05 Dec 1921
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1921
Page
1
The column surveys season colors like a purple red shade and sunburnt complexions. discusses sleeves, collars, and skirt lengths. It offers kitchen tips, beauty hints, a tapioca cream recipe, and social notes about Mrs. F. J. Torquand, Canon Alexander, and fashion icon Mrs. Smith-Wilkinson in London.
A note on aphids and their remarkable reproduction with viviparous females and rapid broods. It discusses natural balance, the Great Law of Compensation, and critiques human interference with nature. The piece then cites Italian experiments favoring seed manure over soil fertilization, noting soaked seeds in nitrate solution improve germination, growth, and yield.
Scientists in Italy, facing fertiliser shortages, report that current manuring methods waste much. Experiments suggest much of the fertiliser is lost to rain while some merely stimulates early crop growth, signaling a potential agricultural breakthrough.
The Albany Volunteer Fire Brigade held a sparsely attended annual meeting on Thursday night. Minutes were confirmed and finances reported satisfactory. Officers for the year elected include Captain C H Milne, foreman T Antore, apparatus officer R Huxtable, secretary F Hartnop, treasurer J R Anderson, auditors BR Peake and C J Bruce, with entertainment committee members Anderson and Bruce. A social event is planned for December 8. The meeting urged council action on residents dumping rubbish and discussed charges for fire brigade calls, duties at halls and dances, and health inspections. Accounts totalled £18 3s, with a £5 honorarium approved for the secretary. Notices on Pom Aquatica novae and related seeds were also mentioned.
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