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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
7
An aged poultry keeper details disease remedies and care for birds. Instructions cover apoplexy, broken legs, bronchitis, diarrhea, diphtheria, soft shell eggs, and general husbandry from a historical veterinary perspective. It warns on handling, dosing, and the need to exercise and feed to prevent ailments.
The Burres Vaudeville Theatre Company refused a second performance of The Suffragette leading Ada Francis and George Fritphorme to sue for damages for breach of agreement. The Middlesex Music Hall show anger over blasphemous language used by Mr Thorne. A jury awarded only a nominal five pound damages, with costs, to the defendant.
The Dairy bulletin presents an oat based cream balance from the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Wisconsin. It describes a simple, accurate method for weighing cream using standard Bulcock test bottles, noting that common scales are inaccurate or expensive for farmers.
A detailed description introduces a Tevisel brass float hydrometer with a water column device to weigh cream accurately, sensitive to a single drop. The article shifts to dairy guidance from a recent dairy exhibit, stressing proper cow breeding, feeding, and management to maximize milk quality and quantity, including crossbreeding examples and nutrient considerations.
A discussion notes that farmyard manure varies in quality and supplies essential minerals like phosphorus and potash. When fodder supplies or forage are weak, reliance on farmyard manure declines, increasing the need for mineral dressings to sustain wheat yields and soil reserves. The text emphasizes careful balance of farmyard manure and mineral amendments to maintain soil fertility and crop performance.
An American grower describes the Dawson method to plant an orchard with geometrical precision. It uses two equal length chains with iron rings and pegs to lay out straight, true rows. A board guides tree placement by pivoting pins, ensuring accurate spacing and alignment for rapid work.
Official trials of a two wheeled whistling kitchen for army service report success. Inventor Okezaki claims it boils rice heats soup and signals when cooking is done. It can draw over rough ground, use ditch water, and be carried by two men. Further testing and practical merit assessments are pending.
A fragmented reminiscence on a royal scandal and maritime imagery. The author links the Crown Prince’s fate with ship terminology and a doomed love, reflecting on names like deck bridge and captain while recalling a park scene and a poet’s meditation on mortality.
Fragmentary OCR text describes uncertain farming or crop handling steps with references to tools and chemicals. The readable parts mention a crop, hot water, Epsom salts, and a rate of removal, but the passage is garbled and lacks a coherent event or clear entities.
The readable fragments reference a Mercer context with unclear names and events. The text suggests a imperfect transcription noting a person or entity, then a related action or description but lacks concrete dates places or outcomes to specify. Further readable content needed to craft a complete card.
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