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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1938
Page
4
An advertisement touts Mirpil Skin Balm as a remedy for rough and chapped skin. It claims the product soothes hands after housework and serves as a base for powder and after shaving, useful for windburn sunburn chilblains and sore tired feet.
A R Brelaz recounts a July Wentworth Show trip by Adelaide wool firm members Elder Smith & Co. and local figures. The journey via G W Brooks Salisbury to Wentworth included dairy, river towns, and heavy dry conditions. Judges admired Merino rams, junior and senior judging by boys, and pavilion displays with notable meat and imperial goods exhibits amid record attendance and prize money.
The report notes fast sewing machines in use, notable ring events from the Suttons, and lively side shows with strong business. Visitors left after Thursday morning visits to MIL flora, praised as a progressive Victorian town outside Melbourne with ongoing growth durante tough times. Woods Great Peppermint Cure is advertised for children's hacking cough.
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