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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1912
Page
2
John Smyth announces relocation to new premises at the corner of Lachlan and Browne streets. The site is specially built for him with a good camping ground, yard, and water trough. He seeks continued customer and public support and notes horses are sent and brought from all parts of town.
A fragment notes an action at a livery stable with a request to ask for Smyth's Shop and provides the telephone number 162. The snippet is sparse but indicates a directive or advertisement context rather than a full event report.
You will get it at Donaghey's. The cutlery line promises value assortment and quality from makers of reputation. Prices list table knives 12/ to 26/- a dozen and complete sets with spoons and forks across several price points.
A historical catalog listing carving knives and forks with various prices and cases. Includes pen and pocket knives, lamb marking and foot rot knives, and razors praised for smooth, velvet shaving. highlights ranges from 1 shilling to 45 shillings and 7/6.
Department of Agriculture urges wheat growers to adopt fallowing, citing multiple regional yields as proof. Reports show fallowed plots at Wagen, Harden, Mimose, Albury, Bathurst, Quirindi, Pallamallawa producing substantially higher bushels per acre than unfallowed fields, with moisture conservation key to success.
Experiments on seed vitality show barley and wheat germination mostly stable for five years but decline thereafter with oats, grasses, and lucerne displaying varying longevity. The text also outlines wool sorting methods for small flocks, detailing lamb and fleece classifications, handling tips, color separation, and breeding influence on fiber quality.
A wool expert cautions farmers about bale handling for lambs’ fleeces. Improper grouping by type harms value, as buyers seek specific staple length. Merino-dominant holdings may separate longer and shorter staples to meet market demand, acknowledging starlets will occur regardless of bale count.
The Orange Jockey Club annual report highlights prize money rising from £1080 to £1510 and nomination fees cut to a record low. It notes £949 spent on course improvements expanding stands and paddock, with funds allocated to other necessary projects.
There is a home treatment to ease suffering and restore health for young women. The Ladies' College of Health advertises the Health Guide, claiming hundreds of cures and inviting inquiries. Send postage to Dept. A.M. at 177 Liverpool Street, Sydney, to receive the free book.
World famous dairy cream separator praised for efficiency durability and simplicity. Claims Alfa Laval bowl bigger capacity and smooth thick cream due to patented split wing shaft feeding. Warns against inferior makes and cites Waugh and Josephson as NSW agents.
A playful verse extols Australia as a wonderful land full of oddities such as pears that resemble iron hoards and cherries that grow outward. It imagines jackasses perched on tall trees laughing, foxes flying at night, and mentions a fictional Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.
Miss Fanny Durack named world champion lady swimmer, joining Dame Nellie Melba and Annette Kellermann in Australian prominence. Obituary notes mourn journalist Hunt known as Boondi and The Flaneur. A quirky tale features the mysterious Jansen and a no 13 railway mishap. Fashion tips praise tunics, half made dresses, floral hats, and grey palettes for spring summer weddings and wardrobes. Presents from a newly married couple include a cow, a horse and sulky, land, and other gifts worth marrying for.
A brief note mentions a children’s hacking cough at night and references Woods Great Peppermint Cura as a remedy. The item reads like a product inclusion or health tip in a periodical, likely advertising or domestic advice.
Fortunatus, a hard brown 16 hand horse, boasts a strong build and exceptional leverage. He won major English races including the 43rd Biennial Stakes at Ascot and Goodwood Cup, and sires a prolific line with offspring valued at hundreds of guineas. At Macquarie Stud Farm near Wellington, NSW, mares are offered with fees listed. for details contact H. A. Taylor.
The program begins August 22 and ends November 30 with limited approved mumea accepted. Mares remaining at the showground will be forwarded to Back Tomantil. Owners may rely on early feed. A groom is secured and mares will be cared for, but no responsibility is incurred.
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