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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
3
Guidelines on feeding ducklings and growing ducks for market. Covers housing, water needs, diet stages from starter to fattening, preferred foods such as liver and bread, and rotation of grains. Recommends avoiding overfeeding, providing clean water, and timing feed changes with growth stages.
Dr Morgan describes varied audiences in a London sermon context including agricultural, civic, and industrial groups. He contrasts Welsh and English tastes for light and shade in imagination and notes ministers shaping civic life. The piece highlights how audience types affect preaching styles and engagement across social classes.
There is debate over the Comet launch date with sources citing January 74 and July 24. Censor was laid in October 1411 but the vessel reportedly launched on July 24 and entered service on the Clyde in August. The Charlotte Dundas predates Comet as the first to run commercial service on the canal.
A historical piece details bee species in Australia including Italian Cyprian and dark varieties, their characteristics, temperament, and roles within a hive. It explains queen, worker, and drone development, brood stages, cell work, nectar gathering, and hive duties as observed in Victorian beekeeping.
Practical notes on using nitrates and ammonium sulfate in potato and corn crops. Guidelines cover application timing for heavy and light soils, split dressings, mixing with dry earth, and combining with superphosphate and bone meal. Emphasis on avoiding losses in dry seasons and applying top dressings at sowing.
A Live Stock journal letter urges careful feeding practices for cattle sheep and horses. It warns sloppy troughs dirty water and stale hay provoke poor appetite and illness. Clean bowls dry troughs and freshly mixed fodder are essential to keep animals healthy and fat, with attentive masters improving results.
The article explains methods to prevent and cure striking in horses and outlines careful shoeing practices. It emphasizes proper hoof care, correct booting, and gradual work to avoid injury, noting the shoeing process should support the horse’s natural balance and movement.
Description of a fruit picking device using a basket and a flexible cord secured to a hook. The cord wraps around the basket handle and hooks over a limb to lift and steady the basket, with a release mechanism to detach when needed. The design aims to reduce awkward handling and improve control during fruit gathering.
A speaker at the Marrickville Literary Society, H C bb Anderson, argues that a nation’s character reflects its citizens. He cites heredity environment and culture as factors, stresses self control and virtue, and urges youths to pursue obedience discipline truthfulness loyalty industry charity reverence courtesy and reverence toward women.
The Advance Department of the Government Savings Bank reports higher applications and advances than the previous year. Of 1,018 applications for advances, 1,143 were approved with 10 percent refused and 100 withdrawn. Total new advances reached £600,830 plus £1580 carried forward, while repayments totaled £145,490. The Advances to Settlers Board loans decreased from 4,005 to 1,105 during the year, as the department expands and settles outstanding balances.
A discovery of medical folklore on doctor patient dynamics and placebo use. The text describes doctor ruses to calm patients, the term placebo, and how misbelief and mental state influence recovery, with examples from casualty notes and slang. It notes Latin origins and cautions about sensational language guiding care.
A Harper's Weekly note discusses Damascus as the oldest living city, noting its historic role in trade and travel. It highlights Damask cloth and the Damascus blade, tracing origins to ancient times and connections to Henry VII England, Tamerlane, and Persian artistry.
In a prim parlour Aunt Mary and Ger knit to keep Ann Amelia cheerful as Hiram calls. Jokes from a home library spark light banter while Aunt Mary maintains dignity. A faltering medical student is pressed into fashionable duty amid light chatter and a closing door.
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