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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 20, 1941
Page
1
The piece urges reading advertisements in The Leader to learn how ads color life through better goods and convenience. It argues advertised products offer safety, value, and efficiency, improving meals, shelter, and attire while saving time and money for a better today and tomorrow.
At the last Shire Council meeting the Defence department recruiting drive in country districts was criticised. It was urged that recruiting officers be stationed in each district and attend social gatherings of eligible young men. Officials discussed better methods, including personal canvassing and addressing district gatherings, to reach potential conscripts amid conflicting reports and government questions.
Garden Notes outlines hardy perennials for borders behind hedges and walls. It highlights Heleniums Helianthus and Hemerocallis for back rows, describes varieties and heights from 3 to 6 feet, and lists lavender and lupin as border plants. Also includes two recipe snippets for spinach and macaroni pie.
A winter menu feature highlights minced beef souffle as an economical, nutritious dish enhanced with cheese. It outlines ingredients, proportions, and cooking steps for 6-8 servings, with suggested accompaniments and variations using leftover baked vegetables.
The article advises planting three lily varieties together from cuttings for bold clumps, highlights Nerine the Spider Lily with varieties Bu dennii Rosea and sud Sarniensis, and promises a full list of perennials for borders next week. It notes deciduous shrubs can be planted now, notes rose timing, lists flowering plants for late summer to winter, and warns seedling shortages and high demand.
Church notices list service times across Numurkah Cobram Kata matite Tallygaroopna West Wasia Numurkah and many outlying towns including Strathmerton Bunbortha Youarang Youanmite Nathalia Picola West Yales Yalea bearing multiple denominations and reverends with 11 15 and 3 oclock times noted for mornings and evenings across the district.
Melbourne herbalist Mr C Chinas of 22 Coburg Avenue will visit Numurkah every alternate Friday and may be consulted at the Shamrock Hotel. All cures promising. next visit is Friday May 20.
Fragmented OCR text mentions names like Irene Plante and Wolla Bucks among disjointed phrases about weddings and a mature dish. Unable to determine coherent event or outcome from the garbled source.
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