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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
2
A historical store list shows prices and products including AKs dried fruits and groceries such as Auricots, Currants and Raisins, Maizena, Mustard, Vinegar, Soap, and health tonics. It reflects a general retail catalog style with numerous brand names and items listed for cash purchase.
A fragmented notice lists a council election for three councillors at the council chamber on Monday. Names include Fok COUNCILLORS ALIS WwAukwy Coauins F, Antechwaces and others with an auditor and returning officer W. J. Beaton referenced amid garbled OCR.
Market report from Adelaide notes flexible prime and weighty cattle prices with ranges from 13 to 14 shillings for prime and heavier lots. Sale attendance was light though country buyers were represented, with Victoria and New South Wales supplying cattle. Shippers purchased about 200 head, total sales tally 404 head including many medium and lower quality grades.
A fragmented market summary logs livestock sales and prices at an agricultural event. Cattle, sheep, calves and pigs show varied demand with prime animals selling high and inferior stock easing. Local buyers and traders cite fluctuating values and notable demand for fat cattle and heavy porkers.
A fragmented Millicent Times entry mentions postal postage, a 24 Y quarter and an apparent misprint or abbreviation. The readable portions reference a March-like date and a sketchy description of a postal surcharge or fee, with no clear event or outcome.
A June discussion stresses the need to prepare for infectious disease outbreaks in the district. It notes current gaps in isolation capacity, with a cottage hospital and County Board lacking integrated systems. The piece advocates cooperative funding and operations to create effective isolation arrangements within existing institutions.
A Milicent debate on a Duke of York benefit question drew about thirty attendees in the Westroom on Monday evening. Mrs W Lyon presided as president with a strong affirmative finish and a continued society, including officers elected and a plan for alternate Monday meetings and a quarterly subscription. Also reported are memorial efforts by the South Bushmen League, Milicent Minstrels planning funds for the Milicent Institute, and volunteers preparing for a Duke visit camp with marching orders and a five day travel plan.
The notice promotes a book titled How to Read It published by the Bile Bean Manufactancy Co. It extols its concise and comprehensive content and notes the attractive typography and cover art. The Boer War is mentioned as having split the Liberal party following Campbell.
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