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Newspaper
Northam Courier
Location
Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
4
Acceptances for Belmont Park races dated Saturday June 27 list entries for the hurdle race over two miles and a furlong. Skipton with Dr Lane and Boy are noted, along with Romulus and Australian Girl among others. O Ngawera and Spartolus appear in the field.
The weights issued for the Grand National Hurdle Race and Steeplechase list entrants in the First Class Plate at seven furlongs and the Grand National Steeple, about three miles and a furlong. Also contains unrelated ads for Wools Great Peppermint Cure and electric facial massage.
A correspondent offers a satirical set of farming husbandry tips to a boy on a farm. It warns against treating him as a mere worker and urges keeping him engaged with ideas from research. if he proposes improvements, redirect, and finally, if he pushes for modern farming, consider drastic measures.
In the Northampton district a Geraldton Express correspondent notes a drought fear as rain delays threaten a bard season. The discussion shifts to brood mares with farmers debating prize schemes and the value of breeding quality stock versus winning recognitions.
The piece discusses Clement Wragge, famed as a weather forecaster, with praise and skepticism. It outlines his historical predictions from 1404 and 1900 about Australia’s rainfall, claiming a drought trend through 1913 and 1915, then gradual improvement toward average by 1915, followed by projected cycles of wetter and drier years into the 1920s.
Fragmentary lines reflect distress and unrest as a community voices concerns. Phrases hint at hardship, religious sentiment, and calls for perseverance amid days of trouble and irritation.
An old timey notice blends an ad for Dean’s Ointment claiming rapid eczema cures with a detailed May 11 train timetable. It lists passenger departures from Northam to Perth Albany Katanning Kalgoorlie Merredin Goomalling Toodyay Bolgart and Wongan Hills with multiple daily and special services, alongside testimonial notes about healing wounds and skin irritations.
The text explains methods to destroy smut in wheat by ensuring contact with a steep or pickle solution, thorough wetting of each grain, soaking sacks, and removing intact smut balls to prevent reinfection. It instructs following steps 1 through 4 and notes to write to the Wheat Beet District Commissioner for more details.
Complete event list for the Northam Eisteddfod with a judging panel led by Mr. A J Leckie. Includes Church choir 19 to 30 voices, juvenile and ladies choirs, multiple piano and violin solos, vocal duets and quartets, sacred and secular pieces, recitations and speeches. Prize amounts include £5 5s for orchestral, £1 11s for many solos, and other open classes.
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