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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1909
Page
4
An OCR fragment mentions firemen at the Furnaces and a London grinder named Sam Stevens who claimed never to work on Thursdays. It also cites broad class percentages for England and the United States, though the text is garbled and uncertain.
The piece argues voice is a natural gift plus learned control. It cites Tetrazzini’s strong voice as shaped by brain and technique, not merely vocal cords. It explains pitch hinges on larynx size and cord length, with examples: bass about 1 1/8 inches, baritone about 1 inch, mezzo around seven eighths, high tenor about 1/2 inch.
A discussion on water content in meats and its impact on food prices. It notes beef and mutton run about 75 percent water, lamb 64 percent, pork 60 to 66 percent, and fattier meats like goose much lower. Poultry varies from pigeons 75 percent to ducks 76 percent, with high fat reducing water content.
An American dairyman shares hay tea as a nourishing supplement when milk is scarce, detailing preparation, feeding guidance, and effects on calf health. The piece links cooperative dairying in Denmark to uplift cotters, noting that smallholders can access feeds and markets like large estates, with Danish cooperative membership exceeding 500,000.
The article explains two sterilisation methods for milk. The fractional laboratory method heats to boiling, seals the vessel, and repeats cycles before vacuum sealing. The autoclave method heats in a dry high pressure steam chamber, with careful moisture control and continuous motion to ensure heat penetration. Sterilised milk has indefinite keeping quality, unlike pasteurised milk which lasts only hours to days.
A reader explains a DIY cooler that acts as an ice box for summer without ice. It uses four broom handles joined at the tops with inch thick lin boards and two 18 inch square shelves, arranged to hold butter and milk at cool, steady temperatures.
An improvised icebox is built as a square table with shelves and a water filled oilcloth top. A gunny sack curtain lines the sides to soak up water, creating a damp cool environment aided by breezes, keeping contents cool in a draughty shady spot. The setup is inexpensive and farm materials suffice.
British Consul's 1907 Denmark report notes co operative dairies transformed butter export beyond estate production. Prior to cooperatives only large estates could export butter at a higher price, but the system has shifted margins and broadened participation across farmers.
A Louisiana Experiment Station report outlines a cheap 600 pound daily canning setup using a galvanised iron boiler and simple tools. It details costs, labor for tomato canning, and notes higher profit from pears and peaches, with step by step tomato canning process and venting strategy.
A period column presents recipes for Baked fish with potatoes, Savory Filleted Fish, Swiss Veal Pie, and A Useful Brawn using cold joints and pork. It also includes practical exercise advice for home educated children, recommending daily light drilling, barefoot play on grass, and supervised walks between lessons. The text mixes culinary instructions with family fitness guidance.
France allocates 112000 to exterminate rats and mice in agricultural districts. Pasteur Institute develops Danyst virus used officially, delivering quick relief to farmers whose crops were harmed. Cattle farming in Northern Nigeria described as simple and low-cost, with vast grassy plains, few shelters, and cheap stock. Calves priced around L1 and cattle L3 to L6. herders earn 1s per day.
This excerpt advises drying baby clothes away from heat to avoid damp air and rheumatism, cautions against overstarched garments, notes that mild starch is better, and mentions moderation of sweets for children. It also emphasizes quiet, extended sleep in early infancy and warns against excessive talking to a dry infant.
A brief collection of home tips covers cleaning cigars frames with turpentine or spirits of wine, keeping flowers upright with crushed wire netting, and ways to improve sleep by opening windows. It also details weekly hair brush cleaning with soda, rinsing in cold water, and proper drying to preserve bristle quality.
A jumble of dialogue from a British schoolroom and a police court scene mixes wit, politeness, and social observation. Amidst humorous exchanges, references to gender, pronouns, and everyday manners appear, followed by notes on the Washington Department of Agriculture’s Year Book 1907 praising lucerne as a valuable forage crop with growing cultivation across US farming districts.
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