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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1931
Page
2
Several home remedies are offered to prevent and relieve bites and stings. Tips include geranium oil at the neck, warm water with ammonia, and avoiding verbena scents. A mint sprig is said to deter midges, and a witch hazel plus menthol solution is suggested for relief.
The Victorian Dried Fruits Board shares recipes for dried fruit dishes including Mince Roly and Plum Pudding. Instructions mix suet crumbs currants and spices with dried fruit, milk and treacle, then bake in a lined dish. The notice promotes a free Cookery Book from Melbourne Central Store.
A garbled string of quotes and phrases shows a mix of personal, petty, and odd exchanges. It includes notes about a grocer, payments by cheque, a parrot swearing, references to sterilising a system, fashion talk, birthday gifts, and a jailhouse moment where an inmate asks for hand holding before execution.
The board includes Donald Mackinnon as Chairman Sir Edward F Mitchell as Vice Chairman Ivon Evans Hon J C Latham MP Sir Stephen Morell Allan Spowers.
Mothers with several children often assume one pattern fits all. Each child comes with a unique nature and talents, and nurturing this individuality guides future success or failure. Proper guidance channels innate traits toward positive development.
A 19th century style discussion reports the age of the earth as determined by uranium and thorium decay with a likely range near two to four billion years. It surveys scientists from the National Research Council and notes figures from Kowarth Yate Holmes Brown and Schubert. The piece then shifts to child development, offering guidance on how to handle bright versus shy children and the impact of early traits on later life.
Metallurgist Mr. J Ferdinand Kayser lectured on razor edge production in three stages including rough encoding with an emery wheel finish with fine grains and a final eropping process. He discussed blade life, average shaving area about 40 square inches and the edge cutting around 1 000 hairs per stroke, noting corrosion as a major factor in edge destruction.
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