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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 26, 1929
Page
4
Seven years and two months after a severe typhoid fever struck her village near Riazan, Lichagina Evdoklya woke in a Moscow hospital at age 17, after a seven year trance. Doctors say she can regain movement with therapy, though speech and mental development remain childlike.
A Jersey furniture secret drawer yielded letters once sent to Sir George Carteret and island officials. One note from Charles II after Naseby thanked the islanders and urged faster supply commitments, another granted permission for stockings manufacture.
Discussion reiterates timeliness in weed control and endorses early hand hoeing or cultivation. When land cannot be cropped, prevent seed set by mowing with a binder or mower, then stock paddocks to consume regrowth. Pasture top-dressing with superphosphate boosts grasses and clover to smother thistles, while grazing off stubbles and crop rotation aid weed suppression. Rabbit extermination is advised to preserve grasses.
Mr Martin asks if the Minister will arrange continued work for lean period sleeper-cutters on the North Coast through the new year. Mr Weaver replies that, in similar railways cases, the Forestry Department funded advances to retain workers and stack sleepers, and he will press Railway Commissioners to consider similar help during the Christmas season.
New Superior Whippet Four powered by Mamera Overland Sydney Ltd. achieved a 43 day continuous engine run in Queensland tests. The 606 hour trial covered 22 000 miles equivalent and used Texaco oil with dry gas. The first attempt failed from a minor vacuum-tank blockage. a second trial succeeded.
In a formal notice, Tooth and Co declares the resignation of W J Cleary after 29 years of service and appoints him Chief Commissioner of Railways, praising his leadership and noting the strong, contented staff he leaves behind. A separate Police Court vignette shows a bystander quipping about a petty fine versus Tunney’s large payday.
Hundreds of English residents live rent and rate free in houseboats moored in Thames creeks. Families survive on about £1 weekly with meals covered by fishing nearby. clothing is cheap, heat is easy, driftwood fuels homes, and medical bills are low as Thames mud is said to cleanse.
Fifteen thousand Italian children aged eight to eighteen traveled from across the globe to enjoy a month in Italy funded by the government. They stayed at seaside health resorts before returning to gray London. About 150 children from London's Italian colony joined the program known as the Baili.
A practical article urges improving front gardens with a small budget to boost property value. It offers roses care tips including cutting faded blooms, mulching, and using soapy water for pests. It also highlights beans as profitable crops with varieties like Wonder and Feltham Prolific and advises growing multiple types for risk spread.
Look Ahead in your Garden urges reader to sow seeds now for winter blooms. It promotes early sowing for pansies poppies stocks nemesias and lupins with a special offer of Shepherds Sweet Peas. The ad requests 2 shillings 6 pence and to mention the paper for the Deomar Collection from the 100 year old firm.
P. L. C. Shepherd & Son Ltd lists Mend Office at 5 Parker Street. The note specifies their farm and garden seeds business location and contact point for customers seeking supplies.
Opticians at Pittet and Martin Place Sydney offer advice on eye care and maintaining sight. The notice highlights services for proper vision health and encourages readers to seek professional evaluation for eye problems.
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