Fertile Nile Land and Egypts Irrigation: Cromer Reference
An excerpt from Lord Cromer's Modern Egypt discusses why Egypt has long been famed for fertility. It credits the Nile’s vast waters from Africa with steady irrigation and natural fertilising power, reducing dependence on seasonal rainfall. The author argues Egypt enjoys favorable climate and reliable water, enabling productive soil renewal.
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Egypt
Ethiopia
Nile
Africa
Cromer
Morley appoints strong committee to reform Indian Forest Service selection
Viscount Morley names a robust panel led by Munro Ferguson to review selection and training for the Indian Forest Service. The group will assess age limits, qualifications, training at Oxford and Continental instruction, and pension provisions to widen or restrict entry.
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Viscount Morley
Indian Forest Service
Indian Service
Tis
Munro Ferguson
M.P
John Pdge
Allahabad
India Council
William Thisleton-Dyer
Kew
Eardley- Wilmet
India
Stafford Howard
Morley
Viscount Morrey
Oxford
Toeal Forest
Public Service
Prades
Sta
Burma
Central Provinces
Imperial Forest College and Research Institute
Dehra Dun
The New Electric Weapon Explored by Colonel Maude
In the Contemporary Review Colonel Maude discusses Mr Simpson's electric weapon highlighting its battlefield adaptability across sea and land. The device delivers variable velocity, throws shells of flexible weight, and can saturate an area with missiles, complicating defense by destroying broader zones rather than targeting a single point.
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Maude
London
Christchurch Addington market notes weather effects and varied stock
The Christchurch Addington livestock market reported light entry due to wet weather with fat cattle and fat lambs selling at softer and firmer ranges respectively. Pigs sold well while store cattle were dull. fat sheep and lamb prices showed firmer activity amid smaller fat sheep numbers. Cattle totals reached 287 head with mixed demand. porcine and dairy stock also noted, including hoggets and ewes, with no weaners available.
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Christchurch
Addington
Sixtra
Fat Cattle and Sheep Market Report from Dunedin
Fat cattle yarded 160 with strong sale. best bullocks up to 7s 6d to 8s, medium to 8s, light to 7s. Sheep yarded 2100. light wethers to freezers, best wethers 20s to 22s 6d, ewes 14s to 17s 6d, lambs 1000 yarded, prime firmer. Pigs 65 yarded with varied weights. porkers and baconers up to a pound. Slips, stores, and choppers sold at 13s slight, 25s–30s, up to 65s and £3 for heavy bacon.
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Dunedin
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Promised Cure
Testimonial from Mrs Lockhard of Ashburton praising Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for curing years of backache headaches and giddiness. She cites diagnosis of indigestion by doctors and says pills at Ashburton Drug Co. solved kidney trouble. recommends them for anyone with deranged kidneys. Pills sold by chemists for six shillings sixpence or eight shillings per box by Foster-McClellan Co. to Sydney.
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Bright
Boan
Lockhard
Cox Street
Ashburton
Doan
Ashburton Drug Company
Foster-McClellan Co
Pitt Street
Sydney
Is War Dangerous Aimed at New Weapons and Costs
The Contemporary Review reports Colonel Maude claiming metallurgist Simpson invented a weapon giving 10 000 yards per second muzzle velocity. He argues such arms would allow mass shelling London to Paris, yet war’s deadliness may decrease as weapon danger rises.
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Maude
Simpson
London
Paris
Evening Standard
Marston Moor
Waterloo
Marala Tour
Dunedin Grain Market Quiet for Wheat and Oats
Dunedin July 8 Wheat market very quiet with little business. Fowl wheat in moderate demand as milling is sold as fowl wheat. Quotations: Prime milling 8d to 83d. medium milling and whole fowl wheat 4s 1d to 4s 23d. broken and damaged 3s 6d to 3s 9d. Oats market lifeless.
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Dunedin
Abbey or Convoy TT Worth the Teoney
Ambiguous OCR fragment discusses Abbey and Convoy TT and a question of value or cost. No clear names, dates, or events beyond those terms.
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Abbey
Australians Repatriation From South Africa Costs and Collections
About 1900 the Commonwealth and States funded repatriation of over 400 Victorians from South Africa at roughly £7 to £10 per head. The Closer Settlement Board oversaw the plan, but a year after return the government has collected only a small portion. Some repatriates disappeared and police aid was needed. funds are now trickling in as men repay in small instalments.
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South Africa
Commonwealth
Closer Settlement Board
Constipation and public health claims in old advertising
An excerpt condemns constipation as a sewer problem causing disease and urges regular bowel movements. It promotes Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a universal laxative for children and adults, citing a Dunedin storekeeper testimonial about regulation of the liver kidneys and bowels and long use in a family.
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Morse
M. Murphy
Grosvenor Street
Kensington
Dunedin
Morea
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Friedlander Bros., Ltd
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Rio de Janiero
Nicoll Beos
New-Zealand Insurance Company
Tinhe Premier
Nicoll Bros
Islington
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Ballantynes
Beeson ‘and Co
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Faure
Avar
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Undertakers
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Wew Zealand Clothing Factory
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Pistura Framer
Eto
Henry
Hughes
Hereford Street
B. Fry
Robinson
RF. Terris
Roae
Tancred Street
Manchester Bros
Golo
Jones and Sons
N.Z
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High Streat
Fi Haven
Next Building Society
Newman's Livery Stables
Bigind Semarset
PRAGC
Newman
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London Bridge
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Gooper
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Hampstead Town District
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Licensed Victuallers’ Association
H.H. Fooks
Danbury Times
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Tchurch
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