13 Oct 1917
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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
1
In December 1971 a man describes a severe bout with pleurisy and high fever. He credits Clements Tonic with saving his life after medical advice and his wife’s purchase of small bottles. He notes many writers overlook the tonic’s value despite its claimed benefits.
After 37th November 1916 only specified mails will be dispatched and received at the focal post office daily. Details list routes to Dooyprehidea, Uaratntun, andaford Hanxch with weekly departures on Monday Wednesday and Friday. Also mentions Melbourne and Ballarat lines and Daisy Hill Ballarat services.
The piece criticizes persistent advertising as the best path to sales, recounting sensational claims for cures and medical tonics. It cites dubious remedies, lists bold testimonials, and warns readers about quack products and exaggerated benefits.
The notice invites readers to submit events of local interest, especially from outlying areas, so they can be prepared for the press. It asks writers to use a single paper page and address communications to the Editor for prompt publication and reading.
An old nurse’s advertisement touts Mrs Winstow’s Soothing Syrup as the best teething remedy for children. It claims to soothe the child, soften gums, ease pain, cure wind and colic, and relieve diarrhoea with specified dosing from birth to six months and older, with repeat doses for diarrhoea until discharge improves. Sold everywhere.
Clarkes World famed Blood Mixture is advertised as a cure for scrofula scurvy eczema bad liver skin and blood diseases including pimples and sores. The claim notes thousands of cures and warns against imitations while urging sufferers to try the product.
A fragment from a wartime Australian publication extols a new polish line linked to the Genie brand. The piece discusses the inner Genius guiding skill in art and industry, praising discoveries in metal and floor polishes and promising free booklets on polishing methods. It notes the items will reach Australian homes via Genii Age Guyene Wile and eye Lil wholesale agents in Melbourne.
The page lists penny postage rates for parcels, letters, and printed matter to various regions including Australia New Zealand and oversea dominions, with details on rates per ounce and per item. An appended health ad promotes Clarke's Blood Mixture and Winfield soothing syrup as cures or reliefs for diseases and teething pain, urging readers to buy from medicine dealers nationwide.
A lengthy, fragmented list of hunting and game restrictions narrates seasonal closures across Australian regions. It names species such as quail, pigeons, cockatoos, kingfishers, and kangaroos, with dates and locales in Victoria and surrounding shires.
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