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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
2
An expert voice urges protection of Australian native timbers vital for apiculture. He cites rapid timber destruction for wheat farming and grazing, warns that wholesale tree loss harms honey quality, and calls for ministerial action to curb needless slaughter, especially in western New South Wales.
A New South Wales beekeeper in the Goulbourn district reports three months of hives yielding 350 fsh of honey and 1 1 2 of wax from an average of 18 honey per hive. The figures show top local productivity but may not reflect all districts. The Wattle Flat area records the best single colony honey production in a season, described as the finest in honey. Australia is said to offer the world’s best opportunities for bee keeping.
An old wood piece forms a button clip to fasten gates cupboards and doors without loosening. It uses a central screw or wire well and a weighted bottom piece to keep the button pressed and prevent accidental opening. The label suggests it acts as a handle to unlatch with a slight movement.
In Vetban South Africa a pair of conjoined twin girls were born sharing a thick hemament from the breastbone to the abdomen. The two faces nearly touch and their four arms and legs move independently. Parents are from Bushman and Hottentot heritage, described as sturdy and symmetric.
A New Zealand dairy farmer analyzes feed costs and cow performance to maximize butter yield. Data from America and New Zealand show that selecting cows by milk output and butter-fat return greatly boosts profitability. Home-grown feeds and careful feeding avoid waste or rising costs, with practical forage and meal substitutions for lean periods.
The text describes an agricultural contrivance used to prevent a specific self-harassment habit by dairymen, including a description of a cradle like device with short staves, wooden discs, and bobbins, adjustable by removing flange edges and using cotton reels for bobbing. The overall aim is to control the spread of the metal staves.
Canon Lyttelton and Stratford correspondent critique Shakespeare as a non Christian poet. They note his insight into human flaws yet question why he omits the redemption through Christ. The sermon cites Titanic imagery and laments no Shakespeare line matches a simple hymn of faith.
A South Australian reader reports on sandy horse illness and remedies. Pollard meal gruel with bran helps remove sand, with chlorodyne or laudanum for colic. In Victoria farmers burn oil and baking soda, while in Swin Attica starvation followed by seed oil is used. A Paskeville farmer favors honey and water drenches, and another prescribes milk drenches as effective and inexpensive. Mixing molasses with feed is suggested to prevent sand mutation.
The article describes a better nut securing method using a slot in the belt end and a camels wedge driven into the hole after tightening to spring bolt ends and prevent turning. Wedge can be removed to unscrew the nut, avoiding rivets, center punches, or re tapping and reusing bolts requires drilling before reuse.
A nostalgic Lake District piece recalls a spring journey through Windermere and Cartmel Vale. The writer laments roadside clearing by a road worker, praises Cartmel Chapel and hermitage, and marvels at April bloom from Beatrix to Hawkshead, Windermere, and Esthwaite Water, ending with reflections on Wordsworth and Hawkshead schools.
Boxing in England remains vigorous with London venues hosting numerous bouts weekly. Landon leads global boxing recognition while Liverpool fighters clash with London rivals in a three bout program featuring Jim Lewis, Arthur Ireland, Beaman Hayes, Nat Williams, and a standout three-pound bout between Joe Spere and Private Bell.
An experiment in Staffordshire tests padin active manure on mangolds and swedes. Artificial fertilizer mixed with a radio-active substance at 2 percent produced higher yields per acre. Comparisons show boosts with radio activity and without. Trials continue this season amid interest in a new field of investigation.
A Moslem proclamation by the Sheikh ul Islam denounces Western fashion on women as immoral and dangerous. It warns that Moslem women must veil in line with sacred law and urges heads of families to enforce national morality amid Penal Code changes.
Rene Farrand is wanted by German police for theft of Gobelin tapestries from a cathedral and by French police for robberies in Evreux Carcassonne Reims and Nevers. Germaine Figard led police to Ferrand and Chauveau, aided by a keeper’s distraction tactic, with Ferrand’s escape traced to a shaved beard photograph. Loss of La Gioconda at the Louvre tied to the case.
An old style fabric and dressmaking ad describes materials for a modish gown with net and rhubarb flavor in a dessert recipe. It lists prices per yard and soda for fabrics and outlines steps for making rhubarb fruits with lemon and custard, written in a period tone.
The column offers homely rhubarb dishes and methods including rhubarb jam, baked pudding, Canadian rhubarb pie, rhubarb and orange jam, rhubarb fool, rhubarb custard desserts, rhubarb cake layers with sponge, and rhubarb jelly. It stresses careful pairing, cooking times, and texture to avoid an over familiar palate while promoting varied rhubarb use.
A collage of stray vignettes from daily life, including a debate on books and work, classroom sketches, a boxing instructor, a banking clerk, and a postman’s Christmas Day rounds, all rendered in a brisk, colloquial newspaper voice. Distinct names and locations appear in brief glimpses, with a mood of ordinary struggles and small acts of kindness.
New York schoolgirls protest being forced to read Shakespeare in class and have informed parents after a meeting. A father sent a letter to newspapers asking if the Board of Education could allow mild expletives for emergencies. He cited The Merchant of Venice and a scene where a refined pupil reacted strongly to the language.
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