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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
4
Marrickeille NSW recalls an old tale of bells on mice to curb pests. He cites Molong’s over thirty year old experiment with a bell fitted to a captured intruder and notes similar impact when a bell rang for horses in the Northern Riverina. He proposes releasing bell adorned rabbits for amusement.
A quirky report notes a US mayor taxing eligible bachelors to marry and compares it with an Australian land board refusing land ballots to single men lacking marriage duties. The piece critiques push to wed before housing and home stability, arguing men should settle first.
Governor Rawson visits Nyngan Cobar and Warren to praise the country. Obituaries note the death of R Robertson aged 56, eldest son of Sir John Robertson, and Goo Kiteham a former Dubbo resident who died in West Australia. Doconyed helped promote and manage the local gasworks and was an early Dubbo trotting pioneer.
A promotional notice proclaims Bonnington’s Lesh Mra as trusted by Australian mothers for home use. It claims to treat Whooping Cough Croup and chest affections, presenting the product as a reliable medicine.
Mary Ward of 44 Caledoota Street Paddington NSW Australia declares the account of her illness and recovery by Clemente Tonics. She describes years of nervous pain indigestion and related symptoms and credits the tonic with restoring health and appetite.
The text describes Romington's Leith Movs claimed to ease chest throat and lung ailments. It asserts reliable action and rapid results on such conditions with general reassurance.
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