Pasteurised Wines Shine at Rutherglen Show
At Rutherglen, Viticultural College cellars won two first prizes for a claret and a four-variety dry wines collection. Wines pasteurised in August 1904 with a Salvator machine showed perfect sterilisation and preserved quality, with major savings in labor and risk of disease, suggesting pasteurisation as standard cellar practice in Australia.
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Rutherglen
M. D'A. Burney
Department of Agriculture
C. van de Velde
Salvator
Australia
The Neglected Snail and Courts of Spain
A dubious mix of notes on snails as food and a court case involving a plaintiff and McCullagh. The snail discussion praises its value and suggests culinary uses while a later portion details a 1908 marriage dispute, funds lent, and eventual jury verdict for the plaintiff of L5018s.
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McCullagh
Snail Nutrition Compared To Oyster Seeks Food Use
The article notes snail tissue has about 6 percent fat and 4 percent minerals including phosphates, implying snails are roughly 100 percent more nutritious than oysters. It argues the suggestion that snails be used for food is not merely sentimental.
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Spain
France
Divorce Court Reputation Still Causes Little Annoyance
A 25 year old line about the Divorce Court shows its once feared reputation has faded to minor annoyance. A witty guest at a chic dinner party quipped we are all co reporters, provoking laughs for its accuracy.
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Laugter
Matrimonial Comedy at Tyrone Assizes Chooses Tenor Claims
Mrs Ellen McCullagh, a widow of three children, was awarded L50 after a Tyrone Assizes case described as matrimonial comedy. Francia McCullagh, a widower with four daughters, faced debt, rent arrears, and ejectment threats, amid his unusual admiration for the widow.
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Tyrone
A Lion and a Lieutenant: Tales of Sympathy from Africa
John Burroughs discusses a famed account of a crippled African lion aided by a young lieutenant. The lion limped on three legs, then approached the officer, who removed a thorn and bound the wound. The moment showcases mutual aid between species.
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John Burroughs
Burroughs
Leutenant
Grateful Lion Elevates Young Soldier to Colonel
The scene recalls a lion that, in relief and gratitude, spared a benefactor and rewarded him. The animal reportedly ran through the regiment’s officers and ate all who ranked above the lieutenant, elevating the young man to colonel in a few weeks, per the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Old Recollections Tortoise and the Dome of St Pauls
The piece reviews H G Keene’s Here and There with anecdotes about origins of a Sydney Smith quip and a Haileybury dinner quip about a grandmother. It notes Sir Frederick Pollock and Lady Holland’s roles, plus a later revival of the tale at the Criterion Theatre.
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Dome OF ST. Paul's
H. G. Keene
Dome of
St. Paul's
Sydney
Ashe
Sydney Smith
Keene
Sir Frederick Pollock
Frederick
Lady Holland
House of Commons praised for enduring traditions and decorum
Mr Balfour, at a Mansion House banquet with livery company masters, tells the Express that despite political ups and downs the House of Commons remains vibrant. He cites its speech, manners, and freedom from pecuniary bribes, predicting a long line of Houses upholding free institutions.
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Balfour
House of Commons
Parliament Salaries and Democracy in Transition
The Nation in New York argues that English MPs drawing pay mirrors democratic evolution. It accepts the shift as inevitable but calls it a disagreeable surprise and warns it may corrupt lawmakers who seek public life for money, urging opposition to the trend.
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M.P
England
Nation
New York
Practical Politics Dolly and Polly Debate S P
A humorous exchange shows Dolly turning away a political agent who asks her to persuade her husband to back women’s suffrage. Polly recalls Dolly’s quick retort that women have suffered enough and she slams the door.
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Dolly
With the Mirror
Polly
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Ike
Dally Mall
J Copeman
Androcks Abedivivus
House OF Good Report
MR Balfour
Commons
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