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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
1
A farmer should prevent mixing broody sitters with non sitters to avoid spreading broodiness. Broody birds like Leghorns or Cochins become troublesome and protective, risking poor hatch rates and stressed hens. Separate groups ensure higher egg yields and healthier stock.
The article outlines turkey rearing as a viable trade in Victoria, detailing ideal conditions, stock age, and housing. It stresses dry, well-drained gravelly soil, south or southeast exposure, and wind protection. It notes turkeys hatch under hens, fattening begins five weeks before Christmas, and feeding should be generous, with soft fodder, milk, barley meal, bran, and pea meal. It warns against damp grounds, excessive maize, and improper stock age for breeding.
The excerpt counsels keeping discussions away from personal traits and focusing on objects and thoughts. It urges humane treatment, avoiding ill reports of others, and praising the good in people while warning against public dissecting of character. It stresses gentleness, charity, and restraint in conversation.
A talking diamond laments its torture on the wheel while a wheeler explains rough stones become royal crown gems. The finished diamond wonders if it will ever adorn a king but is urged to persist as beauty and status may come through trial and labor.
A dated contemplation on child upbringing stressing the right moment to discipline and shape a child’s will, followed by anecdotes on promise keeping, humility, and social etiquette. It discusses parental discipline, authority, and character formation with brief humor and moral snippets.
John Murphy of Johnston Street, Fitzroy, recounts his long battle with liver troubles and indigestion. He credits Clements Tonic with restoring his appetite, easing pain, and rebuilding energy after years of malaise. He testifies to a marked recovery within a month and offers a statutory declaration endorsing the tonic’s effects.
Malia leads pole vault sessions as veteran mentors guide athletes in a 1209 tuning sequence, with WW Gy Hearty Chronlat noted among participants.
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