Agricultural colleges report May seeding progress and rainfall
May reports from Dookie and Longerenong Agricultural Colleges note seeding in full swing with favorable conditions. Dookie logged 150 points of rain and sown 750 acres including 400 wheat, 280 nuts, 40 peas, and 24 barley, while Longerenong plans 500 acres of crops with ten wheat varieties and delayed wheat sowing to ensure weed germination is controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dookie
Longerenong
Cookie
Pye
Millers’ Association
Drevermann
Wimmera
Eradication Claim For Worm Pellets In Sydney
Mrs A Bristow of 37 Regent Street Sydney testifies that Comstock's Dead Shot Worm Pellets cured her seven year old of thread worms after two boxes and helped a friend with a 20 year worm problem. The remedy is described as a vegetable preparation sold by The W. H. Comstock Co. Ltd. at 23 Lang Street Church Hill Sydney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra A. Bristow
Regent Street
Sydney
N.S.W
Comstock
W. H. Comstock Co., Ltd
Langstreet
Church Hill
Great Peppermint Cure Claims Broad Cure Range
Chronic chest complaints and blood impurities are credited to the Great Peppermint Cure. The pamphlet asserts efficacy for scrofula scurvy eczema skin and blood diseases along with bad legs pimples and sores. It warns of imitations and lists a price of 28 9d per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Grill
Amherst Talbot area June July meetings list
June 26 Amherst Cemetery Trustees meet at 7 30 pm. July 1 Amherst District Hospital Board of Management at Borough Hall Talbot. July 2 Commons Managers meeting. July 6 Talbot Shire Council and Talbot Borough Council monthly meetings. July 7 Talbot School Committee Prince Alfred State School 3 30 pm. July Daisy Hill School Committee. July 13 Lexton Shire Council Council Chambers Lerton. July 20 Talbot Prospecting and Progressive Association and Talbot Fire Brigade meetings. July 27 Talbot Public Library Committee Meeting 8 15 pm.
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Amherst Cemetery Trustees
Amherst District Hospital
Borough Hall
Talbot
Talbot Borough
Prince Alfred State School
Daisy Hill
Lexton
Council Chambers
Lerton
Talbot Prospecting and Progressive Association
Talbot Fire Brigade
Talbot Public Library
Thistle brand furniture offered as durable against heat
The adjuxtaposes Thistle brand furniture as guaranteed to resist cracking in Australia’s heat. It promotes Clarke’s Blood Mixture and Clarke’s Pills with claims of cures for skin and blood diseases, urges beware of imitations, and lists prices and distributors worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
T. Walla & Co
Maryborough
Terang
Hearne’s Bronchitis Cure Promises Rapid Relief
Advertises a medicine for bronchitis cough croup asthma hoarseness and chest pain claiming rapid relief and prevention of chronic cough consumption. Says it comforts throat and strengthens voice and that early use prevents disease progression. Sold by all chemists and medicine vendors.
Close Seasons For Game In Australia 1919 Fisheries Rules
Revised by J M Semmens on 2 April 1919 the document lists close seasons and protected species across Australian fauna in national parks and gardens. It enumerates mammals birds and aquatic life with specific dates and areas including Mount Franklin Glenlyon Ballan Kyenton and Mud Island Port Fail and notes penalties and fines for breaches of the Game Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Semmens
Fisheries and Game
Port Fail
California
Sittellas
Turkey
Mount Franklin
Glenlyon
Ballan
Kyneton
Mud Island
Penny Postage Rates and Mails Schedule
The notice lists penny postage rates for letters and cards, postal items, and printed papers across the Commonwealth, with specific rates for New Zealand and the islands. It also includes mail schedules for Talbot Post Office areas, with close and arrival times, and ends with an advertising capsule for Clarke's Blood Mixture claiming health benefits and sales.
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Commonwealth
Papua
Australia
Australasia
Dominions
United Kingdom
New Hebrides
New Zealand
Islands
Fiji
British Solomon Islands
Clarke's Blood Mixture Promoted For Health and Vigor
An advertisement extols Clarke's Blood Mixture as boosting health and business growth. It claims the product purifies blood, aids tissue nourishment, and prevents organic disease, citing cures for scrofula scurvy eczema bad skin and blood diseases with thousands of wonderful cures and warns against counterfeit substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Clarkes
Notice to readers on letter submissions to editor Lea der Talbot
Public call for readers to send reports and particulars for publication. Instructions include writing on one side of the paper, addressing the editor Lea der Talbot, and sending promptly for press preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talbot
Insurance ad promises broad fire risk coverage and prompt settlements
An insurance notice from agent Robert Allen of Balboa and District promotes acceptance of all fire risk classes and offers prompt liberal settlements for losses from lightning, bush and grass fires.
General at Moderate Rates and at Go to the For
A compressed fragment notes a general setting described as moderate rates and a directive to proceed toward a target. The readable lines imply scheduling or pricing terms but omit clear names, dates, or places for full context.
The Case for Steady Advertising Persistence
The article argues that year round advertising outperforms sporadic bursts. Repeated exposure builds memory, trust, and eventual purchases, as described by a French writer and echoed by leading advertisers who view bold, steady outlays as profits in tough times.
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Tee
Euccesa—Aure
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Agricultural Colleges
Nurse Evans
Tasmania
Victoria
Provost Street
Nth
Clements Tonic Ltd
Clements Tonic
Evans
of Commons
Talbot Shire Council
Joseph H
Tailor and Outfitter
Crescent, Talbot
Hearne
Joseph H. Hutchinson
Frost
Sesland
Black Fish
Whiting
Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game
Melbourne
English Road
Yarra
Johnston Street
Dight's Falls
Daisy Clunea
Creswick
Tourelle
Ballarat
Castlemaine
Amherst
Evansford
Caralulup
Dunach
Puby Hill
Beecham’s
Cmmercial Union A Sur Cance Company, Limited
Nt Claima
Balbo and District
Robert Allen
Office
Progranm
Billheads
Dodgers
Dis
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