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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1928
Page
2
White Pine cough syrup with tar offered as a proven remedy for bronchial and throat ailments with immediate relief in difficult breathing. Cod liver oil emulsion presented as a valuable tonic for coughs colds and lung complaints priced 2 shillings per bottle with cash on delivery options.
A dense late 1920s style advertisement page lists services from Commonwealth Bank of Australia and various merchants. It promotes building works, farm supplies, retail goods, entertainments, and social notices in Numurkah and surrounding districts, with dates, prices, and contact details. Names like T. Kenyon and Dockery’s appear amid auction and sale items, lost reports, and event notices for July and August.
The Numurkah Court of Petty Sessions saw James Wright granted a carrier's license while other verdicts awarded £10 against John Storey and £27 6d to D Grady, with costs. A cottage fire destroyed the building owned by G Sanders, with two adjoining homes narrowly saved, and a motor pump aided by local volunteers. Fire trophies were awarded at a station function, and a committee was elected for the Dookie Agricultural Society with plans for a Mason show in Mechanic's Hall.
A humorous squib notes flappers boycott old-time dances as they favor modern steps. The piece jokes that “Id-timers” may seek arbitration over the gavotte and ragtime being pushed out, while linking eyestrain to the era’s social changes.
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