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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
3
Fashion notes describe evening dresses with basques and tunics, light skirts, and long fringed borders. It also covers pale yellow chiffon velvet gowns, pear grey rope de Chine outfits, and box pleated or gathered skirts with fur trim and elaborate bodices. Also includes care tips for ribbon washing and mending techniques.
A concerning tally shows 14 deaths and 15 serious injuries in American football this season. Experts warn skull fractures and neck injuries drive calls to regulate the sport and shift public opinion on its value and future.
The Tebieg Pao is described as the oldest paper in China and has long endured royal wrath. Editors faced punishment and exile for defying rulers, with copies preserved in the King’s Palace at Peking. The text reflects on historical transformations and a recent sighting connected to a distant reign.
A fragment describes a musical game where a pianist hides a small article or trinket in a room. The searcher follows a piano cue, and as distance increases the music changes from mournful to lively. The text ends with a general statement about a final release.
Boston freight steamer Rochelle reports electric fish clinging to hull plates in the Gulf Stream near Cuba. Sailors describe sensations of slowing progress and hooks of fish on port side, starboard, and keel as crew crew struggles to regain speed after leaving Santo Domingo.
An American balloonist and his fiancée attempted a voyage from Vishvyostok toward Khaborovsk in Siberia. A tiger leaped from the ground and attacked the balloon car as descent began, leaving the airman clinging to the rope while the balloon neared earth.
Mr Fobster lacks a weapon yet faces a tiger attack aboard a balloon car. He urges the girl to jump as the tiger closes in while the airman and guide struggle. The girl leaps to safety, Fobster secures a rope, and rescuers intervene as the balloon tilts and the peril subsides.
A historic Mata auction drew bidders from rough country regions as a ewe named Qeitictah and other livestock were sold to about thirty-one owners. Proceeds totaled around £4 5s for the Children's Charity, with the owner offering the ewe again before final sale.
Insurances cover Waterewohi and Kubelik performances with large sums and specific disability payouts. Premiums include 750 francs per year for Kubelik and 200,000 francs for Waterewohi. Unvaliari’s policy totals £100,000 with a £1 payout for minor injuries affecting a single finger.
Sir Douglas Powel argues young men should abstain from smoking before eighteen and from alcohol between meals to stay fit. He condemns excess drinking and emphasizes moderation to avoid harming health and discipline.
Miners at the Waworth Galliery in County Durham uncovered three petrified ponies while hewing the Mawillin seam. One skeleton stood with mane and tail intact, flesh preserved in a petrified state, with carcasses of three others nearby. The grim find recalls a mine explosion from twenty eight years ago.
A fragment describes making a fruit salad with equal parts peeled and seeded fruit, pineapple, and orange juice. The mix is heated, stirred until coated, cooled, and folded with whipped cream or similar topping for a dessert.
A travelogue extols Berowra as a gateway to Hawkesbury River scenery. It details towering cliffs, glens, and creek views from the Northern Line, mentions Aboriginal carvings and local artists, and notes train service and developing tourist facilities including a floating Arcadia houseboat and Flora Dwra cottage with accommodations for visitors and tenants.
The document outlines the Australian Nutea Provident Society annual operations with emphasis on a full-year result. It notes anticipated public release in April and highlights figures from the registrar, including substantial monetary totals and broad national implications for prosperity and public confidence.
In a wartime anecdote Colonel Kelewich recalls a private asking when troops would eat. The colonel jokes about feeding him first, orders a feast, and the threatened execution is dropped as a hearty meal is prepared, illustrating wartime morale.
A garbled note questions bonding Emily and hints at personal confusion. The readable phrases suggest concern over proper care and emotional connection rather than a clear event or outcome. Experts urge seeking guidance from trusted caregivers and documenting any safety issues.
A garbled late OCR text outlines a humorous or satirical set of commandments for a married woman and bands and wives. It mixes archaic phrasing with modern garble, listing rules about behavior, propriety, and domestic duties, with inconsistent capitalization and broken phrases throughout the passage.
A farm well near Esanaville, led by Hornby, produced an estimated 6 000 000 feet of gas daily from a depth around HW feet. W J Odgers handled the discovery, then kept the finding secret, wounding about twenty thousand acres of land as experts assess new field potential similar to Casey field.
An electric harvesting machine harvested 2200 bushels in ten hours near Elmhurst California aiding grain fields this season. Trailed by an eighty horse power tractor the device uses a twenty five horse power electric motor to thresh clean and bin grain. The system includes enclosed cooling and conveyor components powered by a thirty horse power dynamo. Harvesting cost was 80 cents per acre with the same traction engine usable for plowing harrowing drilling and discing.
An all German farmer enters a village store and speaks in broken English to the proprietor Mr Hocker asking for butter. Clerks scramble as Mr Jacobel responds with phrases about a missing butter order while locals discuss the weight of an oatriel and travel plans in a humor column style.
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