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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 27, 1931
Page
1
R F Nesbit of Numurkal discusses Howse for Rebble Footwear. The feature outlines a specialty line and branding efforts aimed at specialty shoe customers.
Prices listed for Vauxhall Buick Oakland Marquette Oldsmobile Pontiac and Chevrolet models with varied pounds and dollars. Objects include Chev trucks and Chevrolet delivery. Includes note that teams are arranged.
The Department of Agriculture released wheat experiment results from John Fowler’s Numurkah farm. Nine plots sown in May yielded Ranee 4H at 23.9 bushels per acre, with several crossbreeds like Ranee x Rajah and Free Gallipoli close behind, while Federation and older varieties lagged.
Officer Mr J A Morrow from the Department of Agriculture comments on seed and manure use at the Wanga rata crop competition. He supports sowing in May to avoid water logging, cites 70-80 lb seed per acre as ideal, notes heavier dressings do not boost yield, and suggests reducing manure with wheat prices current.
Two frogs fall into a cream bowl. One fears drowning and dies. The other keeps swimming until butter forms, allowing him to escape. The tale’s moral: if you cannot hop out, keep swimming until you succeed.
The Irrigation Commission of New South Wales outlines plans to supply water from the Hume reservoir to about 600000 acres in southern Riverina. About 226 landowners would back the project, funded when money is available, with water delivered to each holding and charges set at 12/6 for water rights and 6d per acre for stock and domestic supply.
Doctors and hospitals endorse Bisurated Magnesia after meals to neutralize excess stomach acid, stop fermentation, and soothe inflamed lining. It acts on the cause of indigestion and provides instant relief, with no price increase due to Sales Tax.
A fragmented ad style fragment discusses an office worker or shop assistant suffering and using a remedy to ease rheumatic symptoms. It mentions Kruschen salts and claims about cleansing the system including bowels and kidneys, with references to Glauber salts and other products.
A dense sale list offers Pure Silk Georgettes in attractive shades for street and evening wear at 5/9 yard, colored Fuji silks in various shades at 1/7 yard, children's hats from 4:11, season models from 1 to 21, Brown Corke & Co sheeting at reduced prices, writing tablets 6d each, boys' cotton tweed suits 4.11, men's navy twill suits 59/6, denim trousers 4.6, cellular underwear 2/6, fur felt hats 13/6, working boots 14.6, and a broad range of men’s shoes and brands.
The Victoria Hotel Katanga announces takeover by builder, painter, and general repairs team. The hotel invites district residents and travelers to visit, with service centered on only approved brands of liquor stocked.
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