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Newspaper
Hamilton Spectator
Location
Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1882
Page
6
A long reminiscence on spring wheat, manure distribution, and soil care. Details mention rust in Autiitive wheat, sowing densities, and the benefit of composts, dung, ashes, and salt for pastures. Advice covers weed control, ploughing, and planning sowing after mid month with an eye to healthier plants and fewer diseases.
An exploration traces coal gas development and rivals from early experiments to Coke and gas byproducts. It notes Walling Murdoch’s early credit, Coke’s rise, and the economic balance between coal and gas while detailing Victorian railways’ oil gas experiments and a method using oily cotton waste for lighting stations.
The article details early shale gas experiments at Princes Bridge with oil-based lighting and a new retort system. It describes apparatus, pressure, and carriage fueling, noting limited early success and plans to extend the method to other lines while noting high costs and technical challenges. It references shale from New South Wales and potential distribution via Warrnambool and Portland rail links.
This piece discusses cottage gardens with small decorative beds, emphasizing proper soil and moisture to keep roots cool. It warns against overlarge trees in front of cottages and suggests suitable plants like English Leaved laurels and Myrtles for center plots, highlighting ornamental perennials and flowering border plants.
Practical guide on raising and managing annuals like mignonette and geraniums in pots and gardens. Covers watering, soil, seed sowing shallowly, pinching, staking, deadheading, and timing for continuous bloom, with caution on root protection and avoiding overwatering.
A feature notes various prophecies predicting the end of the world on dates such as St Mark's day April 25, St John the Baptists day June 24, and Corpus Christi on June 24, with references to Nostradamus and German placards. It mentions 1866 1686 and 1896 as future milestones, urging readers to prepare within four years.
Erie correspondent reports a cave-in during excavation where Ralph Gore, injured and buried, urged workers to continue digging toward his grave. As hundreds of tons of earth collapsed, rescuers struggled, and despite efforts the body was later recovered in a shapeless state.
A comic exchange between a wife and husband unfolds with sarcasm and gender roles as they debate late night duties and domestic expectations. The piece features Mrs Mreezy and Mr Broexy in a farcical domestic scene, with interjections about prosperity and social engagements. Paris Figaro contributes a mock dialogue ending with a theatre bride consent scene.
A bold advertisement touts a new Wilson sewing machine claiming world best status for family sewing and manufacturing with no cogs and a simplified, futuristic design in principle and detail.
An odd fragment from a Woucestershire letter shows a traveler praising a world famed Fruit Salt for relief after poor appetite and travel weariness. It links endorsements by H M Ltuus and H JAWHSO Crmrat with a local retailer at Hawithes and Co’s Goat Bracer.
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