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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1914
Page
4
Fragmentary notice from a 20th century page discusses eye and kidney health claims tied to a tonic. The ad references dosing, multiple unnamed individuals, a price for six bottles, and a seller identified as Tor-McClellan Co in Murray-wrest Teeth. The text is garbled but presents a health product promotion with contested efficacy.
A new shop for school books and requisites for Northam children will open Monday next in Hawes Street opposite the Central School, in the former Mrs Grieves premises. Also advertised are Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for chest complaints and a selection of music magazines toys and fashion books at Castledine.
On Tuesday morning July 1 Wesley Church Northam hosted Central District ministers including Fleming McLaren Jeffreys Jacobs Mason Sanders Pearson and Murphy to plan Home and Foreign Mission work and a district evangelistic drive. They praised Fleming's chairmanship welcomed visitors formed a YP department and set a Norham convention for September 24. A district evangelistic committee was formed with McLaren as secretary and talks on pastor challenges and resources followed. The day ended with tea hosted by the Ladies' Guild and an emotional devotional in the Wesley schoolroom led by Fleming.
Messrs Elder Shenton and Co supply last week market quotes for beef pork mutton and lamb with price ranges for prime fair and heavy categories. Cattle yarding at Copteys Siding totaled 575 head. prime heavy bullocks 15 to 16 13s 8d. cows 10 128s 6d to 17s 6d. sheep and lambs sold firm to easier with prime weights 30s to 36s and lambs 21s to 28s 1d. North Fremantle sale: 2290 sheep and lambs 222 pigs 18 cattle. lambs firm, sheep easing for second quality. prices listed for various weights and classes. sales on account of many owners including Burges Hannagan Shannon Clarkson Burges Leake Bros Virk Reidy and others.
In Kalgoorlie the cup meeting lists handicaps for Hannany H. and the Kalgoorlie Cup. Details cover assigned weights and course conditions as announced for the race day.
A list fixes dates for upcoming agricultural shows across towns including Jennapuli Irwin Northampton Northam Geraldton York Greenough Moora Beverley Perth Royal Pingelly Williams Narrogin Toodyay Wagin Kelmscott Wandering Kittanning Canning Tambellup Albany Gnowangerup Murray Mt. Barker Wanneroo Bridgetown November 11 and 12 Mt. Barker November 12 Wandering November 28. The notice ends with unrelated medical advice and an unrelated banking contact.
Messrs Dalgety and Co Ltd report their weekly sale of sheepskins hides and Kangaroo skins at the Wool and Produce Exchange. Prices remain firm at late rates with stout hides selling at high values. Demand steady for Kangaroo skins and hides continue unchanged. Market firm with no changes in the quotes.
Weights published for the Australian Hurdle Race and the Australian Steeplechase race to be run Saturday August 1. Race distance three miles and a half minus 92 yards. Listed horses include Clontalt, Arquebu, Ubi Mou, Sundr, EF, Wimmera, Lord Walla, Widden, St. Meiloc, Darrawa, Hallmark with the weights shown next to each.
Avon Bridge Hotel Northam promoting W Burrows proprietor formerly of Cunderdin offering first class accommodation and best brands of liquors with telephone contact listed as 23.
Complete schedule for the Northam Eisteddfod to be held on October dates. Includes choir competitions, orchestral, piano solos and duets, violin and vocal items, recitations, impromptu speech, and baritone and scenic selections with entrant voice ranges and prize money.
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