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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1914
Page
1
A promotion extols Peps wonderful tablets as the best remedy for coughs and colds in families. The copy claims Peps disinfect the air, destroy germs in breathing passages, soothe inflamed membranes, and prevent heart strain. It urges buying a 6d box from chemists or stores today.
The Talbot Fire Brigade held a Monday meeting led by Chief Officer Marshall who introduced a new event for the programme. The secretary reported trophy donations and member removals from the register, with new regulations for salvage watching and fire fees discussed. A separate section recites Victorian fauna under the Game Act, listing birds, marsupials, and fish with seasons and penalties, from August to February, and fee schedules and enforcement details.
Readers urged to send reports from distant areas for publication. Instructions request writing on one side of paper, addressed to the Editor, Talbot, and to send promptly. Emphasizes willingness to format information for the press if needed.
The article explains a company offering prompt and liberal settlement of losses from lightning, bush and green fires. It notes expectations of rapid claims handling and favorable payouts for policyholders facing fire damage and property loss.
The notice details Penny postage rates for letters and cards across the Commonwealth and Papua, including 1d per 4 oz for letters, 1d per half for letter cards, 1d for single post cards, and various rates for printed papers, books, magazines, and commercial matter. It lists overseas dominion rates, New Zealand and Islands rates, and specifies differences for Australia and external territories.
Fragmented post schedule lists mail times at Talbot Post Office and routes to Creswick Tourelle Ballarat Melbourne Maryborough Castlemaine Amherst Evansford Caralulup Dunach and other towns with inconsistent timings. The text shifts to a medical blurb describing blood infections and contagion concerns, mentioning syphilis and related diseases in a disconnected editorial fragment.
An old advertisement extols Clarke's Blood Mixture as boosting blood quality and vigor, claiming it cures scrofula, scurvy, eczema, bad legs, skin diseases, pimples, and sores. It warns against substitutes and promotes widespread sale at 2s per bottle.
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