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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
21
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A cablegram reports a distillery breakdown in Glasgow causing a flood of 200,000 gallons of whisky. One person is dead by drowning amid the spill, with authorities investigating the incident and its impact on nearby streets.
Applicants for Shire Clerk Engineer and other offices must pass an examination under a new ordinance. The tests will resemble Public Service Board exams, indicating that Councilors will not have sole control over officer appointments.
A notice warns horse owners in Forbes district that bot flies have appeared this year. The pest affects the stomach and intestines as horses lick eggs from the body and the larva embeds, often causing fatal outcomes.
A fragmentary Western wedding scene ends with vows and jokes about legality. Two men joke about marriage and fines as they seal the match with playful banter. The mood blends humor and rough frontier justice.
Mr C F Stephens, local chemist in Sydney, now offers eye testing services in Peak Hill and surrounding district. Equipped with the latest appliances, Stephens aims to diagnose optical weaknesses and provide suitable sight solutions. Those with failing eyesight are urged to consult at once.
The store opens a Special Lot of Summer Dress Materials including Muslins Plain Voiles Armure Cloths Embroidered Voiles Chantilly Cloths Crepe lines and more. A large assortment of fashionable shades targets ladies with practical drapers pricing claimed as the lowest in town.
A brief display highlights summer dress fabrics in soft palettes. Text notes coordinating trimmings and notions to complete fashionable ensembles.
An advertisement extols a pharmacy offering reliable service and scientifically backed drug quality. It markets a full stock for common needs and a complete tile of reliable requirements, plus a full line of rabbit poisons including Bosker SAP Rabbo Arsenic Strychnine and cyanide products at low prices.
The article reports on Senators Messes Warren and Gould touring Richmond River and centers in New South Wales on November 29 1906 addressing electors. It notes Millen avoided the tour and cites past land agency earnings and controversial payments tied to Myall Creek government purchase. It singles out Millen as unlikely to be re elected.
At Nyngan Court last Friday Henry Ellis sued M J O Dwyer for not travelling 4781 sheep via the stock route from Coonamble to Cobar. The magistrate dismissed, ruling the three chain road through complainant’s property was the most direct path, with costs taxed at £8 11s 3d.
A partisan tirade denounces the White Australia polemic while condemning slanders about race mixing. The writer notes fringe figures pushing xenophobic views, warns against sensational claims of Asiatic invasion, and urges humane, enlightened discussion over barbarous rhetoric.
A fragmentary ode praises Sergi Brayne, awaiting welcome in Heaven as the speaker recalls long summer days and service to the King. The verse notes his duty done, papers signed, and a hopeful afterlife, with lines about being received joyfully.
A New York message notes a Lavex dinner where two horses were guests of honor at a horseshoe shaped table. Thirty eight other guests were served oats from silver buckets and water from gold bound containers as other horses were led through the room feeding on sweets. Silver feed-boxes and hay-sake celery-holders framed the table setting with gold mounted souvenirs and silver stirrups as keepsakes.
CHAS F STEPHENS operates the Peak Hill Pharmacy located on Caswell Street Peak Hill offering pharmaceutical goods and related services to the local community.
An old print advert touts 10% ngton's Irish Moss as a reliable cough remedy. The copy promotes long life and promises steady relief, referencing a bell promotion and Bonninulon’s branding in a period style.
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