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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1924
Page
1
A partial ad style notice promotes a grocery department with glassware and a wide range of foods. It highlights low prices, fruit tins, almonds, figs, mixed nuts, raisins, and beverages while inviting customers to compare costs and shop for the housewife.
Albert Hammond, an Agriculture Department inspector, charged Annie Kirne with selling infected fruit after testimony from Miss Elizabeth Tyres and others. The case was dismissed with costs. Separately James Tyres faced a fine for exposing badly infected fruit in his shop, with the department signaling seriousness on such violations. The page also notes visitors from Jugoslav peoples under the Australian Chautauqua Association.
The article narrates how Jugo Slavia preserved its ancient civilization and arts during centuries of oppression. It highlights resistance against Turkish invasions, the 500 years of suppression ending with the Kosovo battle, and the enduring spirit carried through folklore and songs by mothers who sang of lost liberties.
A fragment mentions Mvinet Aid Agsinet Courte and Woods with a Great Peppermint Cure in a trade or medical ad. The readable portion hints at a product or remedy being promoted or discussed in a historical marketplace context.
A Victorian farming perspective predicts a drier second half to the year despite recent wet conditions. Experts advise heavy use of superphosphate to boost root depth, moisture retention, and yields, citing British trials and Dr. A. E. V. Richardson. In dry springs the subsoil reserves sustain crops. heavily manured plots outperform others across drought-prone districts like the Mallee. Farmers urged to prepare for any contingency and apply up to 14 cwt per acre if needed.
Sandhurst and Northern District Trustees and Agency Company Limited with capital ¢20,000 holds Reserve Fund ¢20,000 and £12,500 Established in 1838 to act as Executor or Administrator duties. Manager James P. B. McQuie at 18 View Street Bendigo offers lending and trust services.
An advertisement lists consultation dates at Howard Place Bendigo and Farmers Arm Hotel Numurkah with a “Phone Bendigo 401” contact. It urges taking Meenze mixed with water and treacle or honey, and recites a testimonial to Dr Ack Hing describing a seven month leg injury treated without improvement and urging operation against prior medical advice.
The fragment suggests taking Woods Great Peppermint Cure for influenza and mentions various phrases about optimism and motivation. It reads like a garbled ad or advice piece with quirks and incomplete lines, referencing a band and sayings about luck and effort.
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