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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 20, 1934
Page
4
An advertisement touts Kruschen as a cure for excess fat tied to rheumatism. It describes a severe knee attack and claims the remedy cleanses the body, boosts energy, and restores youthfulness, urging readers to try the product for dramatic weight loss and improved health.
Australasian Mercantile Land and Finance Co Ltd reports selling a catalogue of 5 597 wool bales today from Crowe the Craveal West and Somthera districts and several others including Brewarrina Walgett Moree Hillston Collarene Cassilis Merriwa and Scone. Quality varied but most lots described as soft well grown and in good condition with dust moderate. Prices and top lots from Yass Gundagai and Mur rumburrah noted, demand strong though lines were sometimes irregular. sale ended with remaining lots at previous day rates.
The New England North and North West pruners issued a catalog based on sources from New England, Taverell, Manila, Hunter Wallex, and nearby plains. Wool quality varied with line length and color, competitive pressure from Bradford, the Continents, and Peat Mite noted. prices ranged and a few brands showed higher protective values.
A condensed run through steam engine milestones from Savery to Watt, Watt’s 1763 repairs, Arkwright and Crompton’s textile innovations, Cartwright’s power loom, safety lamps by Davy and Stevenson, coal gas by Murdoch, arc lamp progress, Edison and Swan incandescent lamps, Trevithick and Stevenson rail progress, Fulton’s Clermont, and early electric and wireless milestones concluding with Daimler and Benz engines.
An OCR messy sale list details numerous consignments and prices across multiple buyers and locations. The entries show bales and goods with varied quality terms and arithmetic like 16d and 14d, plus several named buyers and firms, indicating a broad livestock and commodity auction summary.
The article notes autos and rail managers collaborating to motorize railcars, highlighting Union Pacific and Burlington Zephyr developments. It describes aluminum construction, light weight, air conditioning, and Winton diesel engines delivering 600 horsepower for high speeds, with trains like the Union Pacific unit and the Burlington Zephyr drawing orders.
Labor members criticized Mr. Weaver for importing a worker described as a foreigner. Weaver defended him as Mr. MacDonald, a world renowned engineer and refrigerating expert from Swifts of Chicago, earning £3000 yearly. He is portrayed as a stubborn Scotsman who would not change nationality despite others becoming American citizens.
A sow near Wigarra Warwick Queensland had a litter of 10 and appeared dying from a snake bite. The owner removed the litter and left the sow to die. The next day the pig was found alive by a blood pooled wound, having ripped the wound open and drained the poison through bleeding. The tale notes the pig’s strange self-healing behavior over a few days.
The vice-president outlined measures across several districts to curb soil erosion. Plans include prohibiting land clearing on erosion-prone land in Burrinjuck, designating 285 square miles in Hume as a catchment forest, and preserving low‑value timber areas in North Coast state forests. County surveys and experiments on windbreaks and contour banking are under way, with drought‑affected grasshopper swarms threatening Merbein and surrounding towns.
Garden notes urge thorough soil enrichment with rotted manure and potash for newly planted dahlias. Deep digging, top dressing, and mulching conserve moisture while careful watering supports growth. Half hardy borders and carnations are praised for color and fragrance, with Kohl Rabi introduced as a double barreled vegetable to sow or transplant.
The text describes preparing Kobi Rabi by trimming, pouring off water, and adding butter pepper and walt. The dish is returned to heat until slices brown. It notes Kobi Rabi is tasty when cooked and that the tops can be used like cabbage or spinach when finely chopped.
6 DABLIAS FOR b/ POST TREE Regular price 1/- each postage extra Kueh tuber will have nane ix tached and be sprouted or ready to break 0 every one will grow. Selection mut be left to us though you may state colours, even suggest varieties as a pa Tf colour a left to ex sortment of best varieties of the popular Decorative type will be suplied. Dahliga of today far surpass what were considered the best of just few years ago. Bend I mention this paper and ask for Dahlia . Set". Or thirtiem for 10- post free. PLO. sHIPHERD & BON Ltd. Portal Address: Box S608. G.P.0, Sydney.
The Rev G K Kirke, convenor for the Presbyterian Church in Queensland, returns to Brisbane after three months in northern missions. He traveled 1000 miles by rail and 2,000 by boat and sea, describing 5000 square miles of largely unmapped country and encounters with primitive tribes. He advocates fish curing and crop expansion to aid local development.
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