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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1904
Page
5
A collage of aphorisms and reflections from Bulwer Lytton, Milton, George MacDonald, Tennyson, Marcus Aurelius, Channing, Speer, Browning, Tupper, and others. The piece praises sincere thought, duty, habit, temperance, veracity, love, and female compassion, contrasting noble ideals with everyday conduct.
The passage stresses happiness in others through kindness and restraint. It notes we forget many small courtesies while recalling a single careless word and that a person’s true character often shows in one temptation rather than long efforts. It warns against letting brief misdeeds define a person.
The article urges controlled incubator air: restricted ventilation and moisture in early incubation, abundant ventilation later. It warns against hot spots and excessive early air, linking to blood ring deaths, weak hatchlings, and high brood mortality. Poultry keepers must tailor conditions to local setups to improve hatching success.
A swamp converted into a lucrative celery crop using drainage fertilisers and careful cultivation. A small land patch yielded high quality celery, with detailed planting steps, potash fertiliser, soil preparation, blanching, and hand planting practices described for an acre.
The passage explains placing a light well with ammoniacal manure directly under plants to maximize fertiliser uptake. It notes gradual release of tash and phosphoric acid as plants grow, ensuring the nutrients reach the roots efficiently.
The piece surveys spring fashion focusing on ERGE fine cloth and voile fabrics, knap voiles, crepons, and pastel shades. It notes self coloured stripes, knap-spots, and economy from fewer undergarments, plus accordion pleats, lace inserts, military braiding trims, and skirt panels and folds as popular details.
A description of an uncommon spring dress with a gollar of cloth straps and silken network, tassels, V neck with lace, lace trimmed sleeves, and a waist accentuated by belt. It outlines two blouse sketches for spring and summer in ivory white nun's veil and in black voile with lace details, plus styling notes for wear and fabric choices.
A readable fragment describes a dress consisting of a blouse and skirt of different fabrics. The item is noted for practical styling and adaptable design, reflecting plain garment trends.
The article advises selecting a mode that suits the material rather than forcing fashion on it. Serge needs a soft handling to avoid stiffness, while stiff fabrics look best when hung straight. Thin silks require draping or gathering to flatter their nature. The overall aim is harmony between material and cut to avoid fashion misfit.
A garbled exchange shows Clara and ge discussing a bet about gloves and preferences, with confusion over who will win and what prize applies. The snippet suggests a light or playful bargaining over glove types and costs.
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