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Newspaper
The Areas Express
Location
Booyoolee, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
2
Five per cent deposit accompany each tender and Moral may be obtained with Specifications keen at the Clerk's Office Town Hall Gladstone.
Parish notes show Gay Evensong cancelled at St George's Georgetown after Trinity Sunday. Lay Matias listed. service at 5 p.m. did not occur.
Notices inform Liberal Union plebiscite candidates for Stanley district and July 7 nominating deadline. Also announcements: J A Gallasch declines rejuvatory race, F L Bundey sells a four room house, tenders for maintenance metal by Gladstone District Council, A J Daws’ business entrusted to Mrs Leopold Hawker, dog registrations expire June 30 with new issues by July 14, and a Port Pirie police court report with IWW cases.
Grandchildren, friends, and neighbors filled the room for a belated birthday event for Mrs Growden. A midday luncheon followed by late afternoon tea featured songs by Mrs Roberts and others, with Rev J Rayment offering good wishes and memories of past ties. Aware of local railway debates, the report notes Mr Budge of Chadstone preparing a pamphlet on the Port Augusta line for wider distribution.
Caltowie June 25 The Caltowie meeting opened after fine weather drawing over 40 equestrians and many motors. Judge A C McCallum, slipper W Prosser, and secretary A C Haene presided. Race results feature Master Help, Breastwork, Vanity, Taxi, Doodle Dandy, Chief Justice and others with several byes and withdrawals noted. Julian Both celebrates golden wedding as a long-standing miller with ties to Lyndoch and Dual towie.
A large crowd gathered at Gladstone Methodist Church on Monday to hear Rev Dr Burgess discuss the Referendum on early closing of liquor bars. He argued for closing at six oclock and a Fighting Fund collection was held to support the effort. A local committee was formed to canvass the district and Burgess received warm thanks. Notes mention English justices of the peace first appointed in 1075 and glass windows festeged in Begland in 1180.
St Allan's Church held its annual Vestry meeting after Sunday service led by Rev Stuart Williams. Minutes were read, finances reviewed, and officers elected including People’s Warden W Langdon Parsons and Sidemen. Williams greeted by parish with wedding gift and warm welcome.
A fragment from a 19th century text touts Sander's Eucalyptus Extract as a safe antiseptic for mouth disinfection reducing infection risk from throat and respiratory diseases. It contrasts its potency with common eucalyptus and promotes usage by dissolving three drops on leaf sugar. The passage also notes a Port Pirie police fine for IWW members and includes various prosaic maxims and headlines about floods, murder suspicions, and Empress of Treland disaster recovery efforts.
An advertisement warns readers to reject counterfeit versions of Sander and Sons Pure Volatile Eucalyptus Extract. It emphasizes authenticity, claiming only Sander's extract uses pure leaves and refined processes to deliver unique healing powers. The copy urges customers to insist on the genuine product to gain proven benefits.
Ulroniv Chest Complaints and Woods Great Peppermint Cure are cited as remedies likely advertised to ease chest ailments. The brief notes mention Peppermint Cure as a medicinal prep, with claims of relief but no verifiable medical endorsement.
Gladstone hosts Laura in a fast paced football match on the Gladstone oval. Laura led early though Gladstone surged to finish 11 goals 6 behinds to 4 goals 3 behinds. A late free by Cook and a strong defense by Laura sealed a win for Laura amid a crowded ground and strong district turnout.
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