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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1899
Page
7
In a speech from the State Fruitgrowers' Convention, J W Drurges argues for improved grower canner cooperation, endorsing cooperative canneries to raise prices and reduce waste. He warns against mixed plantings and urges selecting varieties best suited to local soils, with emphasis on clear pricing and early purchases.
The writer urges growers to plant only high quality fruits and right varieties and to practice proper pruning and thinning. Canners should promote good fruit and reciprocity with growers, sharing costs fairly and guiding toward markets. A cooperative, mutually beneficial farm cannery system is framed as the path to future success.
A British agricultural writer touts bran water as a potent milk booster for cows. Daily warm bran-water, one quart per two gallons, allegedly raises milk yield by 28 percent and butter output to 260 pounds per cow per year, with cows preferring the drink over plain water.
An old hair fashion piece describes a slim gold band rhinestone studded hairpin to secure a knot, promising lasting neatness. It warns against heavy pins, irons, soda, and over-washing and gives tips for scalp care, brushing, and proper drying for glossy, healthy hair.
A reflective piece contrasts a helpful man with those who forget favors after need. A Jersey City chemist compiles odd customer requests for children’s products and medicines, revealing the bizarre nature of some petitions and the public’s trust in a local vendor.
Fragmentary item notes a scene with women talking as a character speaks in a sardonic tone. Source resembles a brief New York Journal excerpt, suggesting casual street chatter or public banter captured in print.
An exchange unfolds near the water as a stranger questions a long haired man who crouches, with a Chelsea observer asking who he is. A reply calls him the one Boston man who can hear Spanish guns and saw the Andres balloon, in a Cleveland pie tale quoted from The Ever Powerful Pie.
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune portrays Katie resisting a nurse's bedtime bid while her mother pressures calm behavior. The exchange centers on quiet child etiquette and obedience.
A New York Press quip notes a man’s luxury in owning a fine dog as a stand-in for marriage. It reflects on male pride, how men brandish status, and the social satire of women’s roles and secrecy around engagements among women, using humorous, pointed lines.
Two men on a Washington street discuss a neighbor loudly lecturing friends on the necessity of keeping pool. The remark sparks curiosity about the speaker and his motives as passersby react to the public airing of opinions.
Adonis laments a wife who constantly puts her hair up in curl papers. A matronly friend reassures him that after marriage, girls avoid such trouble. Wry exchange mirrors social norms about married life.
A playful exchange centers on a whispered request and a hesitant response. Characters nickname contrasts with a stuttering remark, creating a humorous scene about speech and affection in a domestic moment.
A fragment from the Ivago Record hints at a quarrel over war readiness. One speaker mocks Jinks as a coward while another retorts that the joke has traveled through as a married man thrice, reflecting rugged, wartime bravado in Chicago gossip.
A garbled passage discusses strength and a series of curious phrases. Mentions “The Spackh Guanes” and “Fyanith guanes” with unclear actions. Local town imagery and a recent event tone appear through disrupted wording.
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