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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1905
Page
11
A historical recipe prescribes a potent restorative using eight lemons, six eggs, half a pint of rum, and half a pound of sugar. Eggs soak in lemon juice for days, then are combined with rum and sugar, optionally with nutmeg or cinnamon, strained, boiled, and corked. Initial dose is a teaspoonful three times daily, increasing to half a wine glass.
A mining town horse team strayed before July 15 and was found a week ago near Reso on the main northern road. Their owner’s dog followed for more than a month and traveled at least 50 miles, refusing to let anyone interfere with the horses.
The market remains firm with rising prices for prime milling at 3s 7d per bushel. Oats hold at advanced prices, maize shows little change between 3s 8d and 9d, chaff trades £3 5s–£4 for prime, £2–£2 10s for inferior. Lucerne sells well, scarce and in demand. prime dry £5, old summer day £8 10s to £4 per ton.
Regulation 8 under the Public Health Act now requires the Local Authority to notify the head teacher of the school usually attended when an infectious disease case is reported in a house with school age children. A penalty of ten pounds applies for sending a child to school from such a house.
Cuyler Hastings, famed American dramatic actor and former J. C. Williamson touring star in Australia, recounts his experience with Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery. He cites rapid relief from a severe cold after one dose and complete recovery within days. He recommends the remedy and notes it is sold by C. F. Stephens.
Admiral Togo's flagship Mikasa caught fire and exploded and sank to the sea bottom. Nearly six hundred casualties reported. New rations under the gun powder and explosives consolidation act issued, replacing earlier provisions.
An old Molong racing record recalls a controversy over the principal prize on day one. Jacob Matthews' Drum Major won while Dan Mayne's Liberte placed second amid a protest about Matthews racing on an unregistered course. Stewards reconciled by declaring Liberte the winner, penalizing Matthews, and resulting in a crossfire over the decision.
In C B Fry's Magazine July issue an offer grants any cricketer not in a first class county who makes 100 or more in a single innings during 1906 a free volume of Fry's Laseutue signed by the Editor. Open to colonial and mother country residents. applicants must send a copy of their local paper reporting the match.
Short items note Roach and Company selling Harper's Oatmeal in 7 lb bags for 1s 6d and Government House Sydney maintenance costs. Other notes include a cattle loss, land sale pricing in Parkes district, Irish Moss as a throat remedy, licensing changes in New Zealand, a weather forecast, rabbit-skin profits, and an advertisement for Dr Sheldon Digestive Tablets.
A brief note emphasizes new coverage in business and clothing sectors with focus on quality and value as key factors for customers.
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