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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1910
Page
4
An American beekeeper from Minneapolis recounts a melancholy tale of laboring bees under a bright arc light. The bees toil day and night, failing to rest, growing pale and fatigued before dying from overwork by week’s end.
Australasian travelers sail on the Tofua visiting Fiji Suva Levuka Apia and Tonga. They view reefs volcanoes Stevenson's tomb Vailima and Niuefu Vavau Haapai Nukualofa and coastal life with native kindness until the final sunset departure.
The Phoenix Assurance Co Ltd of London reports its 128th annual results via the Australia chief office. Net premium income in the period reached £1,386,645 with losses of £704,227. Expenses and commissions totalled £521,836, interest earnings added £200,102 to profit. Total assets exceed £13,000,000, underscoring broad local representation and global reach.
The season approaches for nurserymen from New South Wales to forward plants to Queensland. The Minister of Agriculture warns that current regulations cap each package at 2 cwt. The Queensland Department will enforce this rule next season, with penalties up to £20 for violations.
A sweeping look at global gold output argues we live in a golden age. It cites record 1900s production, compares past riches to present growth, and highlights Witwatersrand, Alaska, Australasia, and potential future sources. It notes technological advances and expanding mines may sustain output far into the future.
A Wisconsin woman known for red hair recalls a joke about Skeneatles hair. A friend mishears and asks about the term. The man replies Ske neades is about forty miles of Auburn, while companions note he remains in critical condition in hospital.
An account describes brutal slave trading across Ubangi and Lulungu rivers. Slaves, including women and children, are purchased for food or work, often killed or sacrificed. villages report up to 500 slaves exposed for sale in a single site as markets feed a vast trafficking network.
A Victorian sheep owner endorses Quibell's Liquid Dip as the best remedy for throat and lung worms in lambs. He advises drenching on an empty stomach after a 12 hour yard confinement, using a kerosene tin with Dip diluted in water, claiming problems with lambs vanished since using this method.
A Dunfermline girl reported seeing her mother alive after being declared dead. The coffin showed disturbance to the white shroud, and a doctor concluded the woman seemed dead. An Edinburgh professor confirmed she was alive, and she was returned to the coffin-wrapped state. Other items mention Pat and Mick shooting, Hull House remarks, and a town visitor's quip about a prison sentence.
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