Bacchus Marsh notes charm and tragedy from 1871
Bacchus Marsh reflects a lively race meeting with J. R. Crook’s Salacia and Prima Donna winning races led by F. Crook. A long prose piece mocks Amelia Grundy and Foan and Saladin, plus local curiosities on tolls and a mouse plague. An obituary for Rev. Eugene O Connell closes this issue with praise of his charity and impact on the Catholic community, and a speculative editorial on insanity and genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crook
Cornelius Mahoney
J. R. Crook
F. Crook
Amelia Grundy
Amélia Grundy
Fitzboodle
Fitz
Salacdin
Moother
Ed. Baker
Bacchus Marsh
McCanny
Uist
Bacchis Marsh
Eugene O'Connell
The Faithful Cow's Lament
A cow on the brink laments her poverty while noting Belgian relief funds. She longs for rain to green fields and compares her hunger to Belgians suffering, urging readers to support the Belgians as she faces a dwindling life.
Royal Pictures Delayed By Flower Show
No screening tonight due to the flower show. On Saturday week, the Army and Navy picture will be shown. The intended screening last Saturday was canceled when the film did not arrive. Mr Marchant expresses regret and cites the Railway Department as responsible for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marchant
Railway Department
Red Cross Work Greeting Planned at Mechanics Institute
The Red Cross leaders Mrs Packington Vallence and Miss Beatrice W Anderson invite all interested to a meeting at the Mechanics Institute on Thursday 15th at 4. The Ladies Patriotic Guild treasurer records a donation of £2 16s 9d from United Churches services, with thanks to Mrs Cathro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packington Vallence
Beatrice W. Anderson
Red Cross
Mechanics’ Institute
Wavetock
Ladies’ Patriotic Guild
United Churches Servics
Cathro
Dorothy Manly
Laundry Wrinkles and Time-Saving Washing Tips
Alice Margaret Ashton offers practical tips to ease laundry days. She suggests a grape-basket pin holder, a hand cart for carrying baskets, a line-friendly drying setup, pre sprinkling clothes, and using a wire framed rack with a blanket lining to minimize handling. She adapts a clothes horse by replacing rounds with ropes and uses a warm kitchen chair setup to pin small items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Margaret Ashton
How to Kill and Bleed Poultry From Early Government Guide
A historical government guidance piece discusses proper methods to kill and bleed poultry, outlining cautions on grip, incision location, knife size, and the importance of thorough blood removal. It notes consequences of incomplete bleeding including poorer flesh texture, odor, spoilage, and visible defects on the wings and neck.
Bacchus Marsh Gun Club Announces Next Shoot Schedule
The Bacchus Marsh Gun Club lists its upcoming events with the next shoot on the 10th and monthly meetings until further notice, including President's trophy and standard sweepstakes. Also notes April events: Horticultural Show, Speech Night at Bacchus Mare, Picture Night on April 24, Trinity Cricket Club social on April 28, dress ball on May 5, and Sports and Social at Balliang on May 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacchus Mare
Iapeech of England
Colmar
Lo.r
Trinity Cricket Club
Bacthus Marsh
Balliang
Upcoming Markets Listed for April Sales
McPhail Bros and others announce market days in April with events on Saturday April 10, Melton Market on Saturday April 24, and Bacchus Marsh Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPhail Bros. & Uo
Melton
Bacchus Marsh Market
Making Cheese at Home
Simple home cheese method using milk starter rennet and precise temperatures. Instructions cover heating to 96 degrees, adding rennet, coagulation, cutting curd, slowly reheating to 100 degrees, draining whey, salting, molding, and pressing cheese with basic kitchen tools.
Treatment of galvanised iron becomes durable with proper coating
Galvanised iron is praised for cheap rapid erection and fire resistance but criticized for quick rusting. United States Steel Corp expert advises two years of untreated exposure then painting with asphaltum-based coating to oxide surfaces. This process supposedly makes the material practically indestructible for ordinary use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Steel Corporation
Timely Tips On Farm Tools And Structures
Advice urges keeping tools sharp and ready with proper sharpening gear and a grinder. Emphasizes the value of a tool house and implement shed to protect equipment, arguing leases can fund such buildings in a few years.
Butter Market Promise Amid Safe Handling Doubts
The note questions butter quality from farm to market and warns against assuming it remains identical after transfer. It highlights concerns about changes during distribution and stresses careful handling to ensure safety and consistency for consumers.
Woman's World of Home Life and Hospitality
An essay on daily domestic labor, household care, and the value of simple hospitality. It urges mothers to cherish affectionate parenting, maintain clean, welcoming homes, and avoid excessive entertaining costs. The piece favors sincere spirit over display, notes proper kissing etiquette, and stresses encouragement for children to sustain hope and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice of Hesse
Victoria
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Ballan
Pope
Melbourne
de. Adam Wynter
Byron
Hugh Miller
Scottan
Miller
Hobbs
J. A. Johns
Royal Pictures
Bacchus Marsh Gun Club
Bacchus Marsh Observation Station
Mex
Min
Fall
Macaulay
Beecher
Hosteas
Madame Roland
Ley
Frederick
Germany
Agi
Shreniae
Case & Soma
Express” Office
Bagechus Marsh
Pearce Bros
Pharceh Bros
Morton’s Style
W.grant Morton
Gaylord, Greenwood & Co
Ermoss
the People’s Tailor
Grant Street
Bettle
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