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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1906
Page
17
The article explains how adding water to must reduces sugar concentration but also dilutes acids and other constituents, risking poor fermentation and weak wine. It notes dilution is generally discouraged, with rare exceptions for certain grapes or regions, and warns about impurities in water.
A Frenchman approached a London crowd member asking the nearest four mile radius. The officer, keeping a sorrowful countenance, later smiled as the scene unfolded with a cabman asking about it.
A carbon candle, called on lanvhun or candle fish, comes from the Tae diang on British Columbia's Pacific coast. The fish is small like a smelt, dried in fatty matter until it yields a rich fat used as a butter substitute. Indians smoke and dry it, sometimes lighting it with a wool wick, and it serves as winter food.
A historical guide for beekeepers notes site choice affects earnings from 500 to 7000 hives. Favor dry, sloped ground and high, distant from roads unless fences or trees shield bees. Position hives with east-facing entrances to catch morning sun, and keep hive rows about six feet apart in single or multiple lines.
The text stresses reducing drone production to save honey and improve hive efficiency. It argues 1000 drones consume four ounces of honey daily and outlines spring time drone cell removal, examining combs, and spacing to spur worker comb rebuilds, boosting honey gathering.
The guide advises buying bees near home to save shipping costs and introducing a queen to change a colony. It notes variation among bees and colonies, compares beekeeping to dairy farming, and mentions differences in honey flow and profitability among apiaries.
The apiary worker notes how to identify colonies producing high honey and how to increase a weaker one. He suggests placing a queer to build up the colony and compares it to boosting stock in another branch.
Nina Houcicault, famed actress, testified at the Aeynpton County Court over groceries claimed by Weigh and Kime. She described life with her husband Edward Kelly and bank dealings, noting she used funds from his account until 1905 before separate arrangements and ongoing agency in his business.
A reported case from the Occult Review describes a sister who, when blindfolded and with hands on her shoulders, reads a book as if by normal sight. She allegedly sees print two to three inches high and reveals enhanced elocution. The exhibitor claims no telepathy and notes past accidental discovery of powers.
The article notes Mr Charles Van Raalte and Mrs Van Raalte have published a charming local history of Brownsea Island, richly illustrated in color on glossy paper. It highlights the growing trend of literate owners writing about their residences and mentions several prominent examples from society.
Discussion at the Drapers Chamber of Trade on April 24 focused on the Paquin Limited case against Mr Holden over a private arrangement with a husband making the wife not liable for goods. Suggestions included amending law to Bar married women from debt and place burden on wives to prove property. The chamber aimed to press for legislation with Meyers Paquin.
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