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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1916
Page
4
Notice seeks men aged 18 to 45, minimum height 5 ft 2 in, chest 33 in. Enlistment via town halls and depots with medical exams and free rail travel to metropolis. Pay rates shown by rank, separate allowances for married men and dependents, and pensions for widows or total incapacity.
Advertisement claims Clarke's Blood Mixture cleanses the blood to heal Scrofula Scurvy eczema bad legs and skin sores. It asserts thousands of cures and warns against imitations with a price of 2s 9d per bottle sold everywhere.
The meeting of the cemetery trustees notes improvements planned by the Public Health Board for next year. The sexton reports cleaning paths digging beds and one female interment. A monthly meeting schedule is changed to quarterly with salaries paid by the chair and secretary. The annual balance shows a start credit of £41 1s 10d and end balance £41 7s 6d after improvements.
March events include Talbot Shire Council monthly meeting on March 6 and Amherst District Hospital Board of Management in Talbot Borough Hall. Lex ton Shire Council meets March 8 in Council Chambers, Talbot School Committee on March 14 at 3 30 pm, Methodist Guild Fair March 15, Talbot Fire Brigade March 20, and Talbot Public Library Committee Meeting March 27 at 3 15 pm.
Mrs Lavenia Goldman of Cooper Street Barraba N S W testifies that a course of Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills cured her indigestion after years of suffering. She gives consent for publication and notes improved health from the remedy. The pills aid digestion and gentle system regulation.
Advice to mothers to use Winslow's soothing syrup for teething pain. Claims quick relief and safe taste, soothing gums, easing wind, regulating bowels, and treating diarrhea. Sold by medicine dealers everywhere.
A Victorian report cites Penny as a strong upright, late-maturing wheat from South Australia that yielded 7 bags per acre at Tyrrel Downs with 99 inches of rain and 5 bushels in a 5 inch year, while others produced less. It is praised for grain yield and bay wheat quality and may become popular. Other early and midseason varieties such as Gluyas, King's, Federation, Marshall's No. 3, Dart's Imperial, Vandilla King, Hugenet, Warden, Zealand Blue receive favorable notes.
Defence authorities publish sample addresses to aid relatives of front line men in corresponding with Expeditionary Forces. Read three examples showing rank, unit, and theater, including Private Thomas Atkins in Egypt and the Australian Division Train, and Sapper Thomas Atkins in the Divisional Signal Company.
A testimonial from E. P. Large of Ashfield, Sydney, extols Zam-Buk as a versatile first aid balm for athletes and households. It details use after training, its role in preventing stiffness, and cites a past cure of blood poisoning. Also promotes Clarke's Blood Mixture as a blood purifier with broad cures and cautions against imitations.
A list of individuals from Talbot and Shire of Lexton and surrounding areas marked as killed or wounded. Included are many with medical discharge notes and several with postwar statuses. The compilation names residents from multiple towns and parishes with ranks or casualty notes.
Describes a broad range of gift items from dainty gold rings and bangles to jewelry boxes and manicure sets at affordable prices. Highlights include military wristlet watches, hair brushes, wallets, and cases with special discounts for friendly societies and organizations.
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