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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1935
Page
4
A reader letter describes losing 63 pounds in two months using Kruschen Salts with daily walking and no dieting. The advert notes spa traditions, claims the formula mirrors mineral waters, and promotes Kruschen as a tonic supporting all organs. Price is 2 shillings 9 pence per bottle.
Professor Josephine Tilden of Minnesota leads 11 American scientists studying Australian coast seaweed. She argues seaweed minerals surpass land soils, aiding mothers and children, with tablets already produced in the United States. Seaweed stores minerals including iodine, benefiting deficiency diseases.
Professor J J Stable of Brisbane says slang is not to be deprecated and may enrich English speech. He notes Australian slang among visiting English women cricketers could influence England, especially in sport. Slang, he argues, enters literary language as a source of new words that express ideas unavailable otherwise. Objectionable terms fade, leaving only the useful and widely used.
A kangaroo leaped into the Perth Northam road near Bakers Hill at 2 a.m. causing a motor cycle and sidecar to skid and crash into trees. Passenger George Brimlecome, 22, of Clackline, died while driver Patrick Roberts, 21, of Clackline, was seriously injured. Roberts was found three and a half hours later.
Paris reports M. Saheurs announces commercial success turning salted sea water into petrol by passing it through a coke filter and catalytic furnace. The method mixes sea water with 33.1 grams of salt per litre and uses a secret catalytic agent. A French chemist dismisses the claim as a hoax, offering no explanation.
Ambergris discovered by a dog on a Melbourne suburban beach near Mentone. Mr. Penny of Florence Street Mentone observed his dog with a grey fatty substance emitting a strong odor. Two ounces of pure ambergris are expected after cleaning. A Melbourne chemist says exact value depends on London market, but Penny may fetch at least £10 per ounce.
Guidance on building a cheap seed frame with glass or open sides for Iceland Poppy sowing. Describes frame dimensions, lid, air management, and care to harden seedlings, including slug control and selecting soil. Highlights varieties Orange Sunbeam Noonday Gartref and Coonara pink. mentions Primula malacoides as a pretty companion plant.
The piece discusses growing a bush-house plant like cinerama in shaded borders and pots, noting flowering pink to mauve tiers, easy cultivation, and moisture needs. It also urges clearing spent early crops, digging the ground to sweeten, and making compost from crop refuse while avoiding tomato and potato tops.
Cooper and Nephew Limited Sydney proprietors of the famous sheep dip announce a revised edition of the Sheep Dipping Baths booklet. It offers better concrete bath reinforcement methods full specifications and new plans for baths free to any sheep owner. Australia is highlighted as recovering from the depression and praised by international presses. Tamworth Municipal Council rejects the Tamworth District Cricket Union’s Sunday oval use request by seven to four, with charges allowed on Nog 1 and 2 ovals.
Corners should be corned then rendered harmless to provide potash for other crops. Onions should be gathered, dried, and stored with good air circulation to prevent heating, discoloration, and rot. Sow rows of lettuce, thin if crowded, and keep moisture up as these plants repay with interest.
An Australian garden firm promotes a New Year Set offer for early winter flowers. Send a 2/6 postal note for a packet each of Primulas Carnation Ranunculus Delphinium and Poppies, plus a free 1/- packet of Mixed Winter Flowering Sweet Peas post free. Mail to P L C Shepherd & Son Ltd Boz 3608s G P C Sydney.
The Manilla Express proclaims its 37th year of publication serving Manilla and district. It invites reports of meetings and other items, notes paid subscriptions and advertising rates, and urges support to foster Manilla as a progressive rural and industrial centre.
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