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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
6
A speaker reflects on slang saying a generous comrade is “a brick” and compares brick value to the cost of raising a boy. He warns wealth spent on training youths yields varied outcomes, from ruin to distinguished achievement, urging collective responsibility for shaping character.
Poultry for export seeks all classes and Chickens and ducklings sold by weight with crates lent and no commission or cartage charged. Old fowls priced from 2 shillings to 4 shillings 6 pence per pair. Melbourne firms David Hylan e and Bons Sunnitt Freezing Works advertise. A Hopeful Sign and music scene notes disrupt what otherwise appears. Maud and Kihel discourse on tuning and a visit with a ring are referenced in the fragment.
A fragmented reflection on thought value and happiness. It muses that wealth, action, and self-control shape character while warning against envy and self deception. The text blends aphorisms about effort, desire, and prudence with garbled echoes of common wisdom.
A sailor notes a brown owl perched on the ship mast 86 hours after leaving Southampton. The crew mistreated the bird until a payment of two shillings was made. A telegram from Lisbon reports his sister and Lady Macdonell, wife of General Sir A Macdonell, have died—an eerie coincidence recalled in reminiscences of a diplomatic life.
The passage argues that constant habit in work and prayer shapes character. It warns that excessive focus on any single practice dulls mind and spirit, while combining work prayer and play strengthens heart and soul and makes religion more joyful.
A fragment from a wartime column debates compulsory nursing training for girls and the role of women in national service. It notes public indifference and cites a Sydney hospital scene where a surgeon plans an operation after student diagnosis. The piece conveys social attitudes and humor of the era.
An advertisement touts Warner's Safe Cure claiming it treats a wide range of ailments by stimulating kidney and liver function. It promises removal of uric and biliary poisons and offers pamphlets, with bottles sold in 5 shillings and 2 shillings 6 pence forms. It also advertises related Warner products for constipation diabetes asthma and nervousness.
A local grocer extols Robur Vines as a top seller with consistent quality and flavor. He notes customer feedback guides stock, with No 2 Grade recommended for everyday family use and No 3 as acceptable for some buyers.
Stone and Co report meat prices remained elevated with late last month porkers at up to 7%d per pound and prime large calves 4%d with best calves reaching 4%d, veal 5d. per lb. and medium quality slightly lower as consignments came mainly from country suppliers.
A playful verse tracks the many nicknames given to Marguerite by family and friends as she grows. The poem lists forms such as Mex Peg Daisy Magete Margie and Madge reflecting affection and closeness across generations.
A Scottish manager refuses Havana cigars offered to settle a large Aberdeen order. The commercial traveller tries bribes and a resale offer, but the manager, a kirk member, declines. The tale ends with the trader’s comment on opportunity as a doorbell joke.
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