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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 11, 1912
Page
4
A fragmentary poem reminiscent meditation on the fleeting nature of beauty and breath. The verse compares a bubble blown by children to transient fame, suggesting even amid great praise it vanishes like swelled nothing dissolving to naught. Attribution hints at Drumnond of Hawthornden.
A poem by Frederick W. Pearson extols love as universal, shaping eyes, dreams, and life. It traces love's parodoxes from bliss to sorrow, noting how it inspires courage, tears, and grace while wrecking reason. The verse celebrates love’s enduring, mystic power across ages and tongues.
Published under special arrangement, The Mandeville Mystery by Ernest A Streeton, author of The Luck of the Darrells and The Green Speck Clue, continues a tradition of suspense and intrigue in a Victorian style fare.
In a tense exchange, Gordon refuses help while acknowledging Mandeville's possible options. Lady Ashby and Athelston reveal Mr Macqueen knows the telegram’s truth, noting dry goods won’t curb gentlemanly instincts. They vow to uncover how Sir Richard Mandeville stole the diamond and disposed of it as whispers of intrigue rise from the riverbank.
Athelston and Lady Babley plan to let events unfold while avoiding direct accusation of Mandeville. They debate proving theft without evidence, note hospitality constraints, and decide to stage a cautious approach to uncover the diamond’s fate and the telegram’s fate. Blower remains in the background as a cautious observer.
Lady Anice urges Gordon to push for a decisive win as the diamond mystery and Mandeville tensions shadow the gathering at Willowdene. Athelston, wary of Dr. Clewer’s telegram, contemplates signals and possible watchers while Iva Macqueen seeks clarity amid portable intrigues.
Shelston watches Lady Anice while re filling his pipe and reflecting on Iva Macqueen. The scene explores his conflicted feelings and the intoxicating pull of love, blending memory, jealousy, and a dawning sense of desire amid imagined futures and past ties.
Specially written for this column by F S C the Practical Agriculture page presents tailored tips and guidance for growers. This installment outlines soil preparation crop selection and seasonal tasks to optimize yields with preserveable methods and practical steps.
Cropping and trough feeding enrich soils and improve pasture. Using cotton cake and other concentrated foods boosts both land and stock, with grain on hand usable. Grazing alone adds less soil benefit than integrated trough feeding, which saves manure costs and yields richer fertilising nutrients. Sheep feeding cuts straw waste, preserving fodder for winter.
The article gives early advice on chick care and feeding. Do not feed for 12 to 20 hours, then offer bread, red egg, and finely chopped grain four to six times daily for about a week, last meal by 9 or 10 pm. After a week add grains like rice oats barley while reducing chopped grain. Avoid grit in first week, provide clean water, and use a warmth source either by hens or an incubator with a rearer. At four to five weeks, switch to ordinary poultry feed.
The cowpea is praised for high hay yield and soil improvement in farm rotations with wheat and corn. It tolerates light spring land work, provides a complete dairy ration, and is best grown with Whippoorwill variety. Seed sowing methods, harvest timing, and curing are outlined for profitable hay and grain production.
The article discusses post sowing field work for wheat including soil preparation. It notes that most fields need attention to affect yields of corn and straw, recommending rolling to address crusting and frost damage around wheat roots and describing damage from winter rains.
The text discusses timing for sowing beans, field work before the j month ends, and risks of dry conditions. It covers seed depth and spacing, use of clayey, well-manured soil, and the role of humus on sandy soils. It notes disease risk, potato disease in France, and benefits of legumes for soil nitrogen and humus.
Ida Meller writes a fashion column outlining chic styles and practical tips for women. The piece emphasizes current trends, attire, and grooming advice with a light domestic tone.
A practical guide to a stout schoolgirl overcoat for daily wear between home and school. It recommends serge or knap-cloth fabrics, a simple pattern, and a velvet collar for a smart touch. Colors advised are navy blue, brown, and deep red, with double-breasted fronts and pearl buttons.
A discussion of to day's underclothing aims to minimize bulk while ensuring warmth and comfort. It describes plain fitting chemises with lace or ribbon accents, shoulder-fastening styles, and combined underbodices with minimal fullness. Embroidery like French knots and Marguerites decorates simple lingerie patterns.
A collection of aphoristic lines on truth, silence, love, duty, and ambition. It juxtaposes reflections from Ruskin and others, noting how misinformation harms integrity, the pull of beauty and affection, and the ease of slipping from duty to leisure.
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