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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1913
Page
3
An inquest into a death is described with fragmented testimony and references to a person named Martinvol and others. The month and precise actions are unclear, but notes mention a public event, a bank, and discussions about a will or estate, with references to meetings and a last name Watts.
A local Easter bazaar plans to raise about £4176 for the Women's Hospital maintenance and the Honosopathic Hospital outpatient services. Prizes include £1000 value goods and a £200 baby show prize. Druid stalls feature a Clement Bayard rover car and ticket sales support the cause. A rescuer named Kortie Medhurst saved a boy from drowning at a water hole.
A sub committee report proposes striking out chrysanthemum criteria after four inactive years and reducing rose prizes. It also omits four Bhow Dablas sections, renames table decoration to Floral Design with three no prize entries, and expands six varieties of cut flowers to include annuals. Plant and vegetable sections receive adjustments, prizes are donated, and entries close April 14.
News note reports the death of Miss E Pentland triggering widespread mourning among friends and residents. Local officials and community members express sorrow and remember her contributions.
A gathering in Leongatha including delegates from Trafalgar Narracan Moe and Strath, discussed finance with promises of assistance from branches. Delegates viewed the Liberal candidate as promising and agreed to hold the next meeting in Traralgon on March 31st.
A noon match between the Rail teams ended in a dominant Railwayites victory as they more than doubled their opponents score. The game was played yesterday after travel disruptions.
A refined electric Cadillac scale model wowed at Paris Motor Show and was bought by Queen Alexandra as a Christmas gift for Prince Olaf of Norway. The toy limits speed to seven miles per hour to suit the young driver. An American firm offers annual chauffeur prizes for best upkeep with rewards of 20 and 10 pounds.
A grocer from Farramatty Road and Catherine Street Leichhardt NW says he suffered chronic diarrhoea for 20 years and found relief with Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy after doctors' prescriptions failed. He keeps a bottle both at home and in his store for customers.
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