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Editor invites readers to send reports from any area and promises to format them for the press. Readership is urged to provide particulars so stories can be prepared for publication on request.
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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1916
Page
1
Editor invites readers to send reports from any area and promises to format them for the press. Readership is urged to provide particulars so stories can be prepared for publication on request.
Old advertisement copy touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for teething baby pain and diarrhea. It claims cure-all blood purifiers named Life and Clarke and World famed mixtures with wide lists of ailments and warnings about imitation sold everywhere at various prices.
The article lists new penny postage rates and inland parcel weights for military Egypt shipments plus printed papers, letters, cards, magazines, and commercial items. It details rates within the Commonwealth, Australasia, and New Zealand and the island regions, with per 4 ounce and 2 ounce increments and special rates for overseas dominions and the United Kingdom.
An old advertisement urges continuous effort in business growth with lines about enlarging and reviving enterprises. A second item touts Crowns’s Troches for throat affections, urging immediate use to prevent hacking coughs from progressing to serious bronchial issues. The ad notes distribution through Jon a drown and sons at a U.S. European Depot in England.
A long catalog of native Australian fauna with seasonal and regional restrictions for Victoria. It lists birds, mammals, and aquatic life prohibited from killing within proclaimed sanctuaries, notes dates for quail wallaby and other species, and directs readers to the Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game for localities and full rules. It includes period dates for signs like black fish and crayfish harvest limits and specifies exceptions such as Californian quail.
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