22 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 22, 1905
Page
1
A New York Times style offer markets Pratt's Chart of Chords for piano and organ as a shortcut to musical literacy. The feature argues the value of practical music instruction over formal schooling and touts a reduced price offer for readers, plus a free Coronation Music collection.
An agent boasts of a handsome catalog priced for credit and a readerhood feast while a notorious buyer remains unimpressed. The man, who never buys books, waits for agents to reveal contents and turn pages, preferring to see engravings and leaves. His contempt highlights the passivity of readers.
The text describes a Japanese style auction using sealed bids where bidders submit their highest price on slips. It notes a Pharmacy Board of New South Wales analysis finding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the only medicine on the market completely free from narcosis and recommended for coughs cold croup and whooping cough with safety for children.
Zam Buk touted as superior first aid for bruises sprains and stiffness. A Newcastle NSW footballer W De Glorion praised its efficacy rubbing in to relieve pain cramps and joint soreness. The ad claims wide ranges of ailments including skin conditions and ulcers with the Zam Bok Co based at 89 Pitt Street Sydney offering various sizes.
An aged blotchy promotional item touts Be Sheldons Digestive Tabules as a natural aid for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims one or two after meals will cure stomach troubles and lists Wate Campbell as agent in Millicent. Bonnington’s Irish Moss Gunes.
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