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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
3
Walker's Book Store invites customers to select presents and have them laid aside for Christmas, encouraging early choice and pickup to ensure timely holiday gifts. The note emphasizes calling to choose items and reserve them for the season.
A Northam Agricultural Society event featured Professor Paterson delivering an informative talk on economic feeding of stock to farmers and settlers. Aly Dutton, Wheatbelt Commissioner, introduced the lecture, with questions answered and statistics shown. The address covered digestibility, energy use, maintenance versus work needs, and practical rations for draught and lighter horses, highlighting protein digestibility and the role of amino acids in feed efficiency.
Al Sutton spoke on practical horse feeding citing experiments and dairy practice. He warned against overfeeding with whole wheat and praised balanced rations with local feedstuffs, noting improvements in horses’ condition after reducing grain and using chaff and bran.
A local inquiry asks whether a set of sporting contracts with farmers can be canceled. The request seeks legal relief and clarification of obligations under the agreement, with officials examining the terms and potential remedies available to the parties involved.
At a Mechanics Institute meeting in Perth discussions focused on farmers contracts with merchants and the need for government intervention. Speakers argued cancellation or relief measures to prevent ruin for farmers should be pursued, warning that enforcing contracts could harm trade and future business. The debate touched on export controls, legal aspects, and the broader economic impact.
In Northam a municipal council seat faces a tight race as two candidates emerge from a field that includes Meadowbank and Ashton areas. Voters will decide which candidate best represents ratepayers and local interests amid a tense campaign.
A vivid warning urges vigilance against health danger as a Dutch dyke disaster echoes in warnings about kidney disease. A reader testimonial touts Dean’s Backache Kidney Pills, claiming two bottles cured backache, gravel, and urinary symptoms, with repeated assurances to keep a bottle handy and share the remedy through local stores at a listed price.
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