Vita datio Miracle Cure Adverts in Millicent Era
A Victorian era medical advert touts Vitadatio as a life saving remedy. Testimonials claim cures for pleurisy eczema cancer and rheumatism and urge readers to contact Head Office in Adelaide for proofs of cures. Local depot is listed as W Campbell Millicent.
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Tves
Orroroo
Mr. Ives
Ives
Anyan
Melbourne Street
North Adelaide
Randlestreet
Adelaide
S. A. Palmer
W. Cambell
Millicent
Pink Pills for Pale People touted as cure all
A Melbourne reader recounts severe headaches dizziness and fatigue that vanished after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the pills for restored appetite energy and health, warns against cheaper imitations and notes six boxes needed for full effect. The ad claims the tonic builds constitution enriches blood improves brain and treats many ailments with six boxes for several shillings plus post free delivery from Dr Williams Medicine Company Adelaide.
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Millia
Dr. Williams
Vermin District Council Proclaimed and Local Matters Debated
The district meets to proclaim a Vermin District Council under last session’s act. The meeting covers subsidies, road and railway matters, fox destruction funding, and potential district division. Trappers report large rabbit numbers. cattle registration extended to December. tenders opened for road works and fencing with several accepted bids and others re-tendered.
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Crs Malone
Gavinner
Dewar
Nitschke
Sutherland
Gardner
Vermin
Crown Lands Office
J. T. Morris
M.P
Main Road Commission
J. Livingston
Railway Department
Adelaide
Fram M. Costello
Rogers’ Bridge
Stuckey
Millicent
Keanion Council
Kennion i
Heroes Council
H. A. Stewart
D. McArthur
Rendelsham Dam
W. Rutherland
H. Agnew
Reaal
Grarduce
Rendelsham
W. Mann
Cutting
Inetalling, Brooks and Co
J. Crowe
J. Haines
A. Wright
A. Nilsson
W. Bolitho
J. Skeer
C. Madex
G. Millhouse
F. J. Bowman
J. Watson
BR. H. Osborne
Fragmented Scots dialect verse about rise and weariness
A damaged fragment presents a long speaker lamenting waking up, fatigue, and decades of labor. The speaker claims forty years of life and mentions a curative memory, a finger and thumb on the ear, and a wish to stay in bed. The text reads like a rural folk voice with worn rhythm.
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Gabriel
Angel Gabe
Australia
Hough
Kuuw
Cough Remedy Promises Cure for Colds and Croup
The remedy targets coughs, colds, croup and influenza with famed worldwide use. Testimonials claim relief from persistent coughs and severe colds, often stopping dangerous whooping cough and saving children. Mothers rely on it for child cures when other remedies fail.
Harsh Civil War Era Verse Unearthed in Archives
A correspondent's archival fragment presents a harshly worded poem reflecting racist language and religious imagery. The verses express bleak views on death, heaven, and social hierarchies, ending with a note about origin and authorship, suggesting decades of memory and questionable attribution.
Export Lamb Crosses and Trade Prospects in New Zealand
The Minister of Agriculture notes growing attention to export trade and details experiments led by Mr. Bayne of Canterbury Agricultural College. Crosses including Shropshire, English Leicester, Southdown, and Border Leicester were tested with merino ewes. Lambs shipped to London yielded varied carcass weights and net returns, with the Shropshire cross showing strongest overall results and the Southdown limited by small numbers. Differences in value between breeds were modest, and fat not included in cash values.
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Bayne
Canterbury
New Zealand
Onaga Iritvese
England
London
Leicester
Shropshire
Leicester Cross
Bayoe
A Woman Heals With Bile Beans Story Told
Melbourne woman Mrs Selina White, long troubled by liver complaints, recounts her illness from three years of severe symptoms to recovery after taking Bile Beans. She details indigestion, chest pressure, nervousness, sallowness, and rapid weight loss then credits five boxes of the remedy for full restoration. Ipswich notes a notably large six year old boy, son of farm bailiff Arthur Partridge, measured at chest and body circumferences by doctors.
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Melbourne
Mra
Selina White
Steeut
Fitzroy
Wext
Melbourne Gazette
Maryborough
Bile Bean Manufacturing Company
Pitt-street
Sydney
Ipswich
Hein
Arthur Partridge
Washbrook
Manter Partridge
Igo Doen
Southdown cross tops sheep crossbreeding trial at Christchurch
In a New Zealand experiment at Christchurch lambs from Pert longet and other crosses were sold at intervals through March. Southdown cross lambs led with 54 head averaging 74 lb 180 oz and net proceeds of £29 16s 8d. Shropshire cross produced 61 lambs at 79 lb 2 oz net £28 16s 5d. Border Leicester cross entries averaged 76 lb with net £23 6s 8d and £28 8s 5d per head. Skins value not reported. Southdown lambs reached market earlier than Shropshire and long wool crosses. Southdown again tops similar trials in NZ.
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Christchurch
Shropahim
Leicester Cross
New Zealand
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Vitadatio
Veeadato
Millers
Strathalbyn
F. Miller
Strathalbyn Villa
Pakaaide
W. Downs
H. H. Osborne
Leral
C. L. Spehr
Sia
A.mccourt
Sue
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