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Horsham Times

Location

Horsham, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jan 13, 1939

Page

2

Peanut Use and Value in Feeding and Food Industry

The article traces peanut origins from Brazil to North America and Australia, noting its rapid 20th century growth as a major American crop. It highlights peanut oil and meal as profitable products, discusses uses from lamp oil to frying, and emphasizes oil content, protein, and vitamins. It also covers varieties, edible forms, and the crop’s regional production, especially Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Virginia.

Henry Sod Atlantic Garrison Brazil South America North America Central America Africa Australia United States Georgia Caroline Alabama Virginia Queensland Gome

Peanut’s Rise as a Nutritious Global Staple

The peanut emerges as a highly protein rich food with substantial fat content and caloric value, rivaling beef. It thrives where lime-rich soils exist and offers notable mineral benefits. Culinary uses span roasted salted peanuts to pastes, sweets, breads, and margarine substitutes, underscoring its value in tropical and subtropical regions.

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Railway calamity claims Ferry family in deadly crash

A severe railway wreck near Murton on Saturday night killed the wife and two children of railway settler Mr. James Ferry who were travelling aboard a trolley. At the Horsham Traiting Club annual meeting Mr. T Shearweld was co elected president. The report also notes a district name and a vague reference to Federation varieties.

Murton James Ferry Horsham

Lyons Rebukes Wells in Australia Over Loose Talk

Canberra reports say Australian Prime Minister Lyons rebuked English author H. G. Wells during his Australia visit. Lyons criticized provocative statements about European leaders, stressing restraint to avoid embroiling Australia in international tensions. Wells is urged to atone at the science congress.

Australia A. G. Wells Austria Lyons Canberra Wells Devon Port Melbourne Asmis

Gas masks for babies and young children in mass production

Wing-Commander E J Hodsoll told the Institution of Professional Civil Servants that anti gas devices for babies and special gas masks for children two to four years old were entering mass production. He recalled early attempts using pram covers and soapbox devices, but heat issues led to new designs. He noted cats and dogs could spread mustard gas through fur, and warned about cold storage depots and the risk of gas affecting food supplies as temperatures rise.

E. J. Hodsoll Royal Socilety of Arts London London | Times Shoreditch Hodeall

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