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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1913
Page
6
Weekly notes issued under the supervision of H. J. Trailé on agriculture and art, drawing mainly from Department experiments. Covers farming tips, soil work, crop guidance, and practical counsel for rural readers.
Agricultural notes endorse a single honest ploughing of at least four inches to prepare soil. Cowra Farm data show deeper ploughing yielded higher averages, especially in poor years, with four to eight inches affecting yield differently across years. The piece also covers seed potato selection, planting depth, sprouting, intertillage, and disease controls.
Lor Camerini advised Sackville Agricultural Bureau on potato varieties and cultivation. He endorsed Early Rose Triumph and Royal Ash for early crops, Roby and Corona for midseason, Moorless Brownell’s Beauty and Robinson’s Giant for fate varieties, and warned against continuous cropping. He stressed deep, well-prepared soil, deep ploughing and shallow post-planting cultivation, and noted manuring needs and the benefits of potash and phosphoric acid. He urged selecting large clean seed tubers and cutting only lengthwise for planting, warning that small tubers yield lower returns.
A agricultural note compares hay and grain crops, warning that hay removes straw nutrients while grain straw can be ploughed back. It discusses sowing seed with dry soil versus waiting for rain, noting risks of germination failure or delays if rain arrives late. The department favors sowing when soil is dry, barring moisture shortages.
A January California fruitgrowers convention urged careful pruning to prevent rot and fungi. Do not leave protruding stubs or rough cuts. cut flush with remaining limbs, even if larger. Smooth, covered surfaces heal quickly and avoid decay from parasites and bacteria.
The chemist of the Department analyzed samples from leading city merchants after recent claims that bluestone adulterated with sulphate of iron was sold to organists and farmers. The report outlines the findings and the department’s forthcoming actions.
A Texas Panhandle encounter between a horned toad and a tarantula ends with the toad seeking cactus fluid to heal eyelid wounds. The tarantula bites, battles resume, and the toad dies after a fierce struggle. The piece extols cactus juice as a potential antidote and hints at wider medical lessons from nature.
The Government Tourist Bureau has mapped a six day excursion from Sydney to Port Macquarie and Hastings River district with side trips to Maria and Wil son River. Priced at four pounds including all expenses, the Easter itinerary runs March 20 to 25 and includes snapper fishing. Additional scenic trips cover Mount Kosciusko Burrinjuck and Newcastle Maitland Mertung River areas.
A Maine colony between Lincoln and Sagadahoe counties shows a persistent six toe deformity across generations. Some afflicted wear shoes with extra room or opt for surgery. the piece notes the era of oversized footwear and quotes Samuel Johnson, Newton, and Beecher Stowe in a reflective aside.
The King sent a cordial message to the London branch Institute of Journalists dinner, praising the public debt to journalists and noting the grave responsibilities of the profession. Colonel Geely, War Secretary, lauded the press power for good or evil, stressing the need for the English press to maintain complete independence and high standards.
Six samples tested showed no adulteration and good quality, suitable for spraying trees or treating wheat. All contained 96 percent or more crystallised copper sulphate. Pale greenish parcels should be tested by dissolving crystals in water, with suspicious samples sent to the Department for Analysis.
The article profiles Helen Gould famed for vast wealth and charitable largesse. It notes rumors of her engagement to F J Shepherd and claims of £5,000,000 fortune and £10,000 income. Gould is described as liberal, with gifts including a £62,000 New York library and £20,000 to government aid during the Spanish American War. She lives quietly, born June 20, 1869, and remains unmoved by public splendor.
In September a large villa in Zurich was robbed of shares jewels and money valued over £1000. The thief escaped with goods after a clever break in. A Stuttgart law firm returned the items claiming professional secrecy and naming a repentant wealthy client who became a burglar under stress. The Zurich judge demands arrest and extradition despite the firm. The German government supports arrest via its Berlin minister.
A farmer near a boys school is disturbed by youths taking apples. After ejecting two offenders with a kick each at the gate, he repeats his warning. The next day the group returns not for apples but to invite him to join their football eleven.
A win head master at a school quips against canes while the crowd cheers. He proposes a “stout strip of rubber ose” as a lesson, then misheard phrases and playful misunderstandings unfold among pupils and staff, including a knocker-up exchange and a steward aboard.
Special arrangement era note lists multiple works and authors including Rita author of The Sinner Kitty the Res Peg the Rake A Woman in It A Husband of No Importance Master Wilberforce Darby and Joan Sinlyss Secret The Man in Possession Two Bad Blue Eyes and more, indicating a compiled or serialized publication.
Brinnon notices a refined change in Ray St Vincent as Max Lorrimer and Brianna discuss a new play by Clive, read by a Cork acquaintance named Raemore Clive. Ray hesitates to commit while Brianna urges a Sunday reading, and a magnetic aura surrounds the proposed performance.
Brianna and Sally Dunne mingle with Phil D Eyncourt and Mickey Croom in a damp attic room. Mickey battles hardship and fear as Brianna notices his plight and reveals growing feelings while Sally pressures a late night gathering.
Two young women gossip on a suburban train about Charlie, a murky romance, and a Christmas present fiasco. He suggested a scarf, then a bicycle, finally a Newfoundland dog as gifts, leaving one woman furious and ending their relationship.
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