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Newspaper
Kyneton Guardian
Location
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
4
Eyne ton court records licenses renewed with no police objections. cases include slaughterhouse cleanliness and offal disposal charges, a husband ordered to pay 12 5s per week for four children, with £10 security and £20 surety, and costs. warnings given for neglect and drunkenness.
A reader, Mr. Joseph F., reports relief from headaches after using Chamberlin's Pills advertised in the town. The ad claims the pills were effective after a few doses and recommends them to others. For sale by chemists and storekeepers, Chas Matthews and Malmsury listed.
Thompson Limited, a long standing firm now run by Thompson family successors, operates a four acre site with the world’s most modern locomotive production lines. The plant includes a 320 by 45 foot main erecting shop, electric cranes, and a new power house driving all machinery. Forty locomotives are contracted for with one weekly output. the DD class engines weigh 76 tons when road ready. The company traces origins to 1875, has grown from a 30 by 6 feet shop, and employs many workers with a combined monthly wage bill around £7,600.
A correspondent describes an amateur trial dated March 26 planting and August 24 digging. Twenty five whole potatoes yielded 343 pounds with 265 produced tubers. Twenty five cut potatoes produced 260 tubers. sixty six small uncut setters yielded 250 potatoes. A further trial with 25 potatoes kept eyes and cut portions produced 335 potatoes weighing over a pound each. The writer notes the method of cutting eyes before planting seems to affect yield, favoring whole seed.
An OCR fragment mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to follow direct advice and be ready for attacks by Sydney or illness. It notes availability in towns and by Chas Matthews in Malmsbury and Sydney offices, implying advertising for sale by chemists and storekeepers.
Garden notes advise timely questions to the Garden desk and Thursday replies. Record rainfall boosts prospects. plant new dahlia varieties now for autumn bloom. Prepare soil with manure and stakes, sow asters, salvia, zinnias, coleus, and French and African marigolds. Sowing seeds for cosmos and cabbage or cauliflower for autumn use. prune tomato shoots and train stems. manage vines for marrows and melons by trimming ends to encourage side shoots.
Easter Monday mine report notes drive progress at various levels including North Bottom and Main drives. Describes stone payable in stoping sections with gold indications and wall incursions, mentioning depth measurements and widths while naming Hanover and Drummond regions and the main wall.
Minister of Public Works at Thompsons Ltd ceremony says government may soon require factory apprentices to attend state technical schools. He cites Britain and Germany as examples of efficiency from training, notes Castlemaine foundry has 125 apprentices but only 22 attend. Hypothesizes wage linked training and broader industrial merit to remain competitive.
A fragment discusses puzzling geometric patterns and reader participation, then pivots to an advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming to ease teething pain and diarrhea in children. It lists dosing for various ages and asserts wide availability.
On Tuesday at above market 247 pigs were yarded with 9 12/10 receipts. Good yarding across classes and strong visiting attendance. Prices largely held from prior markets with various categories listed from top prime barrows down to suckers. Xmas demand boosted porker supply, yet demand for young pigs remained constrained by fodder scarcity and outside competition. W EL Push and Co report strong prices for weighty boars, with ranges from £2/3 to £3/6 and lighter categories at lower levels, while stores and slips sold in lower bands.
Barry Lupino recounts an Australian tale of the missing dancer Maggie Dickinson, pursued by searchers who finally locate her atop Mount Macedon in a pine forest. She explains she wandered after a motor trip and lunch, then danced with the scenery as if on stage, describing the moment as a dream come true.
Under the pen name An Unconvinced Housewife a country woman writes that Saturday shopping was once a communal finish to the week. Now Friday evenings extend late, leaving little time for town trips. She notes reliance on hawker carts for affordable goods and a shift from small purchases to larger purchases driven by competition and changed schedules.
A Maryvale poultry raiser reported heavy losses after foxes hid inside a log near his mountainside coop. He shot two foxes that emerged from the log, then split the log to find six three quarter grown young foxes dead inside, leaving about 100 birds slain or missing in the incident.
Cattle sale saw quality mix with heavy cows and heifers, but overall prices eased from last week. Lightweight bullocks were few though quality held. buyers from outside attended. Sheep demand remained strong for best pens, with crossbred wethers and merino prices listed, while old sheep sold poorly. Lambs sold best in private sales at firm rates, auction lots softer, with turnout sorts and farmers present. Prime lambs ranged 12/ to 16/ with higher odd lambs. stores 3/ to 8/ and other grades noted.
A sensational home remedy ad promotes Hean's Essence cough mixture, claiming four sugar, two lemons, and water blended with essence yields eight eighteenpenny bottles for little more than fourpence. It touts instant relief for coughs, asthma, bronchitis, influenza and sore throats and invites readers to buy from chemists or post free from G. W. Hean in Sydney.
In fighting near Przemysl two Generals reported to the Commander that Bulgarian General Radka Dmitrie was unable to hold out due to overwhelming enemy numbers. General Danitrieft replied with the historic aphorism Dont count the enemy beat him.
A Guardian newspaper note announces efficient printing of all descriptions with neatness and despatch, highlighting quality control and swift delivery for readers seeking clear, orderly text.
A cryptic note references the Ordinary Department and December dates. It mentions profits division and trade actions as of those dates, with fragmented phrases implying internal policy guidance or accounting steps within a division. No clear event or individuals are named in the readable portions.
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