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Newspaper
Peak Hill Express
Location
Peak Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
14
A ratepayer objects to Alderman Matthews proposal to switch from fortnightly to monthly council meetings. The writer urges aldermen to reject the motion, arguing private duties should not excuse attendance and calls the measure retrograde and unprogressive for the municipality.
A Sydney firm promotes radishes with the slogan Witte we live we grow. Mr H Pears from near the Recreation Reserve sent in a remarkable radish from Peak Hill measuring 19 inches around and 17 inches long. It looked like a human hand with fingers over the palm, was hollow and mainly suitable for seed.
Do not take chances with a cold or unsafe cures. Dr Sheldon s New Discovery for Coughs Colds and Consumption stops the cough heals and strengthens the lungs and prevents serious effects from a cold. Small dose pleasant to take guaranteed bottle sold by CF Stephens.
Metals continue a gradual price ascent over the past year with copper up 30 percent tin 22 percent and silver 7 percent. At year end copper stands at £72 17s 6d silver 2s 43d tin £152 15s lead £14 3s 6d and spelter £25 2s 6d.
A Scientific American correspondent shares a four year method to prevent rot after harvest. Dust lime on the bin floor and between layers of potatoes, repeating until filled. One bushel of lime covers about 40 bushels of potatoes, with lime applied between every layer for protection.
A resident near Parkee placed a strychnine poisoned egg in a wheat field to target a crow. The next day a large fox was found to have eaten the egg and shell, suffering the inferred effects. The incident highlights foxes approaching the town and prompts concern over poison-use near farms.
Tax late Sir Henry Parkes may be truly termed Australia s Greatest Statesman He arrived in Australia between 1838 and 1842 and landed in Sydney with only a few shillings He and his wife found lodgings for 58 a week after walking a mile to the lodging house He later recalled that his wife sat on an empty box in a dim room with no fire and he had only three pence and no work Yet he rose to fame as Australia s most noted statesman and lived 60 years in luxury before dying poor
The gazette notifies closure of waters to fishing from October 1 to November 30, 1905. It covers the Murray River and its lakes and tributaries within New South Wales and extends to Darling Edwards Kyalite Barwon Murrumbidgee Lachlan Bogan Macquarie Castlereagh Namoi Gwydir MacIntyre Severn rivers and inland lakes and billabongs west of the Great Dividing Range.
In lyrical prose the piece contrasts modern prying eyes and faith healing with the enduring reign of death. It recalls ancient power and notes a persistent grip until a remedy, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, offers relief from a cold chest and dread.
A collection of short items notes wages for a Russian farm laborer, dangers of Friday deaths, and living on income. Mentions John Hurley as Public Works Committee chairman, Australian military ties with England, ages of Cardinal Moran and Chief Justice Darley, and jokes about the unemployed. Reports on Lily Brown’s cheque forging case, Thunderbolt’s kin in Parliament, smoking in Mexican schools, and caning rules in Victorian schools. Lunny’s return of funds to Victoria, dog registration, and Express office forms.
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