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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1915
Page
4
A garbled, highly fragmentary set of kitchen notes describes boiling sausages for seven minutes then frying to brown, with various recipes and measurements. It mentions Carmel Puddings, white rags, sugar, and a mix of unclear steps, ingredients, and quantities, all presented in a jumbled OCR style. The result feels like scattered household guidance rather than a coherent article.
A cryptic timeless recipe fragment discusses preparing beas and kidneys with potatoes and herbs. It mentions specific steps for stewing frying and mixing with water and parsley and butter. The fragmented text references a parlor scene and suggests serving with a vegetable dish and a fruit cake.
A fragmented guide on chick rearing and coop design emphasizes timing for brooding chicks, separation from older birds, and measures to prevent disease. It discusses housing, feeding, lighting, ventilation, and the use of foot rings or leg punches to distinguish pullets and cockerels for future stock decisions.
A fragmentary account describes old rural advice on feeding scraps to pigs during cold days. It notes heating mash, combining kitchen scraps with vegetables, peels, and water to create a mash fed daily. The text stresses sanitation and cooking to reduce germs and aid digestion.
Fragments discuss using ordinary table salt to prevent intestinal issues in fowls and methods to deter pests and keep poultry safe. Mentions of fencing, grain timing, and general farm care reflect old domestic guidance. Several garbled phrases suggest notes on feeding, housing, and disease control, with emphasis on quantities and practical steps.
A short cultivation note advises allowing chicks to range and stay busy for better growth, with space and litter for exercise. It recommends scratch feed, stored finseed to aid feathering, and morning mash to assist moulting while warning against cold drafts. It cites vigilance on air flow and home conditions to prevent fatal exposure and stresses attentive management of breeding roosters and cockerels.
A garbled page captures snatches of conversation from a social gathering with lines about weddings, manners, and idle remarks. The overheard banter references a wedding, fashion, marriage prospects, and humorous exchanges, portraying the era’s social foibles through fragmented snippets.
A postal notice lists mail cutoffs and dispatch times for numerous stations including Geraldton, Katerina, Midland Junction, Fremantle, Perth, Yandanooke, Walkaway, Murchison Line towns, Meekatharra, Lake Austin, Tenindewa, Moonyoonooka, Northampton, and many others. Times vary by station from 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. on specific weekdays, with some private lines and special notes.
London Directory offers a comprehensive annual guide to merchants and traders in London and suburbs with export houses, steamship lines by port, colonial and foreign markets, and notices for manufacturers and dealers. Advertising rates and trade cards are listed, with postal order payment details.
The Reverend Motier presents Geraldton College perched above the bay with Tudor tower and Gothic turrets. The annual report shows 130 certificates from Adelaide University and other bodies, 126 distinctions, and strong results in Arithmetic, French, Geography, and music. Commercial training, drawing, and private lessons are offered with various fees. prospectus available.
European Agency offers prompt wholesale indents for British and Continental goods including books stationery boots shots and leather garments druggists sundries cycles motor cars accessories hardware machinery metals jewellery watches optics provisions oils and more. Commission 2 to 3 percent trade discounts on demand sample cases from £10 consignments of produce sold on account
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