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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1899
Page
7
An Australian Farm and Home adaptation warns dodder endangers lucerne and clover. It describes dodder as a leafless parasite that entwines stems, steals nutrients, and reproduces by seeds that produce many new plants. Prevention favors pure seed, seed-cleaning, deep ploughing, and crop rotation to starve the weed.
For small dodder patches, spread a thick straw layer and burn it to destroy the parasite. Sprinkling with iron sulfate dissolved in water is often advised but rarely effective except on tiny patches. Iron sulfate does not harm lucerne. Two dressings on successive days suffice if plants are not too injured already.
The world sugar crop totals about 8,000,000 tons yearly, with beets yielding 4,500,000 and sugar cane 3,500,000. Germany leads beet sugar, followed by Austria, then France, Russia, Belgium, and Holland. The U.S. beet sugar output rose from 2,800 tons to 43,000 tons after the McKinley tariff, which also provided a bounty to producers. Per-capita consumption varies with maritime nations showing higher use. England averages 8.5 pounds annually, Denmark 4.3, Holland 2.1, France 3, Norway and Sweden 2.5, Russia 1.3, Italy 0.7, Turkey 0.7, Greece 0.6 pounds. The text also notes a curious split in sugar use between tea-drinking nations.
A 19th century article by J Moore explains bunion formation from joint injury and corns from friction. It covers correcting toe alignment with properly fitted shoes, five toed or one-toed socks, foot baths, neatsfoot oil binding, soft pliable boots, and inner soles tailored for bunions. It warns ill fitting boots worsen foot damage and emphasizes fit as the first essential.
A foot care guide discusses regular sponge baths and warm-water baths to keep feet healthy. It warns against trimming nails too short and explains ingrown toenails from nail growth and pressure, with care tips and historical cartoon snippets.
A garbled collage cites lines from New York Journal and Boston Beacon. It includes a domestic scene about beating, a wife and husband exchange about a maid, and a misread exchange about a girl, all presented as clipped dialogues with odd spellings and attribution.
Fragmentary notes describe a distant harbor scene with unfamiliar names and a sense of guarded communication. The readable words hint at a meeting or observation involving foreign visitors and a local domain, but details remain unclear and garbled.
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