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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1927
Page
2
Shaky readable text suggests a tale about a confrontation among people in a duel culture. Names and clear events are unclear but a captain figure appears central. The fragment hints at a clash with a sword and implied danger among participants.
A wild party at Matautu Point turns violent as Bully Hayes, Tom Denison, Leger, and Mrs. MacLaggan clash with German officers and Samoa townsfolk. A drunken goat, a ruined dance, and a chaotic chase end with Hayes aboard the ship and Tom discharged. The scene blends insult, love, and drunken bravado in a tropical moonlight melee.
A biting tale lampoons doctors who prescribe a lavish banquet as a metaphor for medical overindulgence. The piece sketches a curated course of risky concoctions and rich wines, arguing such feasts clash with Hippocratic vows and would doom patients.
Weekly notes issued by direction of the Minister of Agriculture based on department ervparienes guidance.
A historical note on improving livestock feed by rotating pastures with winter grasses and legumes. It discusses white clover as a nutritious year round feed, the need for diverse plants to avoid rickets and poor milk flow, and strategies like subdividing land for rotational grazing and timing harvests for maximum nutritive value. It also mentions pest control and preparation steps for bait, including thistle routes and root washing methods.
The piece records Mr Beeching posing a theoretical moral dilemma about Falstaff and sympathy, debating whether acts like theft could be excused by humor and affection for a merry rogue. It also mixes anecdotes about a German mathematician, the Earl of Darnley’s eccentricities, and Lady Beaconfield’s origins, all framed in a periodical, opinionated tone.
The text explains that fertilisers such as super phosphate boost the growth of pastures and legumes by increasing lime and phosphorus content, improving plant nutrition and protein levels. Top dressing paddocks yields more nutrients and protein, supporting cattle and milk production, with methods of fertilizer application and pasture renovation discussed.
Notes on sowing subterranean clover with early sowing, seed formation in November or December, and benefits as a perennial pasture. Advises light stocking in year one to let runners establish, cover gaps, and protect plants. comments on soil types and conditions for best growth and forage.
A historical note outlines a rabbit control method using thistle root and strychnine. It discusses preparation of phosphorus-rich pollard bait, attempts to curb rabbit outbreaks, and cautions about untrained use and bitterness in the mix. remains a dated guide with potential hazards.
The article explains several distinct wilt diseases affecting tomatoes, each caused by different parasitic organisms and requiring unique control measures. It notes that wilt resistant does not imply resistance to all wilt types and details diseases such as late blight associated wilts, bronzed wilt, and spotted wilt that can devastate crops at various growth stages.
The passage details a plant disease showing brownish discolored areas on young leaves starting at the upper corners, spreading to whole leaves. Early on leaflets show greenish brown spots between veins on older leaves, with tissue shriveling as the shoot looks scorched. Brownish black streaks appear on stems and stalks as vigor declines.
The document discusses a tomato disease that spreads within days to weeks, with variable symptoms including sunken spots on fruit and shriveling young fruit. Insects likely spread the disease, with commercial tomato varieties susceptible except small egg and cherry types. It offers control measures such as removing diseased plants, controlling nearby weeds, and insect repellent sprays and lime wash applications.
The article explains digestive upset in horses after work and provides practical guidance. It covers feeding practices after hard exertion, signs of colic risk, and step by step home treatments. It lists substances such as baking soda, powdered ginger, ground pepper, turpentine, charcoal, whisky, and timing for repeat dosing.
The article describes three harvest intervals for prunes. First ripening fruit yields less sugar and spoils faster, while second and third crops accumulate more sugar. Avoid mould and surface crystallization by picking fruit at full ripeness, discarding under ripe and fallen fruit, and allowing the crop to strain sugar before drying.
A fort article notes careful growers rake around tree bases and outward to keep the surface loose and free of clods. This technique helps catch fruit that may drop from spreading branches and ensures sufficient distance for collection.
An American publication argues bees are essential for successful fruit growing. Plentiful wild or domesticated bees improve pollination and fertilization, while wind and rain cannot replace insect pollination. A small, level plot with windbreaks suffices for a modest apiary, and beekeeping equipment is affordable with available literature from the Department of Agriculture.
Fragmentary tale portrays a distressed woman weeping for a lover while a gentleman rescues her from an electric car near the dock. A merchant reflects on vanity and confidence as lovers vow to marry, with city lights and a Turbinia scene in a moonlit pier setting.
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