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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1914
Page
6
A fragmentary letter mocks a garden quarrel about fowls over a wall and scratched plots. The writer condemns the garden intrusion as natural but hints at potential complaint if the situation worsens. The tone is sardonic and local in flavor.
The article describes remedies for cleaning silver with chloride of lime mixed in water, removing ink from wood leather and other materials with paste of gand and ammonia and strong soda water, and a method using oxalyte acid with water. It also gives a remedy for sore experiences with a white of egg lemon juice and sugar and a rheumatism neuralgia cure using menthol dissolved in methyated spirit, kept in a corked bottle and applied locally.
The inspector general reports savings bank deposits rose by 1 811 T4 to 23 881 898 pounds at June 30 with 705 029 accounts open. Interest at 3 percent applied to first 100 pounds and 3 percent on the excess to 360. A penny savings bank program educated youth in 227 schools, 1 252 depositors in Juneau department with 3 051 8/6, and over 30 000 penny books issued. Expenses 111 200 17/9. net profits 9 099 19/1 from advances and reserves 2 etc. New loans to farmers totaled 726 applications. loans secured on farms 2 7? and house shop loans using tax figures. total loans 1 676 432 0/5 on farms and 1577 007 14/5 on houses and shops. The annual profit in advances was 9 099 19/1 with costs lower than prior year.
Dr Toulouse of a South African asylum reports using purified oxygen injected under the skin to treat insanity. He claims rapid improvements in acute mania dementia insomnia and melancholia with several injections. A witness notes calm lucidity in patients previously in acute mental confusion.
Residents pass along testimonials from Mrs Gray of Windsor and Mr Myles Henry Seward praising Warner’s Safe Cure for kidney and urinary ailments. Letters claim improved strength, reduced back pain, and restored health after using the medicine, with doctors noting relief from symptoms attributed to kidney and liver issues.
In response to hundreds of letters we authorize printers to issue a low price War Map as an advertisement. The issue includes National flags and a map with colored details to track army movements. Send four penny stamps plus your name and address to receive map and flags by post.
The Robur Tea Co of Melhour e promotes Robur Tea as reliably uniform in flavor and quality across packs. It highlights No 1 grade for family use with a delightful bright color when milk is added and claims savings for regular buyers. Your grocer can stock it.
Messrs Stone and Co report Melbourne market prices for week ending September 29 with porkers at up to 7% per pound, prime small to 7 1 2d, prime large 80 to 100 lb bid to 10d, best calves to 34d per lb, medium 23 6d, beef prime bodies 35s per 100 lb, medium 32s, lambs prime to 14s each. Country consignors mainly supplied.
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