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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 14, 1914
Page
6
An elderly man died after eating poisoned cake in a rat infested home. Evidence described arsenic poisoning causing acute gastritis, with investigations noting widespread rat problems and calls for sanitary inspection. A juror questioned handling, while Gibbs defended his treatments and claimed many such wake attempts.
The Rev Canon Hawkins M A announces his resignation from the office of Vicar of Lytham after forty four years of pastoral duty He served twenty two years while blind and faced all duties bravely He worked closely with Free Church neighbors and strengthened good feeling across communities His charity and public leadership will be noted in time of need.
Government allotments advertised at Kilmany Park Dairying Boledale Mafira and others. Listings include Allambee Estate Waubra Estate Pender's Grove Estate Ginna Vista with multiple allotments for agricultural laborers and workmen. Crown grants may be forfeitable if residency conditions are breached. JEF Jenkin Secretaries Lands Purchase Board.
A man described as Captain Murphy alias Albert Smith aged 60, a habitual con artist, was sentenced at East Kent Quarter Sessions for stealing a watch and trinkets from a Swalecliffe woman after posing as a ship captain. He claimed Victoria Cross honours and a storied military past, but police cast doubt on his tale while outlining a history of fraud and deception across England and abroad.
An aeroplane plunges and crashes onto a factory roof in Rue Saint Charis Tsay les Moulinaux. Aviator M Gilbert escapes with no injuries after his plane becomes entangled in a roof hole. The crowd fears a serious accident but witnesses report the engine failed as he sought a landing place among houses and gardens.
A reader letter recounts a woman’s severe kidney illness finally improved by Warner's Safe Cure. She describes weakness and pain, and credits the remedy with restored strength and relief from suffering. The piece promotes the medicine for kidney and liver disorders and related ailments.
A Western Gazette summary notes New Year customs endure in remote areas, from Rome’s gift giving to English court traditions and Scottish observances. Some fear washing on New Year Day will wash a family member away, while Cornwall lore suggests placing a coin on the windowsill at dusk will attract money through the year, with caution about ground-floor placement.
Jacob Omnium in The Book writer notes Harold Monro started the Poetry Book Shop on Devonshire Street and Theo Bald Road twelve months ago. He declares himself satisfied with the first year’s results as reading evenings drew crowds and seating ran short while sales show encouraging business.
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