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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1907
Page
6
A mixed verse page presents poems by Warren A Teed and an extended excerpt from Tennyson. The farmer narrator imagines a railroader life, while another section recalls a warrior death and a nurse’s filial devotion. The composite text blends rural labor, railway fantasy, and elegiac sentiment.
May Webster, a nurse in Hastings, awakens to a new life as Ralph Webster aids her recovery after a tragic past. In Hastings, Sister Margaret, Dr Brentwood, and the sea’s calm harbor fragile hopes while a courtship unfolds in quiet steps. Kathleen Weir seeks truth about John Temple as a death upends old fortunes.
The article extols cowpeas as a cheap, high yielding feed for dairy operations, fitting a cowpea wheat corn rotation. It notes Whippoorwill as a popular variety, timing for harvest, hay value for cattle, and advises on sowing, curing, and field management to maximize hay and grain production.
Instructions outline selecting a healthy cock and hen, timing August for breeding, feeding with egg and seed mixtures, and using a wire partition. After pairing, provide nesting material like moss and cow hair, continue egg food, and expect hens to lay four to five eggs and begin incubation.
The column notes spring fashion centers on simplicity with extensive hand work in collars, embroidery, and lace. It highlights brown velours hot items, belts, and matching taffeta silks, with outfits featuring guipure and Valenciennes lace, puffed sleeves, and frilled cuffs. Dainty blouses in satin and brocade with lace, net, or chiffon foundations are shown, plus evening bodice ideas with velvet and sequins.
A long-drawn fashion note describes early spring wardrobes with tweed coats, velvet collars, waistcoats, and belts. It discusses trims, matching skirts, and decorative straps, plus stray lines on fabrics, prices, and population data.
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