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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
3
The meeting reviewed contracts on road improvements from main road to Tourelle and other sites. Tenders were invited for multiple projects including footbridges and culverts. maintenance works such as blinding, drains, and graveling were approved or held over for April.
Reports from acting reservoir caretaker Mr J Allison note cleaning, repairs, and main taps being attended to on Crescent Argyle and Commercial streets. Water depth 31 feet 3 inches, down 3 inches this month. Park trough tap broken causing waste. secretary to cut water off. Police reward of 10 shillings offered. tap to be repaired. Financials show receipts £34 and debit balance £3 9s. Council approved £16 2s in payments.
Sufferers from deafness and head noises are told of a triple preparation named AURALON claimed to cure deafness and head noises in days. A Worthing man reports regaining hearing after twenty years, with the remedy priced at four shillings sixpence each, available from Kie’s Agency in West Croydon after mailing a request.
An editor complains about the delay in publishing the Talbot Shire Discharged Soldier Land Settlement Committee recommendations. Rumors have circulated while the committee’s exact findings remain unpublished awaiting ministerial action. A local correspondent asks why the recommendations are not public and notes readers seek copies.
A local letter argues against widening allotments for returning soldiers. It notes scarce land around Talbot and urges preserving available plots in other areas with more land. The writer implies veterans from nearby districts may wish to settle near relatives, pressing careful allocation.
A Lake Bitest family reports using Zam-Buk to ease a child’s severe eczema on face and scalp. After persistent itching and bandaging, the balm was applied twice daily, yielding noticeable improvement. The ad extols Zam-Buk as pure, thorough medicine for skin ailments at 64 or 3s 6d per pot.
A fragmentary Texian era style notice urges readers to send in local reports for publication. It advertises remedies such as Orlene and a blood purifier with testimonials from elderly users, claiming cures for deafness and various ailments. The ad trades on fear and urgency, promising wonders and warning of imitations.
Market activity shows steady demand for sheep and lambs with Crossbred wool and related goods trading. Prices listed for lambs, sheep and pigs at various weights and grades, including crossbred and in lamb stock, with bids noted. Also a medicinal advertisement for Woods Great Peppermint Cure claiming extensive cures and a Blond Mixture for blood cleansing.
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