Colorful shirt patterns and unique hosiery offer
A local shop highlights a broad range of new shirt designs on colored grounds praised for beauty and durability. It also promotes an exclusive Meok These 11 Hosiery collection as a standout offering.
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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 14, 1925
Page
2
A local shop highlights a broad range of new shirt designs on colored grounds praised for beauty and durability. It also promotes an exclusive Meok These 11 Hosiery collection as a standout offering.
A vintage ad fragment touts health salt and citrate of magnesia products. It mentions bulk quantities and a wholesale ware inspection with a variety of cleaning and painting supplies. The tone promises low prices and a large assortment designed to attract buyers.
A jumble of classified-style notices listing an overland cat for sale and diverse items for sale or hire including fruits apples pears peaches and plums, hardware and haberdashery, motor cars Essex Hudson Willys Knight, guns blinds harness and scribbling pads. Also lost items such as gold jewelry and a key ring, and upcoming events like a harvest home picnic and a motor coach schedule.
Display of sale prices for ladies bloomers maid outfits and children's frocks. Items include pink blue white striped zephyr dresses with linen trim and butter trim, white wool frecks, zephyr frecks with muslin trims, and women's zephyr dresses in blue, lemon, and saxi with embroidered collars. Prices range from 4/ to 37/ with multiple special values and assortments.
In 1925 new sleeper rates take effect for 9 ft lengths in several woods including Red Ironbark Grey Nox Ned Gum Red Box and others with increases of Gul per sleeper. White Stringybark and Brown Stringybark sleepers from private property will be accepted from January 1925 at listed truck load prices. Stringybark from Crown Land will incur deductions equal to Forest Commission royalty charges.
In loving memory of Vera Jarratt who passed away at Numurkah on 10 January 1923 aged 10. Twined round our hearts she grew with a sweet face and loving ways. Memory of her darling habits will stay with us always. Inserted by her Auntie Topsy Hilliard and family.
The Namurkah district committee anticipates about 100 scholars entering the higher education program next term, with some students from outside schools. Three teachers are current and a fourth may be added. plans for extra classrooms include sloyd and cookery. Parents may contact secretary Mr C Corlett for information. no fees are charged.
A district meeting drew attention to unfair trading as motor lorries sold fruit beside Waller Yard. The piece notes rents for shops without ownership, high costs from trust rates, and widespread discontent with outsiders undercutting local vendors. The write-up mixes civic concerns with scattered gossip about profits and regulation.
A garbled 1920s health notice describes a campaign against fly-borne disease. It mentions the Health Department and disposal measures, urges public action via mail to the secretary at 105 Collins Street Melbourne, and notes availability of maps and health information on application.
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