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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1904
Page
3
The piece discusses spring fashion, advising on costuming and materials. It covers cape wear under thin spring fabrics, suggests colors like tomato red and old gold with green accents, and notes suitable materials such as serge hopsack and cashmere blends. It emphasizes coordinated blouse and skirt tones and practical embroidery touches.
A fragmented article discusses a Djibbah robe worn in home settings with embroidered neck designs. It shifts to guidance on fruit storage contrasting closed versus ventilated packaging, noting heat retention, ripening rates, and the need for controlled ventilation to maintain uniform temperatures in storage.
Experiments store apples pears and peaches at 32 36 and 40 degrees to test storage quality. Lower temperatures generally preserve better but effects vary by fruit with apples faring best and peaches worst. Wrapping fruit with parchment paraffin paper or tissue extends storage life and reduces decay, while air quality and room distribution also influence outcomes.
Observant readers note that Japanese ship names end with kan or maru. Kan is a Chinese word meaning war vessel attached to ships of the Emperor's fleet, while maru means round and is used for merchant vessels.
A singular discovery relates to the Suez Canal showing reeds on the African side form a stronger protection for banks than cultivated runburned barriers. The reeds must first be grown in fresh water before adapting to salt water, with origin on the Asian shore of the cutting from end to end.
A review of recent and forthcoming works notes Mizs Bigsinaire and Me Fysher Uswin unveiling titles with sermon like hints. Sir Walter Besast and Mime Al basesi provoke humor by re christening books with sharp, concise titles reflecting a satirical tone.
Fragmentary text notes early Chinese and other Oriental records of celestial conjunctions and eclipses. It references ancient observations dating to 2514 B.C. and the long tradition in imperial history of tracking solar and lunar phenomena.
The text surveys ancient and medieval astronomy from Chaldean and Chinese sources to European development, noting superstition and evolving teaching. It mentions Russian precautions and a discussion of force of diet on soldiers, comparing Japanese effects of body weight and sustenance on endurance.
William Parsons chief engineer of the new rapid transit subway predicts another subway will be needed every four years as major avenues sink underground. He envisions buildings drilled deep enough to rise above street level with a cabwave serving them.
Mr Brander Matthews contends for simplifying English and adopting established English forms over foreign loanwords. He argues nine hundred nine times out of a thousand readers can convey meaning in English, citing French and British usage as examples of unnecessary foreign insertions.
Two ounces butter melt in a stewpan add two pounds uncooked Jerusalem artichokes sliced. Leave ten minutes to absorb butter but do not brown. Boil one pint veal or white stock. add to artichokes and simmer twenty minutes until soft. Pass through a fine sieve then return to saucepan season with pepper salt and a quarter pint cream. Stir until smooth then thicken and serve with crisp toast.
A recipe describes combining cabbage with water and milk, cooking, then adding tapioca, pepper and salt. Stir constantly during fifteen minutes and ten minutes of boiling, serving from the pot with any sediment at the bottom.
A fragment describes baking eggs with breadcrumbs and greased china a pan with Brad wanting a few minutes before baking. The instruction mentions serving very hot.
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