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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 07, 1924
Page
1
A cluttered ad touts a broad grocery and glassware range with promises of low prices. It highlights almonds and dried fruits, fresh kept fruit, assorted nuts, raisins, and beverages alongside general produce, wine and cordial notes, claiming strong savings and wide selection for home use.
An advertisement page lists items for sale and services from McEvoy and Co in Melbourne Including grain skins hides tallow bark wool money and farm tools We note oil and engine products from Famous Austral and Ronaldson Bros & Tippett as agents Also promotes plough shares plough oils chaffcutters saw benches separators and motor cars Essex Hudson Keonong Car and more near Nathalia Matamata region weekly Thursday listings
The judge comments on 12yra and under performers and the Ladies Recital, noting voice quality, articulation, pacing, gesture, and stage presence. Scores range from 55 to 87 points. Mentioned are Miss Bessie Fowler, Miss Lorraine Moss, Miss Isabel Moxs, Miss Ruby Amblerno, Miss Nesta James, Miss Fitte Crighton, Miss Lily Tyark, Miss Hessie Leaf, Miss Bessier, Miss Firsie Leaf, Miss Rachel White, and Miss Mulbler with various pieces and critiques.
A fragmentary report lists results for Anglican, Presbyterian, Salvation Army, and Methodist groups across Numurkah, Cobram, Wunghnu, Katamatite, and surrounding areas, with various ministers and local figures named. A stray Chicago memo about a theft and a spoof motto ends the item.
An historic hotel advertises new management with a homey house devoted to serving travelers and locals. It highlights lofty airy bedrooms a clean ventilated dining room and a spacious convenient yard as part of its appeal.
An historical advertisement extols Doan’s Ointment as the safest remedy for all forms of piles, claiming it ends itching and protrusion without hindering daily work. Mrs Porter of Nathalie testifies after using two pots she was completely cured and remained free of pile symptoms for 42 months, with enduring improvement afterward.
The Shamrock Hotel advertises every department run on modern methods. Dining-room service equals any hotel in the state and bedroom accommodation is ample. The district and traveling public are invited to inspect the hotel, with a welcome extended to all visitors.
An old document fragment lists trustees and capital details for a Bendigo firm with addresses in View Street and Numurkah followed by a testimonial letter praising Dr Ack Hing for tuberculosis knee treatment. The text cites names, locations, and dates in a collage of notices and patient endorsement.
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