05 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
Bacchus Marsh Express
Location
Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 05, 1902
Page
1
The article describes fall cabbage storage methods with furrow digs, 45 degree stem placement, packing earth tightly, and avoiding deep covering, noting dirt sufficiency and seasonal selection of ripe versus green cabbages. It also reports on preventing bee swarms by managing sealed brood and using strong colonies and queen cells to suppress swarming tendencies.
The article details simple icehouse building methods using a ground base, stiff-sided shed, and a roof for rainfall control. It recommends packing ice with chaff, charcoal, cut fodder, or straw, and notes 18 inches of insulating material on all sides and open ends. It also mentions top dressing fields with barn manure and scarifying soil with a harrow as valuable practices.
Advice on selecting mating pairs for hens and cocks, emphasizing shell quality, egg production, and avoiding poor shell or misshapen eggs. Guidance covers feeding, exercise, and delaying lay, plus notes on incubators, market broilers, and breeding stock. Also includes a homely hog medicine box and a hog cholera prevention claim, plus anecdote on winter egg production boosted by a warm horse feed mixture.
The Celebrated Cornish American Pianos and Organs advertise direct factory sales in the United States, promising wholesale prices and easy ordering from Melbourne agents. They claim substantial savings versus local music shops and offer services for property sales, rents, insurance, and agency work at 442 Colling Street Melbourne.
Timetable notes Melbourne to Ballarat with multiple stops including Deer Park, Sunshine, and Ballarat. Partial times shown, trains described as direct and ordinary with morning departures and returns. Numerous OCR fragments referencing stations, speeds, and times.
Advertisement promises exclusive liverware and articles on favorable terms for city patrons. It invites readers to request an illustrated booklet with reliable qualities and convincing prices, mailed post free. All goods packed and delivered free to any address.
A collage of old era notes outlines chemical mixes for metal patinas and criminal salves. It mentions copper dissolves in water with carbonates and acids, and warns against wetting polish powders. The piece includes safety notes on handling phosphorus and potassium compounds, plus a stark contrast on tempered brickware and gem care. It ends with guidance on handling injured clothing with risk of bone disruption and a humanistic line on care.
A collage of light anecdotes and jokes from a Yorkshire paper, including wordplay on proper nouns and exclamations, a band of humorous misreadings from a waiter and a gibe about North Pole travelers, Disraeli being teased about a baronetcy, and a golfer puzzling over golf’s logic. Names, places, and dated humor showcase period wit.
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