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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1915
Page
4
Lynn Linton signs the author credit for The Hermit of Lone Head with a note referencing My Lew Under Which Lord and other titles, indicating a literary attribution in a periodical listing.
Marjorie and Herbert confront the reclusive Hermit linked to a deadly family feud. Geoffrey Pontreath murdered Matt Hayte, driving a rift across the kin. The Hermit taunts them, then relents, and later succumbs to illness at his remote hut guarded by Demon the dog. Marjorie vows to visit him despite danger.
A dying man reveals Geoffrey Pentreath as Marjorie’s affanced husband returning to claim her. Herbert’s father explains a tangled family tragedy, noting the elder brother evaded justice and urging silence to avoid legal and moral curses on the House of Pentreath.
The article explains the growing use of artificial fertilizers due to scarce farmyard manure, highlighting sulphate of ammonia as a key nitrogen source. It describes production from gas works, composition (20 percent nitrogen, 25 percent ammonia, ~95 percent purity), solubility, compatibility with other manures, and its favorable behavior with lime in soil, noting cost considerations.
A Department of Agriculture bulletin lays out conclusions from a year’s trial on basic slag. It notes citric soluble phosphate as a better value indicator than total phosphate and urges reporting its amount. It discusses slag grinding, use as a substitute for superphosphate on lime-deficient soils, and the economics of finely ground mineral phosphate on poor sour soils, with calls for further verification.
A bulletin from the International Institute of Agriculture highlights methods from Sweden on permanent pasture care. The article discusses slow running tacking and air of control societies affecting cattle-browsing and the progress of large-scale grazing operations, noting changes in pasture management and livestock impact.
The article argues against overreliance on scientific feeding and emphasizes natural nutrition. It urges hay and root fodder in winter, pasture in summer, and improving hay production for cheaper, heavier crops. It notes pasture should not reduce cereal output and stresses proper manure, lime dressing, and periodic superphosphate or slag to sustain soil fertility.
Basig geuperphosphate is a newly marketed form of superphosphate. Prepared by mixing finely ground or slaked lime with ordinary superphosphate to neutralize free acid. It sits between superphosphate and basic slag and shows excellent results on certain soils. It contains 25 to 27 percent phosphate of lime in a precipitated form soluble in plant root juices. It is very free from moisture, aiding storage and use.
An ax-admiral of the Japanese navy devised a method to build seaworthy boats from a paper called hashikirasu, chemically treated to be waterproof. The boats are collapsible and pack into under one cubic foot, then inflate for use when needed.
A list of early 20th century patents includes a motor car without wheels, a handbag with an integrated revolver, luminous ink for night reading, a pocket alarm, a portable inflating set for scenery, a releaseable ship upper deck, and a whistle for constables.
An invention by M. Antony Jacques of Grenoble proposes explosive needles to combat Zeppelins. Each needle carries a small shell and detonates only when piercing cloth or light materials, remaining harmless against brick walls. A light gun could deploy many needles. upon impact they rupture the envelope gases and destroy the airship. Development followed tests by Grenoble’s Chief of the Fire Brigade.
The article discusses Sir William Brookes's view that diamonds may originate from a historic meteoric shower in Arizona. It describes a 20 square mile field of iron fragments, a central crater, and a meteorite specimen containing small diamonds and green carbon silicide crystals, suggesting the meteorite once heated to white heat.
Sir William discusses how diamonds may originate on earth through liquid carbon under immense pressure cooling into crystals, with mountains uplifting carbon-rich layers to the surface. He notes many diamonds are found as fragments, not perfect crystals, and cites the early value of ten tons from South African mines at £60,000,000 and the Cullinan as a fragment of a possibly larger crystal awaiting discovery.
A South African inventor describes a simple mechanism to allow a rest rifle shot to hit a man at 1000 yards and claims at 30 yards center forehead is almost unavoidable. Another inventor proposes a burning bullet with a glass tube explosive in the hollow bullet and a nose that releases it on impact.
The article compares British wire wound guns with German built up guns as a war deciding factor. It notes the British method originated in 1850 with Armstrong adoption in 1892, highlighting circumferential strength and relineable inner tubes. It explains German solid barrel sections welded together for speed, with faster manufacture and fewer long cycles.
A collection of quotations and aphorisms featuring Sarah Grand Mme de Genlis Emerson Longfellow and Marie Corelli on rest kindness sympathy love and the fleeting nature of life. The text reflects moral guidance and literary sentiments typical of period miscellany columns.
Instruction on adding a dessert spoonful of vinegar to water when poaching eggs to help them set and flavor. A curious note claims ordinary bracken fern repels cockroaches and removes finger rings, followed by a brief dialogue in which a physician orders plain food and a patient jokes about the medical bill.
The excerpt surveys Cairo as a hub of culture and power, praising its status as Africa’s largest city and tracing its evolution from four ancient cities. It notes imperial ties, British influence after Tel-el-Kebir, and daily audiences at the Agency. It also touches on military innovation and copper price concerns.
An esteemed correspondent reports that French 7.5 gunfire is deadly accurate and well served by skilled crews. The shelling is precisely timed and the shrapnel bursts early, causing heavy German losses in compact formations.
The article describes periscopes used in submarines to view above water while submerged. It explains a dual prism system at both ends of a telescopic tube and notes that top exposure prevents full submersion visibility. Even at high submerged speed the tube causes minor surface disturbance within about 500 yards.
A wartime essay notes changing trench life with new comforts such as the hyperperiscope and electrophone for concerts in reserve troops. It recalls past luxuries when generals carried entire camps, wines, musicians, and silverware, contrasting lavish displays with Wellington’s frugality.
Describes the long process of constructing a Zeppelin over a year with three months of testing. Details show balloonette number, canvas skin, cabins, lonket man station, anchorage, engines in front boat, crew berths, central observation station, bomb release, steering sighting and wireless equipment.
An excerpt notes that since 1900 about eight million tons of copper have been mined and used by major countries, totaling some £429,000,000 in value. It questions how long earth can sustain this output as demand grows, suggesting known ore reserves may exhaust within twenty years unless new vast deposits are found.
A tribute to the King's Liverpool Regiment tracing its lineage from Marlborough era battles in Flanders to Delhi siege and Ladysmith defense. It recalls early 18th century fame, Queen's titles, and notable Boer War bravery near Brugespruit where two privates earned corporal ranks for actions protecting a derailed train.
The article outlines norms governing prisoners of war, forbidding inhumane treatment and forbidding use of convict prisons. Prisoners must receive nourishment and remain under captor government control with belongings retained. Boots of war include arms and papers. Work must match rank, be non-excessive, and aid the prisoner’s status. Exchange follows detailed agreements, often man for man and rank for rank. Parole grants freedom of movement upon oath, breach carries severe penalties.
A historical note discusses the dum-dum bullet, its Munich origin in Bengal, the Hague Convention bans, and comparisons with modern high-velocity bullets. It explains how the dum-dum expands on impact, causing severe wounds and bone damage, while modern rounds often pass through without such fragmentation.
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