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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
5
Mysterious remedy claim. A list-like note touts a healer for sores cuts and burns, mentions gentain purchases and a product engineered for bodily care. The fragment hints at medical claims and branded items without clear sourcing.
A reader recounts relief from kidney disorder and backache after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial notes prior pain, failed remedies, and subsequent improvement after taking two bottles, urging others to try the product from Basters & Co. in Perth and to ensure genuine Doan's.
The Tennis Club held its first social and dance in Woodsnilling Hall with ideal weather and a fair turnout. Performances by Miss Lockard Kruger and Mr Davis plus a supper pleased attendees. Next social planned for July. Also notes on recreation ground court work, rifle club shoot, seeds, crops, phone service upgrades, railway station line, and upcoming church society meeting.
Sir George Reid presided over 250 at the Australasian annual dinner. Viscount Bryce praised friendship with the United States and noted growing trade and Pacific cooperation. Dr. Page of the US emphasized shared values and economic ties while Lord Emmett recalled Empire sacrifices for common interests.
The fund notes the amount inscribed to date and acknowledges previous payments including the second instalment to Chantisty 4 Real Waren, with a total amount recorded.
London shipowners debate bulk wheat carriage from Australia with A T Payne offer of £100 to the Royal Agricultural Society for best bulk handling method. They favor bulk loading if charterers request it, noting need for elevators and deck protection, and cite advisory boards and historic reports on bulk grain viability and costs.
A garbled account describes an evening scene with people sipping and mingling. It mentions Mabur and Speer Grade, with faces seeming familiar as attendees socialize in a cape of light. The text is unclear and only passes vague impressions of activity and recognition.
Pittsburg chemical maker announces the first pure radium salt manufactured and sold in the United States. 133 milligrams of anhydrous radium chloride sold as price holds at 120,000 dollars per gram. The radium was extracted from Colorado cartolith deposits, the United States Mines to be the largest radium-bearing ore deposit worldwide.
The article reports on Dr Griffiths and Dr Goring debating Cesare Lombroso on the existence of a physical or mental criminal type. It notes criminologists find no evidence of such types and discusses family patterns in crime, as well as a shift in meat trade with Australian beef facing competition from China and plans for a refrigerated steamer link to Tientsin. It also mentions The Australian Handbook of Meat Inspection by Dr John Johnson and George Robertson and Company.
The annual parish meeting at St Andrew's Church Hall on Monday June 8 elected a rector's warden A M Prowne and people's warden Mr Gare, with vestrymen named including Dr House and J P W Massingham. Auditors reelected Messrs A D Smith and K Cobham. A report noted £40 spent on church and rectory improvements. Special thanks were given to wardens, vestry, teachers, organist, committee members, and those who supported decorations and cleaning costs.
Widespread regret follows news from South Australia of Ma Hodby death due to pneumonia after an ordinary raid. A robust, energetic man at 60, he retired a year ago after achieving much in the district. He leaves a large grown family. Weather in the past weeks has been wild with very little rain, affecting crops and future sowing plans.
George Blood Dramatic Company will present Frederick Melville s triplodrama Her Forbidden Marriage at Menhanke music season in Katanning. A London theatre critic praised its daring blend of Zolaesque drama with farce and thriller elements, noting it keeps crowds engaged through four acts. Booking opens at Barkley s with popular prices 4s 3s 2s, Tuesday June 23 The Girl Without Home.
In the Union House of Assembly last Thursday the government was defeated by 56 votes to 48 on an amendment to bring the Premier Mine under the income tax. Mr Jagger moved to delete the clause exempting the mine. Mr Smuts argued the state’s 60 percent share equated to a 10 percent profit tax, and Parliament could not impose further tax. The Labourites Hertzigites and 10 Ministerialists backed the majority as the house adjourned amid excitement.
The National Service League hosted a dinner on Thursday in honor of Sir John Madden Lady Madden Sir Winthrop Hackett and Mrs Justice Chapman of New Zealand. Lord Roberts presided and praised colonial kinsmen for their pioneering military training and readiness, noting New Zealand already showing the effects of such preparation.
A garbled note depicts a fashion clash as the Duke of Marlborough is cited by a European arbiter on attire. It mocks suit expectations, praising careful dress over flashy appearance and endorses Commonwealth West Tailors for quality fabrics and fit.
A garbled excerpt mentions a shivering patient and a friend urging courage. The text hints at a tense scene in a cry of warning or comfort, with names or places obscured by the damaged OCR. The readable fragment preserves a moment of prompt, anxious dialogue amid unclear setting.
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