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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1912
Page
1
Practical guidance for poultry keepers on how to nest and hatch eggs. Details cover nesting setups in boxes or on ground, egg handling, timing and warmth for incubation, nighttime hen management, using multiple hens, feeding, dust baths, and dealing with damaged or dirty eggs. Tips include using turkeys to hatch and methods to encourage hens to sit, with cautions on wing wounds and handling eggs gently.
A simple home method says to sink eggs in a pail of water to judge freshness. Fresh eggs lie flat, slightly older ones tilt, and when they float they are spoiled and unsuitable for cooking. The note promotes a free prospectus from The International Correspondence Schools.
Why Buy Ready Mede Suits and Suit to Measure from firms like Holzman Bros and THE ADELAIDE TAILORING Co are pitched beside agricultural notes praising poultry as insect destroyers. The piece links ready wear to affordable tailor made options while noting poultry like guineas and turkeys devour crop pests. It also reports weekly rainfall in the West Mutchison district with Greenough leading rainfall points and Geraldton and Northam distances noted.
The piece argues charcoal as an internal disinfectant for birds, noting carbolic acid lime and other germDestroyers in feed can purge intestinal germs. Caution is given on dosing to avoid harm, suggesting internal disinfection is safer than charcoal alone and that mixing with feed or small pea-sized lumps may help. It warns against feeding sulfur, especially when damp, due to weakness effects.
An old promotional note touts Doan's Ointment for chifblains and related ailments. It claims a simple, effective application method and mentions a price posting at a Sydney address for purchase.
The Fremantle Stock Mart reports 2 410 sheep yarded this week with strong buyer attendance and high competition due to short supply. Kimberley mutton and stores sold well though prices expected to ease next week with three shipments due. Pigs yarded 308 with porkers and choppers at good rates. prime sheep ranged up to 27 shillings, Kimberley wethers to 15s, killable lambs to 18s 6d.
Sydney July 18 Mr Willis escalates a clash with the Government over three clerks by ordering a restriction on press tickets. He directs the Sergeant at Arms to reclaim all press passes for one reporter’s gallery at Parliament House. Willis pledges to issue tickets to journalists who accurately report proceedings and threatens expulsion for misrepresentation.
The document catalogs brands and producers including The A U S N Co Lid bourne Mell Co Ltd McIlwraith McEacharn and others, noting products such as Battle Axe Carlton Ale stout St Paul Girl lager Hardy’s SA wines Teidsieck Champagne and Allied brands. It also mentions Randy Koola View Regal in a market listing of beverages.
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