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Newspaper
Shepparton News
Location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1914
Page
6
Advice to farmers and urban poultry keepers to thin out stock before the post holiday price drop. Warns drought and rising poultry feed costs shrink profits. Recommends keeping breeding stock for next season and notes manure as valuable fertilizer when handled properly and mixed with soil and sand.
Messrs Stone and Co meat salesmen report high prices in Melbourne for week ending December 15. Porkers fetched up to 64d per lb, prime large cattle 6d, best calves 3d, medium calves 2¾d, veal variable, beef prime 32s per 100 lb, medium 30s, lambs prime 12s6d each, sheep prime 33 4d per lb. Consignments largely from country consignors. country buyers welcome in Melbourne.
The Robur Tea Company reports strong demand for its 1916 calendars showcasing notable oil paintings from Sydney and Adelaide galleries and portraits of the King and Queen. Storekeepers in various towns report ample supplies for Robur tea customers.
A Peninsular War tale recounts the Duke of Wellington crossing a river to reconnoiter and being saluted by an Irish sentry who exclaimed, Got bless your crooked nose. I’d sooner see it than ten thousand men. The Duke called it the greatest personal compliment of his life.
A quoted list labels thirteen errors in life with items on judging others by own standards, expecting youth judgment, seeking uniform opinion, perfection in action, overreacting to unfixable issues, and doubting what cannot be mastered. It ends with a motto that joy and sorrow drive growth.
A Bel Sinzona Laing express nearly struck a man who sat between the rails eating his dinner as the train sped by. The sole identifying card read Ludovici Caduto with an Italian note seeking death. He had timed his end to end with Shael is dessert of fruit when killed.
Letters from Australian readers describe severe liver issues and successful relief after using Warner's Safe Cure. Mrs Ellen Waters recalls long illness and abscess fears, Mrs J Maddern credits relief after trying the product, and Mrs W Cooper reports night-time sleeplessness and digestion improvement. Warner's Safe Cure sold by chemists and stores in original six bottle form or cheaper non alcoholic concentrate.
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