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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 02, 1914
Page
6
A newspaper correspondent recalls a gentle peace speech by Andrew Carierie and contrasts it with a fiery banquet address in Pittsburg. The piece ends with a Lancashire landlady quip about overfeeding and a solitary boarder who finds the supper ample without lighting the gas.
We buy by the weight crates lent no commission or cartage charged chickens and ducklings 6d per lb old hens from 2 to 4 8 per pair any breeds David Hyland Bons Sennitt Freezing Works Melbourne
Readers shared views on beauty with the newspaper inviting brief notes. The first prize went to an entry praising "The eyes of my mother" and a strong second prize followed, while many entries praised motherhood and beauty.
A dramatic dialogue unfolds as a man vows purity and devotion, while a woman questions him about past sins. He claims never to drink, gamble, swear, or break a heart, and pledges exclusive love. Nighttime tension rises as family duties pull him back home and the scene hints at surrounding danger and moral testing.
A man hides a clipped gossip paragraph to test his wife and she discovers it, exposing his deception. The misread clipping leads to a public row and a revelation about his affair with a married merchant.
A fragment notes that loud boasting exposes liars and unreliable promises. It warns readers to distrust those who trumpet their deeds and to value quiet, steady work. Scattered lines mention a Scottish college grace, rabbits, and a Melbourne meat market report with price details.
A Norwegian tourist with little money to return to England chooses a sea voyage and plans to starve en route. He eats greedily at dinner after fearing starvation and finally confronts the steward, who reveals meals are included in the passage price.
A collection of testimonial letters endorses Warner's Safe Cure for indigestion. Readers describe chronic dyspepsia with chest pain, headaches, and vomiting, noting relief after using the product and promising renewed health and strength.
The document lists subscribed capital of £125000 and reserved liability of £199000, with registered offices at 85 Queen Street Melbourne. Board includes Edward Fanning, Irvine KC MP Harrister at Law, Donald Mackinnon MLA, RG McCutcheon, MLA Stewart McArthur. Company empowered to act as Executor Admin Trustee Receiver under the Legacy Act. Joel Fox is Manager with C T Martin as Assistant Manager.
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