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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1915
Page
7
A mosaic of wartime editorials and letters from various sources applauds British and Allied resolve while critiquing German actions. It laments German bombings, praises antiwar sentiment, and argues for vigilance, national duty, and moral education amidst global conflict.
Fractured message warns that those behind a disruptive act will be treated as pirates and enemies of the nation. It calls for more strict measures by Germain oval officers and laments a loss of control as a weapon of state power escalates.
Edward Pulsford comments on Austentia lacking clear leadership and misguided police. He questions bold reforms, war impact on policy, and access to governance. He probes whether messages to Motheranied and Hel yeiven will shape marriage prospects and public trust.
The article reviews fashion trends with suncan Medici style collars and close fittings that refresh frocks without constricting the throat. It advises renovating necklines, selecting new materials, and proper seasonal storage, cleaning, and labeling of garments for next winter.
A fragment describes mixing sugar or similar ingredients with yolks and butter to form a paste then toasting on a hot surface. The text is garbled but centers on a recipe style instruction with steps to blend and cook the batter until firm. It preserves the historical tone of a household preparation note.
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture of Victoria notes copyright protection under the Copyright Act. Proprietors of news may republish material if both the journal and owner are lodged.
The article outlines irrigation in Italy emphasizing measured water use for meadows and cereals near Rome and in Apulia. It details water volumes per hectare, rent changes with irrigation, crop yields, and profit opportunities, noting irrigation as insurance against drought and enabling multiple harvests per year. It highlights grass as highly profitable, milk demand, and the broader appeal of irrigation across southern regions.
Captain Lamb exhorted Sydney audiences to support a single imperial war structure with one flag one fleet and a supreme war control board. He highlighted Britain’s global mobilization noting Canada India and various colonies sending troops and resources while Australia alone maintained 165 451 under arms and a strong navy. He urged subscriptions to fund Captain Laan’s trip to London and interview military leaders, proposing a Bobs Fund of 1000 subscribers at 1 shilling each to raise about 50 pounds.
A fragmented recipe for a custard sponge dessert. It mentions stale sponge cakes, milk, tea, lime, raspberry, vanilla, or peach flavoring. Process includes soaking sponges, layering with jam, and pouring custard, then chilling with almonds baked in. The text is garbled but outlines soaking, layering, and finishing steps.
A fragmented OCR recipe describes making German apple tart by creaming a pound of sugar and butter with some egg, mixing in half a pound of flour, rolling into a round pie dish, filling with apples and baking until tender, then whipping a top.
The article argues irrigation yields high farm revenue and stabilizes profits, but canal administration struggles financially. Only operating costs are covered with 1–2 percent margins for capital, unless hydro power is added. Selling water requires land leveling, drainage, precise application, crop choices, and farmer adaptation, often taking decades to fully market the entailed water supply.
A late 19th or early 20th century editorial quotes Dr. Marden of Presbyterian Ladies' College lamenting the decline of marriage among women. It argues many men seek educated companions and criticizes indulgent trends as a threat greater than war, urging moral reforms to strengthen domestic unions.
The article argues that motorcycles could play a critical role in future war by replacing telegraph wires for intelligence and communications. It notes British forces relying on motor cycles for rapid detail movements as wires may be cut, with wireless and aircraft augmenting efforts.
The Egg-Maker is described as a gentle forcing food not like violent stimulants, having passed several tests with beneficial results. It claims to help hundreds who could not profit from poultry to make a living, with trial packets available locally or from Poultry Requisites in Sydney.
On a railway journey a clergyman admonished a disheveled collier who drank from a large whisky bottle. The clergyman lamented spending forty years and a shilling on drink, while the collier stubbornly corked the bottle and pocketed it, insisting he could sponge off the clergyman.
A romantic young woman and her practical companion discuss the storm on the farm. She notes trees in the orchard moan and groan like a lost soul, while he quips that she would groan if she were as filled with green apples as the trees.
A playful exchange centers on a poet who reveals editors reject mailed poems more often than in person visits. The witty banter contrasts handling submissions with the risk of ejection versus rejection, highlighting a local literary superstition.
A father prevents his son from losing his hat by hiding it and promising whistle repair. The next day the hat is swept from the father's head by the wind as the child laughs, and the boy urges him to whistle it back. The brief exchange captures a lighthearted family moment on a tram.
R J Wild and Sons Ltd operate as Mote or carriers and Furniture Removers and Storers based in Manly offering removal of luggage and household furniture services.
Those moving to Manly for the summer are urged to use The Manly Dairy Co located at 70 The Corso. Phone 368. The firm promises quality milk butter cream poultry eggs tea mineral waters and more with motor deliveries twice daily.
The text discusses methods to clear onion breath using strong coffee or coffee beans, or mint between teeth, and mentions savor of cloves as an alternative. It notes a chlorate of potash tablet as a disagreeable disinfectant and reflects on social sensitivity to onion odor, contrasting eaters and non eaters regarding perception.
A terse wire story and aphoristic quotes discuss German raids on Yorkshire and Berlin casualties, framing the Kaiser’s victory as barbaric. The piece also cites a New York correspondent reflecting on Shakespeare and borders on a literary aside about Britain as Shylock, signaling wartime nerves and cultural discourse.
A woman farmer who bought an eight thousand acre estate in New Ariland seven years ago, then carrying about three thousand sheep, has recently sold it for £72000. She built up the operation to tend twelve thousand sheep and other stock, establishing a thriving, diversified farm enterprise.
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