny meeting a boy on a piebald pony as details emerged.
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