18 Aug 1917
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1917
Page
1
An old newspaper ad touts Clarke World Named Blood Mixture as a cure all for impurities and various diseases including scurvy eczema and skin conditions. It claims widespread use and lists price and availability details while warning of health benefits claimed by the vendor.
A garbled ad lite piece discusses self taught piano, mail service, and commercial advertising. It mentions people learning piano without tuition or surgery, touting the value of bold persistence and ink used by printers, and hints at an old banking and publishing context with scattered names and dates.
A historical advertisement touts Clarke's World-fuma Bigad Mixture as a cure for pimples skin leg sores and other ailments. It claims thousands of cures and places the price at 28 dollars per bottle with warnings about imitations. The language imitates 19th century patent medicine style and emphasizes medical skill and science.
Fragmented text hints at a public sale notice with unreadable fragments and mixed letters. Authorities or editors may be referenced but specifics are unclear due to garbled OCR.
A long fragmented notice lists native Australian birds and mammals, including kangaroos, cockatoos, and plovers, with references to protected or legal hunting seasons, dates, and regional specifics around Victoria. It notes annual license like restrictions, permitted periods, and the requirement for authorities to enforce the Hines Acts.
An article compares the Genie from Aladdin to a world spirit called Genius, urging belief in human talent and new methods sparked by war. It touts Australian discoveries in polishes for boot, metal, floor, and harness, credits a booklet How to Polish and Gleam, and offers free boxings for a limited time via a Gemii Agent address in Goong Wile.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.