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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1916
Page
4
A fragmentary dialogue describes a man hired to move or replace a carpet amid confusion over a misheard order for an Axminster carpet. The speaker recalls payment, surrounding neighbors observing, and a woman awaiting a correct Agminster specification, with the scene centered on a domestic dispute over flooring.
A witness explains his confidence in the restaurant keeper Mr Cooken after observing him eat a pie in front of a customer. The anecdote is presented as a humorous courtroom moment showing honesty. The exchange highlights trust built by the proprietor’s act.
A bachelor and a woman discuss marriage in a playful exchange. He finally confesses his interest, and she blushes as she asks if he would marry. He replies he only wanted to know her feelings to know where to come if he ever wants to wed. An old saying about the thief and receiver follows with a moral note about will versus wisdom.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a station note urging miners to use a tonic named Clemente Task Tonic to counteract illness and maintain health, mentioning ground conditions and appetite effects with messy, garbled wording and a stray name WIEMAR.
A reflective piece on women’s endurance during war, contrasting the unyielding strength and gentle influence of women with the brutal realities of battle. It honors mothers and sisters while urging a world where peace replaces rage, fear, and devastation across nations including Japan.
A travelling man tells of a farmer in a Connecticut barroom where the proprietor counted 25 eggs from a basket of 25. The farmer insisted on fair measure, but the proprietor offered a drink and settled for 25. The farmer then asked for sherry and egg as his order.
A mother was arrested for intoxication and arraigned before the magistrate. Her seven year old son and daughter begged passers by for funds to pay the fine, offering to work to earn it. A bystander offered to pay the fine, and the boy solemnly promised his mother would reform.
testimonial from Elizabeth Jenkins of North Dunedin praising Dr Morse Indian Root Pills and Comstock Nerve and Bone Liniment for rheumatism relief. advertisement urges purchases via mail from The W. H. Comstock Co. Ltd Sydney and promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. Also touts Clarke's Blood Mixture with broad disease cure claims and warnings about imitations.
A Woolworth style ad highlights WIELS & SON'S extensive jewelry range with gold rings brooches bangles necklets and pendants hair brushes jewel cases and wallets. Prices span from affordable trinkets to sturdy watches and electroplate suitable for presentations with special discounts for friendly societies and organizations.
A district honor list records enlisted men and those born or raised in Talbot Borough, Talbot Shire, and Sexton Shire, noting killed, wounded, and discharged medically unfit. It includes many names from Talbot Borough, Allied, and other places, with several deaths and medical discharges.
The notice calls all physically fit men ages 18 to 45 to enlist, with medical exam arrangements at local halls or drill depots. Pay scales are listed by rank, separation allowances for married men, and pension provisions for widows or dependents, including per child amounts and total incapacity provisions.
Hearne advertises a bronchitis remedy for bronchitis cough croup asthme hoarseness and breathing difficulties. It claims rapid relief and prevention of chronic cough or consumption when treated early. It asserts safety and that no house should be without it with doses leading to a complete cure, sold by chemists and medicine vendors.
A Newcastle NSW man suffered blood poisoning from a hand scratch, worsened by impure water. Zam-Buk antiseptic relieved pain, reduced inflammation, drew out putrid matter, and helped wounds heal fully. Also promoted for eczema ulcers burns and other sores. Price listed as 3s 6d per family size.
An old testimonial touts Clarke's Blood Mixture as the finest blood purifier for scrofula scurvy eczema and skin and blood diseases. Advertisers claim thousands of cures sold at 2s 9d per bottle with warnings to beware imitations and substitutes.
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