Dairy and agriculture notes across the Empire
An Auckland merchant cites £20000 of grass seed sent to the King Country last season. Debate on dairy farming and state farms in Wairarapa. a Dutch cheese scare noted. UK labour disputes threaten potato and hay harvests. wheat and pasture trends show shifts in Scotland and England. Shorthorn cattle praised for steadiness and value. Sheep grazing urged for farms to improve pastures and meat supply. Global agricultural employment trends compared, with UK decline contrasted with rising counts abroad.
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Auckland
King Country
Auckland “ Star
Winter Cough Dangers Admit No Delay
A public advisory warns that neglecting a winter cold can weaken the body and lead to lasting illnesses such as consumption and bronchitis. It recommends Baxter's Lang Preserver sold for 10d a bottle to restore vitality and prevent future problems.
Smallpox Epidemic on the Steamer Delphic
The Delphic quartermaster developed advanced smallpox shortly after joining at Auckland last Wednesday. The vessel is quarantined. Coal workers bunkering the Delphic and others who visited are detained or sent home. Authorities will decide steps for those exposed. case isolated at the hospital block.
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Wellington
Delphic
Auckland
Smallpox Update From Auckland District
Eight cases in Auckland District today with no new city cases. Two outsiders admitted to isolation hospital. Native infant from Onehunga and Maori crew member of a scow from Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island. Kaikohe reports two new cases. two discharged. Four suspicious cases in Onewhero near Tuakau. Dr Monk says vaccination efforts continue.
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Auckland
Onehunga
Port Fitzroy
Great Barrier Island
Kaikohe
Onewhero
Tualkat
Monk
Sydney Epidemic Recrudescence Reported
The Sydney epidemic shows renewed smallpox cases with twelve new infections noted today. Sixty seven patients remain in quarantine and 178 are convalescent. Suspected cases span various country districts including a Balranald shearer who is Victorian and has not visited Sydney.
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Sydney
Balranald
Zam-Buk praised for curing dry eczema and skin relief
Mrs Mildred Ruthenberg of Melbourne credits Zam-Buk with ending a severe dry eczema outbreak that covered her arms and scalp. She suffered burning itching and sleepless nights until Zam-Buk cooled and calmed the skin enabling rest and recovery. The advertisement touts Zam-Buk as a cure for skin diseases and related conditions with a price of Is 6d and 3d 6d per pot.
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Zam-Buk
Mildred Ruthenberg
ST Baker Street
Richmond
Melbourne
Brisbane
Meat Trusts and Their Global Control Tactics
The Daily Chronicle outlines how the American Meat Trust fixed Chicago cattle quotas, imposed penalties, and coordinated UK shipments. It describes open books, frequent inspections, and intercompany blacklists for rebates, while noting tactics to crush entrants and expand influence over London and national meat supply.
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Daily Chronicle
American Meat Trust
United States
Chicago
United Kingdom
London
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