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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text shows a chaotic debate on governance and property, with mentions of councils, ministers, and civic relations. It references reform, community standing, and political tension as a government faced with balancing rights and responsibilities amid changing leadership.
Hints for the month urge fresh water and shade for poultry. Notes on judging hens for egg production cover body color, vent size, skin, fat, and pelvic stiffness. eye, comb, wattle, and feathering indicate laying capacity. Moult timing and behavior also help separate high producers from poor layers.
An English observer recalls shared hopes from the Entente Cordial and explores French superstitions. The piece notes beliefs about seven, thirteen, and various luck practices, with anecdotes of theatres and gamblers, and mentions how such notions shape daily life in France and the wider wartime mood.
An article explains neutralising stomach acids to aid digestion. It promotes small compressed tablets containing sodium bicarbonate as an effective antacid, recommending two after meals to reduce fermentation and relieve symptoms. It notes doctors often avoid stronger digestants in favor of such remedies and suggests keeping the tablets handy.
An old advertisement promotes Zam-Buk as a cooling soothing healer for jer skin troubles during summer. It claims rapid relief from skin discomfort and suggests trying Zam-Buk as the best remedy.
A reader recounts lasting kidney and back pain relief after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. He praises the pill's permanency, noting prior severe pain and urinary issues resolved since, and urges others to try the remedy sold by chemists and stores at 2/9 and post price by Foster-McClellan Co.
A fragmented discussion on English light cars versus Ford, manufacturing lifespans, and the challenges of desert travel. Observations include tyre pressure effects on sand, battery shocks from cold starts, and a cautionary tale of a novice driver who wrecked a new car at speed through an open gate. The piece also touches on rising prices, freight costs, and shifting production in England and America.
At a Harden NSW Farmers and Settlers meeting secretary Robert Gibson quoted 1917 figures showing wheat per acre yields of 84 bushels but with 500,000 unharvested, costs of cultivation at £2 2s 4d per acre and bags pushing losses to 17s 6d per acre. On 2,567,000 cultivated acres this equals £2,250,000 in lost labor. even with nett returns of 10s per acre the overall return is about £1,125,000 with hay unlikely to cover. He urged wheat growers to keep sheep alongside.
Advice urges maintaining health during influenza fears in Australia. Recommends Morse Indian Root Pills plus small doses of aspirin and quinine, warns against other remedies, and stresses bed rest and seeking a doctor at first influenza signs. Mentions keeping the system clean, monitoring digestion, and avoiding self treatment when symptoms appear.
A garbled OCR fragment blends a mock moral note on marriage with scattered numeric lists, dates, and names. The text references a secretary, a governor, a waterworks trust, and municipal valuations, but the readable content is disjointed and biographical or bureaucratic in nature without a single clear news event.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate a committee sale reference with tied toll or tax terms. The legible fragments mention a committee, sale, and toll implications but lack concrete details or parties to identify.
The London Directory issued annually provides entries and listings intended to aid trade and travel worldwide. It highlights services, organizations, and contact points for international commerce and navigation.
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