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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1913
Page
3
Weekly agricultural brief focusing on farming practices and pastoral tips. Covers seasonal tasks, crop health, soil care, livestock advice, and weather cues to guide rural readers through common farm duties and seasonal considerations.
An agricultural article discusses a Federation wheat variety shown to yield well and produce superior grain quality. It recommends farmers plant seed from department plots each year, enabling three-year cycles to maintain seed supply, reduce weed risk, and keep machinery clean with minimal outlay.
The article analyzes how phosphatic manure like superphosphate affects wheat yields in Western and Southern Australia compared to the North and Northwest. It discusses soil phosphoric content, long-term cropping effects, and timing, with notes on crop methods, drilling versus broadcasting, seed rates, and husk management. It also covers pasture rotation, rape as a fattening feed, and the impact of rainfall and soil moisture on fertilizer efficiency.
An Agricultural Bureau suggestion urges large estates to match their old merino ewes with long wool rams each season. This cross breeding would supply ready first cross wethers for the market, reduce holding time to the 2-tooth stage, and benefit merino breeders in regions like the Riverina. Cross breeding has gained traction in New Zealand and in export mutton trades.
Two soldiers from Dublin and Aberdeen observe a pretty shopgirl in London. They plan to flirt and buy trinkets, while a thrifty Beataman stops them from rash action. The dialogue hints at national traits and cheeky street humor.
A mother and her three children each possess two hearts, a doctor reports in a historic medical finding. Physicians say this is the first documented case of four family members sharing two hearts each, a rare congenital condition observed in Pennsylvania.
The North Coast development expands as Port Stephens and the Myall Lakes region gains a tourist route. The Karnal line and associated steamer and coach connections link Newcastle to Forster and Tea Gardens, offering rail bedding, river scenery, and coastal beaches. The program includes the Karnal passenger service from Port Sthn, and a connecting network via Tea Gardens, Bungwahl, Wallis Lake, and Taree. The route promises a popular overland coast-to-river journey with additional motor car links to Kempsey and Coffs Harbour.
An ex-soldier recounts a bizarre scene on Spion Kop where a wounded British sergeant dies at close range as a Boer rifle fires itself, pulling the trigger to end both foes in a grim instant. The witness, severely wounded, describes the deadly tableau and the fate of the two combatants.
A fragmentary odd tale unfolds of a clever Irishman in South Africa under Colonel Hamilton Browne. The con man asks for a character and is paid with dice, then later boasts no one could read English, blaming law and the unicorn for the trick as the amused colonel confronts him before departure.
A misfired joke about Commander Money, famed Artie explorer, plans a voyage with rushed gear. A lab acquaintance warns of an important package. the box arrives labeled to be opened far north. Peary opens it and finds a small note reading Axle grensn far the Mole.
A Paris auction showcased a four row pearl necklace of 40 large Origital pearls weighing 52 grains. Guarded by policemen, the jewel sold for 12 0 5 000 francs to M. Hubert Morbet of Varin, breaking all prior French jewelry prices.
A seven year old boy, Iph Kerls of St Louis, was burned on December 11 when his clothing ignited. Doctors have grafted canine skin onto his legs and stomach area and plan to sacrifice five more dogs to obtain additional skin as part of the treatment.
Queen Alexandraphas gave £2 to William Mobbs and his wife of Castleacre Norfolk. They are ninety one and will have been married sixty seven years. Mobbs has worked on the same farm for seventy three years for the same family.
In a lush 1920s drawing room Brianna contemplates love and power as Clive and Lorimer discuss fate and theater. Mickey returns, revealing a half ruined castle of debt and longing, while Phil awaits a hopeful reunion at the town’s retreat.
In Chapter XXVII the theatre opens after a stormy night. Brianna aids a sick dancer and forms a bond with the ailing actress. Mickey unexpectedly appears in the London stalls as Brianna delivers a poised performance, driven by passion and a desire to prove herself.
A Johannesburg hotel guest returning from South Africa recalls a water famine incident. She noticed two cans of water by a bathroom door and, tempted to bathe, caused a disturbance. The scene ends with her deciding against dinner and asking for water for soup instead.
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