Fancy work display invites Spring costume shoppers
Miss Tobitt showcases beautiful White and colored work designs and invites ladies to inspect the assortment. Before choosing a Spring costume and hat, visit the display to view the collection.
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Newspaper
Violet Town Sentinel
Location
Violet Town, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
2
Miss Tobitt showcases beautiful White and colored work designs and invites ladies to inspect the assortment. Before choosing a Spring costume and hat, visit the display to view the collection.
Remedies for cattle distress are listed with pricing and endorsements. Blackie's Gripe Drench promises instant relief for gripes or colic. Potts cleansing drench and dairy ointment are praised for after calving cleansing, wound care, and preventing infections, with testimonials from farmers and veterinarians.
Sroox axp Starroy Awwara presents a fortnightly stock sale schedule with branches in Vislat Town and surrounding areas. Notices request stock owners to furnish particulars to representative Mrohn Deard. various sale dates occur on alternate Tuesdays and specific Thursdays and Fridays throughout the year. A political booth right at Violet Town Jiuxing Lay Sports will be sold by E. Stribling on Friday December 9th. refreshment and ice cream stall rights also offered. A Trophy Telescope, from Edwards and Morton Melbourne, will be contested by members on December 5th 9th and 12th with handicaps declared after the wheat on December 12th.
Violet Town Sports Club announces a dense programme featuring tracks and field events including handicap races, box shop, obstacle race, and relay teams. Entries close December 10 with events in various divisions, single and team formats, plus a grand concert by EUROA BRASS BAND and admission details for all ages.
Longwood Racing Club announces a Boxing Day meeting on Saturday December 1014 with multiple hack and handicap races. Events include a 1 mile handicap hurdle, six furlong sprint, Longwood Handicap, novelty prize, pony race, open hurdles, plate and purse events with weights and penalties. Nominations close Saturday December 1 with weights published December 10. admission to paddock available. secretary J J Houston to register entries.
Loving parents insert a short memorial note for Thomas Welsh who died at Winlut Lawn in December 1913. They express deep affection and faith, noting only God knows the measure of their loss. The notice is signed by his parents, A and B Welsh.
Rowman Sumbling’s attic sale is listed for Friday. A church event raised £110 for Euroa Methodist celebrations. A fundraising stall and boxing day activities are planned at Strif fing’s stock sale on Friday. On Wednesday Mrs DeBoos celebrated her 76th birthday. Anniversary services will be held by Rev. H. Robinson in Melbourne. The local A M A presented Mr W. H. Sanderson to the expeditionary force. A cantata and other items are being reproduced for a concert fundraiser. A shooting tournament will be held by the Buho Wife Club on December 6 and 12 with handicaps declared after December 12. Farmers protested price controls on wheat, noting a price drop after the market rose. A sale of horses at Benalla drew good attendance. The committee urged donations for the upcoming fundraiser. Death notice: Mr Harold Gilbert, proprietor of Euros Gazette, died of pneumonia. funeral held at Euroa cemetery with lodge members attending.
Fraudulent insurance calls target households and small employers with threats to inspect policies though not required by law. Articles discuss workers compensation, overlapping premiums for house workers, and advocate employer responsibility to secure proper coverage. Also notes speeches praising wartime resilience and a Boots advertisement promising bargains on boots and shoes.
The strawberry fete in connection with the Presbyterian choir was held at Mechanic Hall on Saturday evening and drew a good crowd. Musicales featured piano solos by Minnen Dritnell and others, with children singing Rally Round the Flag. Prizes were awarded in girl’s nail-decorating, wood-sawing, hat-throwing, and other contests. The total receipts reached £22 10s, despite adverse circumstances. Stall-holders and helpers were praised, including Mr A Vendar son for notable performances.
A family reports treating a four month old with dysentery using hjemme remedies and doses from a local supplier. The infant improved after the remedy, her mother observed restored appetite and better health, though prior illness caused financial strain for the parents.
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