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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1904
Page
2
A fashion notice describes seasonally festive evening attire with long coats over gowns and vivid cloth options. It highlights color contrasts, red and green lace, fringed edges, and two collar styles for evening bodices, plus a illustrated stole with ermine or marabout trim and ribbon detailing.
A fragmented item outlines various collars and fabrics such as linen with guipure. It references semeleons bar blouses and shirts and notes effects of smog on wear. The text is obscure and lacks coherent details about people or events.
The passage describes long skirt wearing outdoors with the skirt held up while crossing streets. It notes green silk or moreen fabrics paired with blue, mentions a useful moreen or silk jupon flounced with black woollen lace, and describes four inch lace flounces sewn with bands and a silk frill as a graceful skirt accent kept tidy.
A letter from seven years earlier tells of a barrister who hoped for a judgeship but faced poverty and neglect. An eminent King’s Counsel recalls the man’s death and a final act: his widow places his only brief in his hand as he lies in worn gown and wig.
The report notes a sharp increase in the number of women training in typewriting and shorthand, with the School Board urged to fund 118 more courses and provide ebooks to raise literacy. The Society of Auto and Pitman instructors oversee 2800 girls learning weekly, with fees and exams shaping the program's reach.
London representatives from machine making firms meet to address rising work demands and a surplus of male clerks and shop assistants. The discussion notes many clerks may have to seek new, different occupations as the current system cannot absorb them.
The article notes a rise in in-car meal service on European trains and ships, comparing modern continental refreshment cars with older station dining. It cites profits from onboard meals, changes to dining etiquette, and the shift from traditional refreshment rooms to meal service within carriages during long journeys.
The article discusses timing for dressing poultry before billing, noting four to thirty six hours as a window. It warns that skipping proper dressing leads to tainted meat, poor keeping quality, and overall food spoilage. It mentions methods like killing by wringing or other descaling steps, stressing humane handling and prompt processing.
The article describes early hatch benefits from incubators including earlier laying and better prices. It notes efficiency, cost comparisons to sitting hens, and the need for proper care, incubation capacity, feeding, and disinfection to avoid lice and mites. It emphasizes reduced labor and risks with incubators.
A farmer advocates shredded fodder from corn stalks as a profitable, cost effective feed. He reports 300 acres with about 80 bushels per acre and over three tons of fodder per acre. Fodder costs are around four shillings per ton after deducting usual corn costs, yielding high value compared with ordinary hay.
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