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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1914
Page
2
War reports describe Belgian forts intact near Liege and Allied numbers around 150000 landing in France. Local items note a town meeting for a patriotic war fund, a council inquiry into a breakage at a hall, cribbage results, an accident at Waubra, and re elections in Lexton Shire. The piece also covers a church appointment, reunions, and social events in Talbot Amherst.
The Talbot branch of the Friendly Societies A N A held its quarterly meeting on Thursday evening with good attendance. President F Eaves presided as H R Prowse presented Ararat Branch clearance. One member admitted, four proposals received. The group debated funding patriotic support and a social event, opting to donate £5 to the fund and forego the social, while deselecting social charges. A euchre tournament favored the country team.
Regret was expressed at the death of William T Tippett 35 in Waubra Creswick Shire. He leaves a widow and two children and was a former Lexton Shire Council member and breeder of draught stock. Funeral at Creswick Cemetery. Also notices death of Thos Tyrell 59 on route to Melbourne with funeral at Amherst Cemetery. Edward Wright 77 dies at Amherst Hospital after 64 years in Amherst. seven grandchildren and two living children. Funeral by Phelan and Sons with Rev A J Pearce officiating.
A vintage ad text promotes Sanders Extract as a superior eucalyptus product and warns against counterfeit extracts. It urges demand for genuine Sanders Extract and cautions about dangerous imitations. Also touted is Thistle brand furniture guaranteed against cracking, plus Clarke's Blood Mixture as a world famous blood purifier sold widely.
The piece reviews Dr Fitchett’s Life September summary on World War I causes focusing on Austrian folly and Pan-Slav and Pan-German tensions. It highlights maps, a Nuttall cartoon, Mawson’s Antarctic trek, Science and Warfare, and Andrew Fisher’s political life. Also notes first issues of The Victorian Poultry Journal and Australian Journal, plus Shire and Municipal Record contents and Linseed Compound Stockport Remedy for coughs.
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