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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
5
From Our Own Correspondent reports a good harvest at Wamboyne with ample hay and oats blown down by wind. Snakes are widely reported, with many house encounters and fear among residents. Mrs. R Fitzgerald returns from Sydney after eye treatment showing improvement and hopeful for a cure.
The X Ray emerged from Crookes and Roentgen experiments, revealing bones through skin with a dark and light pattern. It enabled dentists to assess tooth roots, abscesses, bone decay, and foreign bodies, guiding treatments like root canals and extractions, and solving deep inflammations earlier. The discovery underpins prompt diagnosis and cures, earning credit for Crookes and Roentgen.
A New York Tribune report questioned prohibition gains while arrests for drunkenness rose sharply. Chief Magistrate McAdon cited rising city arrests from 67 in a dry year’s early months to 1,305 in the following quarter, noting many cases involve intoxication and violence.
The Agriculture Department proposes a Wheat Grading system with bulk handling. It defines Australian Hard Red White and other classes, five grades per class, and strict test weight moisture and damage limits. Representative samples of 4 to 8 pounds are required for accurate grading, with dockage penalties for off grade material.
Seed names and prices are listed for Sudan grass seed Amber Cane seed 4td to Sydney, lucerne seed 2/6 to here. Company Wright Heaton & Co Forbes.
LJ Fell announces he has taken over Mr Allan F Morgan's Billiard Saloon on Rankin Street and will run it on up to date lines. Three first class tables are new and in good order. Mr Frank Smith will manage the room, pool billiards and snooker. All old and new patrons are welcome.
A North Coast farmer lauds a silage stack built with a light framework over traditional methods. The article details lower waste, cost estimates, labor needs, and suggests farmers contact the Department of Agriculture in Sydney for free literature to improve silage storage and drought resilience.
Travelling stock drovers W Quillane and Garnet Lees faced fines of £2 each at Quambone Police Court before Mr George Meezon for failing to produce travel permits. Evidence showed an agent filed permits in Slacksmith's name, who could not travel with the sheep. Bucknell, owner of Quambane station, faced further proceedings over permits and a road not on stock routes. judges noted the road was not an official route and fined the drovers £2 each plus costs. Appeals anticipated. motor shop opening noted after.
A fragment notes St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Forbes with services at 1 am and 7 00 pm on Sunday December sth. The Rev Hitech is listed and a reference to Baxam children's Hospital at Rue gowra is unclear and partially legible.
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