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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1930
Page
3
A sensational account from The Forgotten Clue recounts a Russian doctor turned killer using glass bulbs filled with poison gas. Police uncover multiple murders connected to a deadly pistol and innovative crime dossiers, with revelations from H Ashton-Wolfe.
A London gossip column outlines how the Cabinet Noir in Paris and British Secret Service experts decipher coded messages. It describes re ciphering methods, peroration on sealed diplomatic bags, opened letters, and telephone eavesdropping while noting precautions to prevent leaks during and after war.
True Star ThistleCentraurea calicarpa is a short stemmed spreading weed with pink to purple thistle like flowers forming masses two to three feet high and broader. Its prickly leaves and blooms are tough to handle and the plant resists easy access for destruction. Control recommends isolating and uprooting plants, heat treating fields, and cropping to suppress spread. The article notes the weed disperses less than ordinary thistles and seed persists one to three years, with future coverage of Blue Weed Patersons Curse.
Citrus growers are advised to fertilize with a manure mix twice yearly, timing applications for early spring and around Christmas. Use ammonium sulfate, phosphate, and potash, spread beyond the trunk, work in with a plough or cultivator, and apply per tree age to ensure feeding before growth. Avoid placing near the butt and cover promptly to prevent washout.
An auction notice details dairy, bails, yards, hoses, carts, farming implements and stock offered at 1 8/15 per acre with a 1000 cash deposit. The balance is due by call purchase in Kentucky or Alabama, subject to terms.
An Austrian ex airman and inventor, Max Valier, proposes a rocket propelled light aeroplane to cross the English Channel as the first step toward a spaceflight project. He envisions reaching 150 to 200 miles above sea level, with trials to prove ascent possible before pursuing a full rocket ship capable of brief weightless periods. Valier cites prior experiments, including a rocket car reaching 60 mph in seconds, and emphasizes ascent rather than lunar travel. He notes human limits to sudden speed increases and defends the project as transport rather than mere shooting for the moon.
Separations granted by British police courts total about 19,000 yearly affecting 7,500,000 people. Chaplin's iconic clothing used for exhibition is insured for £10,000 though its real value is likely far lower. Yorkshire has won the crummy cricket championship 14 times.
The Russian Government bars Bible entry into Russian territory and has now abolished Sunday. In contrast, an American study notes cigarette consumption reaches 1000 four-year units per every man, woman, and child in the population.
Notice signed by HANNAFORD and FRASER dated 1 January 1930 warns that persons trespassing cutting fences or interfering with stock on the Kauthi property will be prosecuted.
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