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Newspaper
Bathurst Daily Argus
Location
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
2
The article praises improved school interiors with ample light ventilation and spacious desks. It notes bright walls, durable furnishings, and well-lit, cheerful rooms that foster health and foster children’s artistic and mental development through modern design.
A Bathurst district school page includes letters about a worm in a garden and a pupil’s note on octopuses seen near La Perouse. The entries reveal classroom reflections on nature, poetry, and distant Arctic scenes with descriptive, period voice.
Sydney Kofford writes on the distinct path of South Australia compared with Victoria and New South Wales, noting slower development due to selective colonisation and a focus on site land allocation, with Wakefield’s influence and the 1841 shipload as pivotal moments.
Witness KEITH and WADDELL recall an old pony gifted by a grandfather. The pony, rough from being broken, threw the rider twice as he mounted. After a third attempt the animal settled and behaved, ending the episode with onlookers amused and relieved.
A terse, uncertain fragment recalls a personal journey in Sydney with mentions of father and adult figures, hinting at memory and perspective in a scene of exploration.
A letter describes the cockchafer life cycle from egg in ground to larval root eating, pupal resting stage, and final emergence as a King Queen Christmas or cockchafer beetle. It notes feeding on tree leaves especially gum, with emergence in November and December. Signed by George Rolland Burrows, age 11.
The passage ponders the essence of a gentleman beyond attire and manners. It contrasts surface polish with inner integrity, asking whether gentility means honest living, restraint from scandal, and sincere conduct. It questions reputation, sincerity, and the courage to act rightly over social status.
A patient recounts relief from backache through Dean's Kidney Barkra kidney pills, praising their effect over ten years. The letter notes doctors warnings and urges kidney care, with purchase details for Lester A. McLennan Co. selling boxes by post.
A misc readable note lists playful tongue twisters to help young learners shape French pronunciation and mouth flexibility. It features lines on thistle strokes biscuits and repeated sounds, ending with a playful chant about Susan and shoes.
A high school teacher questioned students about parts of speech in a tense lesson. One girl offered a conjunction, another a noun. the teacher corrected them and the class crowned the shy student as head of the lass.
A diary recounts how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle met a Paris cabby who correctly identified him from clues like earlier travel plans and mud on his shoes. The cabby’s deduction amused Doyle, confirming Holmes style observation in a playful anecdote.
A column notes that cheerfulness may boost health and that spirited laughter acts like a physical therapy. It cites diaphragmatic movement air expulsion neck stretching and abdominal action as potential aids while jokingly predicting hospitals selling laughing cures.
A visitor describes Bathurst NSW as he landed in Australia, praising Sydney Harbor memories and critiquing Bathurst. He notes a small station crowd, a grand First Avenue with lamp standards, mills, a boxing academy, a church notice board, and scarce value in the avenue. He laments limited motor traffic, cold weather, saloons, and rubbish along city drains, offering punchy observations on local life.
Report recounts Theodore Roosevelt in British East Africa fending off a charging rhino during a hunting expedition. Roosevelt fired two shots from about ten paces, the first puncturing the animal’s brain and the second finishing the feat as the creature burst into the clearing. The incident left Roosevelt unshaken and hailed by associates as a display of calm under danger.
An advertisement claims Cmimorey’s Heaps and Hair pills improve hair health and target scalp parasites. It asserts the product cleanses dandruff and pests, promoting healthier hair and well being. Proclaimed by Sydney chemist Prothwood at 82 King Street.
A vintage recipe outlines a vegetable soup method using carrots turnips celery milk and oil. It describes chopping simmering in water adding flour paste and sugar then packing in jars with butter and letting stand for hours.
One WM middle wack of muthon 1 lb pollace two onions hull a pint of water peppered salt Cut the meat into neat pieces and remove the fat shin Ui onions cut ubewate thin slices place them in a kaucepap with the meat and water Allow their 10 come up to the bell over the oil stove then add the potatoes peeled and cut into tilves and the seasoning Simmer gently for five minutes then pour all into Jar put om the Wik and set it at once into the hay-box for three ooure
The fragment describes preparing stewed fruit by mashing one portion of fruit with four ounces of sugar, adding a pint of water, simmering five minutes, and pouring into a jar. It mentions pouring into a stone jar and storing in a hay box for three hours.
A quirky recipe outlines heating milk to boiling then adding sugar and ries, cooking five minutes, then sealing in jars. The jars are packed in a hay box with a lid strapped on and left to stand. Caution is advised when lifting jars to ensure contents are moved away before lids are removed.
A muddled nineteenth century style recipe page offers lemon cakes with butter sugar and baking powder plus lemon zest, and cheese canapes using bread triangles with statell cheese mustard and cayenne baked or grilled. An additional fried bread variation repeats cheese mustard and lemon notes with similar method.
A historical cooking note lists prawns with white sauce and lemon, butter and cayenne. Prawns are heated in the sauce then simmered gently for ten minutes, finished with lemon juice and more cayenne before serving on toasted bread slices.
During the war between Hussia and Sweden an old General and Prince Dolgorouki agreed to a duel on a ship to settle a dispute. They stood exposed with one hand on the rail as battle raged and cannon fire struck Prince Dolgorouki, witnessed by both armies.
An influenza outbreak hits Browne and Co makers of Browne's Brown Boot Polish at their Meusra plant. At 10 o clock the head casita fell ill, with others soon fainting. by 2 pm three clerks collapsed. James Browne considered saving his life as the crisis worsened.
An untidy extract recounts Bendigo and rivals as famous boxers and athletes bending careers from coal-hhavers to cricket players. It notes Bendigo’s ministerial turn and public draw power, and profiles Gully Cribb Molyneaux Day Donelly and other ring figures with brief biographical glimpses and nicknames.
On June 1 a Daily Mail report described Imperial Presa delegates touring Vickers Sons and Maxim works. Molten steel poured, tubes formed, outer coats fixed, and a 240 ton piece pressed into plate under giant machinery amid glowing furnaces. The scene highlighted mechanized processes and human labor in steel production.
The article lauds steel railway carriages noting reduced accident risk and easier maintenance. It claims steel cars offer simpler appearance, easier loading and unloading, longer life, and comparable or lower cost than wood for the same capacity, with greatly reduced damage costs after accidents.
Sir James Crichton Browne cites estimates of rat damage in England and Wales amounting to 215 000 002 annually. He notes rats cause extensive destruction to stored goods and spread disease, urging extermination efforts in India and upon ships, with parliamentary moves announced to push eradication programs.
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