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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
2
Thor Kole weekly notes overseen by Minister of Agriculture Treth summarize Department experiments and guidance for farmers. Information flows to producers via representatives and the Rural Premie, with inquiries directed to the Under Secretary of Agriculture in Sydney for timely answers.
The article urges dairy farmers to monitor cattle for tuberculosis, explains tuberculin testing and its safety, and describes spread risks through milk. It covers cattle segregation, calf management, pasteurisation, and broader farming plans including New South Wales irrigation and dairy mechanization insights.
Claude Saunders of Windsor asks the Department of Agriculture if shelter belts for orchards truly reduce wind damage. The letter cites Windsor hills and sheltered orchards at Galeton Duval and Kenthurst, noting wind protection and temperature leveling, with chemist Guthrie confirming reduced leaf evaporation in hot windy weather.
A narrator reflects on modern ocean travel aboard a 14 500 ton steamer and recalls Jacques Cartier and the Breton explorer’s 16th century voyage to India by the western route from St Malo. The piece mixes picturesque travel musings with Cartier legend and local Breton lore.
A New York dinner recounts a tale of a dancer’s father who once leaped across a stage from a wooden rock to a mattress behind scenery. The story includes a wardrobe trick, a concealed ladder, a dramatic fall to the floor, and a brave, fatal romantic gesture that ends with the father leaving the scene to avoid a dangerous pursuit.
A story recounts a talking parrot at Governor De Leyd's court answering questions for Prince Maurice. When asked about white men, the bird names Brom Marignan and a Portuguese keeper, then says it tends chickens. Two interpreters confirm the bird's answers.
An elderly neighbor Ara Bella questions Bedwins about her husband’s late nights and neglect. Arabella urges patience while the anxious landlady recalls his late arrivals and the constant fear of a jarring domestic routine. The scene depicts strain and social tension in a troubled marriage.
A New York Press story recounts remarkable cross species bonds as a cat and a female fox terrier swapped their litters, the puppies thriving under the dog and the kittens cared for by the cat. Similar accounts from Germany and France describe cats nursing puppies and chickens, with the animals forming unlikely parental ties and peaceful coexistence.
In a dialogue Myre Hodge and Mr. Noire discuss the nature of Pulsoet la quaetion. They compare sending words through the air to wires and wonder how air is fastened to poles. The fragment shows humorous misunderstanding and late exchange.
A colonial era anecdote describes Ameer Khan learning from a Yankee about gun construction. The tale quotes the American suggesting a simple approach to wrapping metal around a core to form a barrel, while the Ameer questions the technique and the secrecy behind setting up a factory in his province.
A confusing cartoonish dialogue shows Mr Knowall debating outings with nonsensical phrases about buying buns and paying seven pence. The scene shifts as a baker exchanges seven coins, highlighting humorous miscommunication and wordplay.
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