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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1916
Page
4
An article argues reading as a protective habit for youths and adults, noting that many could be drawn to wholesome hobbies once they discover genuine interest in reading. It emphasizes the potential to redirect leisure toward constructive activities and away from risky amusements.
A compact collection of admonitions praising precision brevity and elegance drawn from renowned writers including Macaulay Burke Bacon Homer Scott and Milton. The list blends guidance on action logic and imagination with references to celebrated poets and essayists.
The piece argues memory is a skill anyone can acquire through strict training. Attention is central, with focus-on-senses and restlessness in pursuit. It links memory lapses to nervous exhaustion and urges restoring health to recover memory.
A train journey yields old gags until a silent man in the corner breaks the silence with a pun about chewing ham and hammering, ending as the train slows at Lancaster. The guard's whistle blows and the moment fades with a chuckle and a shrug of fate.
A lengthy reflection urges careful consideration before acts and urges openness to suggestions from any source. It warns against impulsive decisions, notes many failures stem from hasty moves, and ends with a fable about the goose and its shadow.
An aged newspaper ad touts Clarke's Blood Mixture and Clarke's Blood Powder as cures for Bourvy, Bozema, bad legs, skin and blood diseases, pimples and sores. It claims bodily waste remains in blood causing disease and promises thousands of cures sold universally for 2 shillings and 6 pence.
Mothers are urged to include a bottle of Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills in parcels to sons at the front. The ad argues health and regularity are vital for effective service, noting 10,000 bottles were adopted by military authorities and that the compact packing suits weather and travel.
Practical guidance urges restraint and empathy to gain social favor. It cautions against contradicting others, prying into friends’ affairs, assuming others are happier, underestimating oneself, and spreading gossip or cruelty toward those of different beliefs. Community harmony is emphasized.
A verse portrait describes a bob-tailed sheepdog once valued for dogdom and silent peerage, now altered by nature and art. The poem notes the dog’s roughness and meekness, the loss of tail and "tribal" traits, and the artist’s gaze seeking tenderness and wisdom in two brown eyes.
A tram lurch sends a young man into a fashionable lady’s lap and sparks a sharp rebuke. She calls him a bumpkin and lamp-post, then he interrupts with a calm correction: “I am not your husband.”
A Scottish recruit on sentry duty answers the General with a brisk greeting. A shopkeeper rebukes an assistant, questioning his attitude and prompting a sharp retort from the worker.
The article discusses salt levels in pig feed and the dangers of over salting. It cites Professor Prim and Professor Mc Connell noting excessive salt can inflame stomachs and even cause death, while normal feeds like maize and middlings require as much salt as possible to keep animals healthy. The French trials suggested about one ounce per 100 pounds of body weight daily, with adjustments for natural salt in vegetables and household swill.
Agricultural items discuss mangel seed rates per acre from 6 1b to 10 1b with 3 1b as workable. Barley seed rate test shows 18 3 1b per acre yielding more grain and straw. A moral tale links diligence to success, and a farmer’s sugar shortweight complaint leads to a witty measure. Names enlisted from Talbot Borough and Shires Talbot and Laxton, with many listed wounded or discharged.
A nurse named Nurse Gard reports Clements Tonic revived a weak patient and lifted her spirits. She asserts the remedy restores health and strength, noting it is widely used by professionals and nurses and essential for caregivers.
Advertises Hearne's Bronchitis Cure as a powerful remedy for bronchitis cough croup hoarseness and chest pain. Claims rapid relief and prevention of chronic cough or asthma, with consumption not known where treated early. Sold by all chemists and medicine vendors.
The store offers a wide selection of ladies gifts with personal appeal and assorted prices from rings and brooches to matching jewelry boxes and watches. Highlighted items include gold rings, bangles, necklets, hair brushes, jewel cases, manicure sets, and electroplate gifts suitable for presentations and societies.
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