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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
14
A humorous verse frames a wife’s list of ten commands for husbands. It covers punctual attention, indoor smoking bans, faithful temperance, regular wages, nightly dress, child care, and obedience, portraying a playful marital power dynamic.
Pjorgsson Kuxvuta of Prague University reports the successful separation of the Bohemian twins Rosa and Josefa Blazek. The sisters, born in 1878, were joined at the hips but had independent waists and two legs each. Rosa’s minor operation suggested independent constitutions as she’s fared better than her sister.
Mrs W Tutty reports copper in the pros g shaft on Illa Station near Doradilla homestead and Mount Oxley, with malleable copper stones seen by local speculators. A second shaft 55 feet deep yields up to 10 dwts 2 grains of gold with silver and lead. Seven claims line the well defined lode, with Wolfram showing in parts and gossan cropping up across the area.
This year sees more bush fires than any previous period in our district. The article notes causes and mentions animals like rabbits as attracted to the fire, with local chemist Mr. Charles F. Stephens identified as the agent who discovered a connection and the widespread sale issues in New South Wales.
An agricultural journal reports that small daily oat rations increase milk yield and improve flavor and butter quality. In an experiment with ten cows, one group received about 1 pound of oats per head per day, showing higher milk output and better butter from day two to day ten.
The article explains flies spread typhoid in poor sanitation areas by handing germs from infectious materials to foods, especially milk. It urges cleanliness in homes and streets, removal of fly food sources, and cautions that only some flies carry infections while near infectious materials.
If your child shows early signs of croup such as hoarseness, give Chamberlains Cough Remedy promptly to avert the attack. The medicine is sold by Gibson Bros Peak Hill and J W Lees Tomingley and is advertised as a fast curer available for infants and adults.
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