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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1903
Page
4
A quirky message offers free advice while urging readers to describe themselves fully and name others for a tally. The unusual pitch hints at a scam tactic, claiming harmless guidance but pressuring for detailed personal information in return for free service.
The Millicett Beanes of the Agel enithul Huccau met on Thursday at Lak Detetor with Mesere A McRostio B J Harris A E Hutcheson H Oberlander G Matton D Vareor Bi Campbell Hf A Stewart H Lari and J Davideon among attendees. Topics covered included bull arrangements for three months pricing corrections, farm supplies from the Tantaavola Produce Company, and a push for cooperative farming including purchasing fertilizers in bulk to lower costs. Timely notes on lime preparation, phosphate quality, and potential savings from a Farmer's Union were discussed, with Mr Davidson to present a paper on the Metric System at the next meeting.
An old regional notice promotes Bile Beans as a remedy for biliousness and spring ailments, claiming they cleanse the blood, stimulate liver digestion, and support energy. It lists uses for indigestion headaches weakness and mentions prices and availability from Walter Campbell, agent.
Drama unfolds with Lady Elgar, Ellen, and Martha as trust and fraud accusations swirl. A penned confession surface hints of a monstrous fraud while party tensions rise over a secret child and a hidden motive in the Earl’s circle.
A long, tangled medical lament recounts chronic pain and bodily weakness linked to a torpid liver and kidney distress. Walter Davies of Adelaide seeks relief through overhauling treatment, detailing failing health, doctors, and a desperate search for cure and comfort.
A Millicent Branch meeting discussed various cattle remedies including boric acid washes to prevent teat sores and transfer of infections to milker hands. Remedies cover wart treatment, teat care, and disinfection. notes praise Camdy’s Huid and suggest cost savings versus cheaper options. Also includes folk maxims and a Woods peppermint cough reference.
A fragmentary piece discusses delicate humanity and restraint in speech, interspersed with references to cures and remedies such as Woods Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs. The text hints at social observation and the idea that calm, prudent behavior steadies others in trying times.
An old advertisement claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures whooping cough and related stomach and digestion issues. It asserts relief from headaches indigestion and skin conditions, and notes the remedy is sold by Walter Campbell in Millicent, South Australia. The copy mentions three children cured of whooping cough after two bottles.
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