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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 19, 1904
Page
1
A fashion note describes a blouse and shirt costume pairing with matching bolero and skirt, noting varied fabrics and accessories. Skirts feature box pleats, velveteen or cashmere combinations, and delicate neck detailing with brocade waistcoats and gold buttons.
A fragment outlines various home methods for removing stains from wool and silk, including chalk usage and rubbing with flannel. It notes grease marks and chalk can leave marks, and mentions a tip from a manufacturer about green corn on pasture and flies in butchery.
A historical pattern note outlines an accordion pleated blouse in black white or colored chiffon dechine and soft silk. It discusses fabric choices and decorative touches like broad beads and a rosette in black or deep hues to finish the garment attractively.
The article explains how heat reduces milk yield and outlines practical dairy practices. It cites flies as a nuisance but emphasizes feeding quality and rest areas. It recommends shading for cows, twilight milking, screened windows, and accessible, fresh forage. It notes energy-saving feeding methods and timing to cope with dry, parched pastures.
An essay explains farm cream separators save time and labor by separating cream at once after milking, storing warm cream for delivery to the buttermaker, and using a small engine powered unit. It cites long term cost savings and suitability for dairymen with five cows or more living far from a factory.
The text describes the Nile as a long narrow valley with a desert edge and notes the yearly inundation that nourishes fields, supporting harvests. It recalls Pharaoh Zeser seeking relief when floods faltered, prompting temple restorations to appease the gods and restore water supply.
The article recalls Hugh Price Hughes as a youth who planned law but chose writing first. He wrote a brief letter to his father confessing a wish to be a Methodist preacher, and the father replied with an equally terse response preferring a preacher over a titled lord.
The interview discusses Sir Benjamin Baker Lella and his reminiscence about a past warning from the Government. A Nile reservoir project is doubted as unrealistic, with the speaker noting such a feat would have appeared over 4,000 years ago.
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