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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
2
A historical note explains how precise temperatures affect stored foods. Butter requires around 40 to 42 degrees, while eggs stay separate due to shell porosity. Fruits and vegetables need varying ranges. fish and delicate meats require careful chilling to prevent spoilage.
A fragmented description explains gold's extreme ductility and thinness, noting copper wire can be drawn into fine strands and that gold leaf can be formed to micrometer thickness. It details experiments where copper sheets plated with gold became transparent, highlighting the remarkable properties of gold in shaping ultra-thin films and wires.
A garbled monologue recounts a monkey acting as a nurse to a dying companion. The tale describes the dying monkey’s arrival, a second monkey named Cherry, a bed of palm fronds, and improvised care as the narrator narrates events with hopeful and somber notes. The piece reads like a sensational, folkish account from a provincial outlet.
The text notes jade's high value and growing demand in the Orient, especially China, where deposits are nearly exhausted. It highlights Turkestan and New Zealand as sources, cites jade colors, and mentions Canton as a green jade carving center with 17,900 workers. It also notes jade's ceremonial use in China and the handcraft nature of its work.
In a reflection on past tobacco rituals, the piece notes how smoking was once a ceremonial social norm among royals and elites, with King George IV and Queen Charlotte cited as examples. It contrasts that era with modern decline of the habit and a brief, bleak domestic exchange about love and duty.
Money at 6 per cent. Write us for loans for country borrowers. O'HANLON & COMPANY advertise loans at six percent with offers for broad acres. Contact Nathalia and 448 Rourke Street Melbourne via phone F 2244.
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