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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 15, 1916
Page
2
Talbot Leader announces early publication on Good Friday morning with ads and correspondence instructions. The issue covers bread price debates, local battery management concerns, Talbot school events, harvest services, charity drives, and community notices including promotions, fairs, and upcoming Anzac Day programs.
The Talbot Prospecting and Progressive Association met on the evening of 3rd inst with members Wad, Allen, Henderson, Long, Jones, and Chalmers. They discussed ore sample collection by the Mines Department, council meeting plans post August, tree removal and planting along roads, and proposals to the Minister of Mines about Amherst and M Callum's Creek batteries.
A pamphlet style discourse argues that drugs numb the stomach to pain but do not cure acid-related digestive problems. It claims acid remains active and may cause gastral trouble, urging neutralization after meals with a specific mixture. It warns against unsuitable ingredients and promotes Clarke's Blood Mixture as a universal cure for various diseases.
Elisabeth Ann Miller reported that Robert Samuel Miller abandoned four children aged 4 to 13 in Talbot on 16 March 1916 with no adequate means of support. The court ordered Miller to pay six shillings weekly to the Talbot petty sessions clerk, starting 20 April 1916, with £50 surety and potential imprisonment for noncompliance.
The Wednesday afternoon rifle shoot drew 30 competitors under a strong wind. David Andrew led with 31 and 29 at 200 and 900 yards, total 63 with handicap. Char Swain tallied 27 and 40 for 67, Adam Rows 30 and 27 for 63, while Thief Ware and others competed for the trophies and medals on display.
The following prices ruled in the market today Wheat fair fowls lead 4 Od to Le Fleur 211 7 6d Bran 4 Lis Pollard 5 5s savy feed ex light Ie 14 Barley Prims 4s 3d to de Ed Cape a to 3x 3d Potatoes 5 10s Hay Boutchafflog 2 manger Straw From 1 10s
The item lists DaikY Produce Market details with references to Mesare J T Lawless and Co. Butter-Prims factory prints and various coded entries. Mentions entries like Lard and Hams with small price indicators and geographic markers, presenting a fragmented historical market snapshot.
Mruuovkne Wenkay Manger Out details a Thursday schedule for bread making in Victoriss with disrupted figures and prices. The fragment mentions Blolz and bran costs, Algerian milling, and assorted feed prices. Several garbled numbers and units obscure exact totals.
Fat Cottle and Weper ty Bnllocks saw modest gains while values advanced across categories. Prime crombred and northam bred stock quoted with bids expected. ewes in lamb realized 43s. A small selection sold for pressak requirmente as a neat, brisk market note from Cariemrooe.
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