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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 17, 1907
Page
13
M Joseph Cropin lauds molasses as a valuable fodder for goats and sheep, noting it improves appetite and coat shine when mixed with crushed grain, straw, or hay chaff. The preparation requires hot water, a dampened chaff mix left to ferment for about twenty hours, then feeding within six hours for best results.
Warns farmers about phosphorus poisoning from bait for rabbits. Recommends crude magnesia stirred in water as a cure, given every three to four hours, with double dose for large stock. Says oil worsens the condition and cites Mr. Murray of Toogong as a local authority with successful cures.
Eight year old Miss Muriel Dorothy Knipe, heiress to £140,000 and stake in James Bervice and Co., has been the subject of parental custody battles for years. She has crossed between England and Australia four times and traveled via various routes. Now her father Robert Knipe is said to be taking her toward Vancouver, Canada.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Dr Sheldon’s Digestive Tablets as benefitting nursing mothers and babies. Sold by Thomas Maud and Venk Hille, the text links digestive health to maternal and infant well being.
The Improvement Leases Board met in Sydney on Friday to review conditionally forfeited land. Applicants are represented by principal barristers and land agents. the Farmers' Bettlere Association and Bettlere Defence League may present evidence. The board will consider objections from adjacent landholders with material interest when an additional area is requested.
At Temora the ongoing drought causes uneasiness as stock are fed and grass fails. Lambs die and ewes weaken while stockowners cut kurrajonge for fodder. Farmers fear a heavy stock loss and little spring grain from the cold weather.
A cow at Ararat Victoria was opened after death to reveal a stomach packed with odds and ends. The contents included a threepence, a small key, a piece of TIP, a screw, boot protector, eighteen nails, wire, glass, stones, weeds, and other items. The animal remained in good condition prior to examination.
An advertisement or notice from Urox exterminating touts a liquid pest treatment for ants and weevils in granaries. It claims swift action via carbon disulphide gas released as the liquid evaporates, sinking underground to kill life below. Caution given to keep tightly corked and away from light due to flammability.
Musans Pitt Son Any Bavargy applied to the Railway Commission for a reduction in railway rates on food for starving stock. The reply states a 25 percent rebate will be allowed if the rate book conditions are met, to take effect Thursday next. Signed H McLaculay secretary.
An escapee from the attraction, a member of the fair Sox, evades police by hiding at a lady's North Hit residence. A former Forbes officer tries Cant, who is dressed as a woman by "Bridget" to tea. The ruse foils the pursuit.
Local brief reports a complaint filed by an individual named Fer Chroule Chext and referenced fervoods greeting a person or entity called Deppesut Garo. Readable fragments suggest a public notice or community matter requiring further clarification.
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