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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
9
In a banker’s essay the author describes meteoric bodies racing through space and earth’s 1864 meteor shower. He depicts fiery trails across the sky, dramatic contrasts of illumination, and the prophetic Christian gloss that the faithful will be rewarded while the forgetful face terror.
The editors invite readers and correspondents in all centres to send any news items of interest. Brief notices are welcome as the willing correspondent is the editor's best friend.
A short note describes a homemade fly poison mixing four teaspoonfuls of ground black pepper with one teaspoonful of sugar and condensed milk to form a paste placed on paper where flies gather. It claims the flies will eat it and die quickly, attributed to a person who supposedly never lies.
To stop a kicking cow apply a strap about each hind leg above the hock snug enough to compress the hamstring. If flies bother her, strap the tail or tie it to a strap with cord. Use the straps at every milking and check after three weeks or sixty omit to see if the cure holds.
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