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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 14, 1916
Page
2
On October at Bell Street Talbots Margy Ann and Be yours Ab rest share a wedding tribute to Wy and Mo Wiptaker. The notice records a beloved union with affectionate language from family and neighbors.
The Talbot Leader reports a recent ball in aid of the Ambers District Hospital, agreeing to submit Moetames Crooks and Jones for life governorship of the hospital. Thanks are given to doorkeepers Young and Moody and others, with secretary Cunningham praised for duties. The Maryborough Agricultural Show is set for Wednesday next, 18th inst., closes entries today. Talbot Shire Council members to meet the District Postal Inspector A M Faulkner on Tuesday to discuss postal arrangements.
Exemption court sits at Talbot on Monday for compulsory enrolment. The six o’clock hotel closing rule affects both Houses. from 25 October all should operate. Obituary notes Talbot resident Mrs Rooke aged 88. services held at Amherst Cemetery with local pallbearers. Jumble Fair at Amherst State School and a school fate at Talbot Prince Alfred State School feature. Lance-Corporal Alan Dendy noted on France service list. he died in Cambridge Hospital. Electoral office reminders for absent voters before 6 pm on 27 October. Estate wind-up sale planned for 26 October at Carisbrook sale yards. 109 acres near Mount Glasgow. Talbot Progress Association and Lexton Shire Council meet soon. Betting Tax Bill passes both Houses. Magazine on motherhood funding sparks discussion. Community fundraising notes: Dachau social proceeds shared with school and Red Cross. Local fire brigade meets Monday. clergy changes noted with Canon Davies resignation. Daisy Hill farming land for sale near Wallon. Talbot School Committee meeting to resubmit quorum.
The Talbot Masonic Lodge installed W J Long as Worshipful Master and invested officers including J Hillard and E P Dowding. Grand Lodge officers assisted in the ceremony held Tuesday with a good attendance of local and visiting brethren. Light refreshments followed in the ANA Hall catered by A J Luge of Talbot.
An old advertisement fragment touts eucalyptus and extracts like SANDER SIXTHAGCT as cures for a wide range of illnesses. It markets Clarke's Blood Mixture as a universal purifier, claiming dramatic personal testimonials and urging readers to beware imitation products.
The Talbot Shire Council discusses forming a Water Works Trust with Governor appointed members, delaying caretaker duties until trust setup, and reviewing lease offers for the reservoir paddock. It reports on dam and race repairs, intake size reduction, and ongoing water supply management amid heavy rains and reservoir overflow.
A ceremony on the 27th at Forrest united Mr John Gray and Miss Gurtride Janot Martin. The Rev O Neville officiated at Mrs D J Crausweller's home with bridesmaids Florence Opie and Gladys Opie. After the ceremony guests celebrated with a fine breakfast and travel to Ballarat and Lexton for the moon. The couple will reside at Barwon.
An old medical note advises dyspeptics to avoid acidic foods and suggests magnesium magnesia as a neutralizing antacid. It praises saturated magnesium carbonate as a safe, nonirritating remedy to reduce acidity and stomach irritation, while noting medicine should be used sparingly and only when necessary.
In reading a garbled input, the text appears to discuss scheduling or engagement matters and mentions furniture and individuals, but its meaning is unclear. The readable fragments point to a public or personal notice about an event or arrangement with named people and places missing context.
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