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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1916
Page
1
Readers invited to send notices with particulars about events at outlying forts. Prompt publication possible. Write on one side only and address to Editor Lea der Talbot and send promptly.
A commercial union company accepts current rates for fire risk coverage. Mitchell Chambers and staff emphasize affordable premiums. Local business leader Bush praises the firm for comprehensive protection under the new terms.
An old nurse's teething syrup advertised as the best remedy for teething pain with claims of soothing the child, softening gums, and curing wind. It touts mass wisdom, lists uses for diarrhea and blood diseases, and claims thousands of cures with a warning about imitators. It is sold widely at 2s 9d per pot.
On and after 8 May 1916 only specific mails will be dispatched and received at the local post office daily. The notice lists despatched to locations and outlines the new routing for the Tal Bot mail service.
The fragment cites penny postage rates for overseas and dominions mail, listing rates for letters, cards, and magazines. It also includes an advertisement for Clarre's Blood Mixture amid claims of cures for scrofula and other diseases, warning against imitations, and ends with partial postal rate details for New Zealand and other regions.
Public notices advertise Brown and Sons goods claiming to revive and save businesses and promise health relief from bronchial and pulmonary conditions. The text touts continual growth via ads and mentions government distribution of Brown Bronchial Trochus by Brown and Sons with international depots.
An OCR text lists native Australian fauna and birds in parks with references to various species and regional notes. It includes fishing seasons and minimum sizes for species like trout and Gippsland Perch, plus conversations on wallabies and koalas and mentions months and regional shires in Victoria.
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