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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
2
Melbourne notice from Hylands announcing purchase of poultry including cockerela ducks and turrets at top prices. They will post a monthly price list before calling, offer daily cheque payments, no commissions or cartage charges, and mention free freezing works at Queen's Bridge.
The passage describes voyages from Ireland to Australia, the Hornet voyage lasting four months, and the move inland to Wellington and Orange areas. It notes early commerce, black population, rough huts, and the influence of a parson Thompson in quelling inter tribal feuds as white settlers settled and built homes from 1859 onward.
The guide explains cooking macaroni by dropping into boiling salted water, stirring, cooking till tender, and draining after rinsing with cold water. It also advises soaking bacon rashers in warm vinegar and water for five minutes before frying to reduce flavor, and suggests dusting hands with oatmeal to prevent chapping due to imperfect drying.
The article recounts how Eli Whitney Howe conceived the sewing machine after a dream of completing a king’s task under threat of death. It notes Mrs. Howe dreaming lyrics for John Brown’s Body and Motherland, and Basil Hodder scribbling Home in a sea-voice dream. It ends with kitchen tips for pudding eyes and linoleum polish.
A historical proclamation issued to kanakas in German New Guinea by Captain F R Jolley uses pidgin English to warn workers about cocoa palm pests. The text explains how language shaped authority, and details warnings that if workers fail to act, plantations will fail, money vanish, and families suffer.
The text promotes a do it yourself remedy to destroy disease germs in the throat and bronchial tubes. It claims easy preparation in home with Heans registered name for Hean and sweetened water, promising soothing effects and savings.
The text describes penalties for keeping places clean or dirty in Rabaul under the big fellow boss. It warns of prosecution and fines on conviction, detailing how a police officer would judge cleanliness and impose money penalties if a place is dirty, while clean premises are treated favorably.
In a Western town a colored man, Ebenezer, is nearly hanged when Mose arrives and offers a job at ten dollars a day. Ebenezer tells Mose he can earn twenty dollars and swap places. Mose unties Ebenezer, takes the place, and the rope breaks as the sheriff returns. Mose flees, but the crowd suspects danger ahead.
A simple cleaning note suggests rubbing tin ware with a damp cloth dipped in soda to remove stains and discolorations. The guidance emphasizes a quick, practical approach using common household material.
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