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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1916
Page
4
A traveler in Delhi negotiates for cashmere shawls with a cautious merchant who cites a German review and finally sells for four hundred rupees. In Jaipur a rajah owned hotel posts odd notices allowing guests to deduct for unsatisfactory meals and forbidding staff strikes while ghost guests must give notice and state their required amount.
A dialogue on architectural materials and safety raises questions about curtain walls and thermal penetration. The speaker cites a architect and a lawyer debating differences in design, safety, and risk, comparing the issue to the Tower of Babel and noting confusion amid opposing views.
An old promotional notice touts Clarke's Blood Mixture as a universal remedy for scrofula scurvy eczema headaches and blood diseases. It claims thousands cured, urges public subscription readers to buy at 9d per bottle and warns against imitations.
December and January community notices list a Boxing Charity Carnival in Talbot on December 26 and numerous monthly meetings. Amherst District Hospital Boroughfall Talbot Fire Brigade and public library committee activities are scheduled, with school and council sessions in February at Prince Alfred State School and Council Chambers.
A cautionary promotional item urges mothers at home to send Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills to soldiers at the front. It claims the pills restore health after rough conditions, noting thousands were adopted by military authorities earlier in the war and praised in letters from Egypt.
Recruitment notice for Australian Expeditionary Forces invites fit men aged 18 to 45 with specified height and chest, offering medicals at local halls and free transport for final exams. Pay scales before embarkation and on active service listed, plus separation allowances for married men and pensions for widows and dependents.
The district lists enlistees from the Shire of Talbot and Shire of Lexton with many names under Talbot Riding. It records killed and wounded, including D M Anderson and George Angus among the dead, and names numerous wounded soldiers and chaplains. The compilation notes that the Lexton list is incomplete and invites additional submissions.
The Thoroughbred Horse Swimming Belt et and at Spring Vale figures prominently. Quonacre BELT (Vol. 11) by Cap tain Webb from Chateline dam of winners. SWIMMING BELT a noted turf performer with Wellington Hands and Stewbury Winter Cup wins. Black in color, his stock shows promise and staying power with two-year-olds in training. Terma Four Guineas referenced.
The Pony Stallion Highland Dandy will stand at Spring Vale, with mares offered free grass from distant farms. Bred by Maude, sired by Highland Landdin, the stallion requires no comment and is presented with usual assurances of care and limited liability.
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