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Newspaper
Wallaroo Times And Mining Journal
Location
Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1869
Page
7
Early reports describe a June 27 28 disaster near Auckland where the cutter Fly shattered and the cutters Tatar Wahapu Khas Tried and Teaser sunk. No lives were lost. The war note mentions Te Koei’s death and Maori tangi practices with a chief’s title being assumed by another.
Queensland dispatch notes discoveries of gold around Cloncurry and Gregory Rivers with two ounces of waterworn gold and a four ounce nugget. about 15 to 20 diggers at Cloncurry claiming good progress and a 600 ounce potential. Rockhampton Bulletin reports copper prospects near Broadsound and rich samples seen. coal seam near Port Bowen and 160 tons of copper in town. Rosewood to begin smelting in weeks.
Impounded cattle and a mare are listed at Wallaroo Bay and Whitwarta pounds. We note multiple red and white cows and calves, several branded livestock with various ear marks, horns, and muzzle gear. Public sale planned if not claimed, August 16, 1889, at noon, per poundkeepers Benjamin Bates.
Peter Mathews and Benjamin Bates report impounded livestock at Wallaroo Bay and Green's Plains. Items include a red and white bull calf, two white hind legs with partial tail white, a red and white bullock branded near ramp, a bay mare with shoulder mark, and a bay horse with star and snip. If unclaimed, sale set for August 3 and August 30, 1869, by order of a Magistrate. George Skipworth listed as Poundkeeper.
The notice informs Moonta, Moonta Mines and nearby districts that Eer and SHLARS have begun operations as builders, carpenters, cabinet makers and undertakers near the Wesleyan Chapel. It urges public patronage and mentions prompt funeral services. It also promotes Keating's cough lozenges and worm tablets with testimonials and cautions about trade marks.
Ush Australian Insurance Company Limited advertises fire and marine risks with losses paid promptly in Australia or England. Mortgage loans available, agency network across townships, central office at King William Street Adelaide. Signed B E Tapley secretary.
This advertisement describes medicines promoted by Grimaul & Co as modern chemical therapies founded on chemistry and therapeutics. It warns against secret nostrums and claims only a few remedies are approved, having undergone Academy of Medicine examination and proven efficacy in hospitals or by practitioners, with government authorization in France.
A fragmentary ad block promotes Doctor Lerault and Dr Burlin tonics and salts, promoting iron preparations for anemia and debility, digestive lozenges for gastritis and digestion, and Cazenave's skin pills. It cites Paris hospital expertise and imperial medical academy prestige, with claims of health preservation worldwide.
An historical advertisement touts Grimaults Syrup of Iodized Horse Radish as a universal cure. It claims instant relief for nervous headaches neuralgia diarrhoea dysentery and cholera prevention and cure in diarrhoea. The product is said to substitute cod liver oil for chest diseases scrofula lymphatic disorders and loss of appetite with blood purification and skin disease benefits and even aid for children with humors and gland obstruction.
A Victorian era advertisement touts Grimaults Elixir of Pruline and related preparations for consumption lung diseases and dyspepsia. It claims rapid cures with signatures to prevent imitation, notes French Pepsine origins, and lists Grimaults capsules and liquid extract. Also promotes Indian cigarettes and various retail outlets in Paris London Melbourne and Australia.
An advertisement extols Holloway's Pills as a trusted remedy for weakness, debility, and nervous or head ailments. It cites extensive use by settlers in Australia and emphasizes digestive regulation, circulation, and female health benefits across ages from servants to matrons.
When stomach liver or bowels are disordered by high living clients over indulgence or other causes the Eve regulating Pills restore energy strength and cheerfulness to the frame reducing gloom and dejection.
A description notes misery from disordered digestion and promotes pills as a remedy. The text claims headaches biliousness nausea and low spirits are dispelled by a course of these pills without inconvenience to the user. It urges faith in removing the cause of morbid affections.
A London advertisement extols Holloway's Pills and Universal Ointment as cures for influenza diphtheria bronchitis and various ailments. It lists diseases treated from ague to fever venereal complaints and skin issues and promises skin purification and relief, with directions and pricing from Holloway in Strand near Temple Bar and notes concurrent savings by bulk purchases.
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