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Newspaper
Talbot Leader
Location
Talbot, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 14, 1914
Page
6
Jackson and Johnson are not on speaking terms after an argument that involved mental calculation. Jackson declares Johnson’s conclusions wrong while Johnson retorts with a jab about schooling. Al: Most roared his opponent as the exchange grew sharper. Johnson remains calm and asserts his position.
A mining firm offers to buy 200 tons of molybdenite from the Whipstick mine at Pambula over four years and pay £50 per ton above ruled market price. World supply is limited with high values per ton. ore quality varies from 0.5 to 5 percent, with high regional prices in New South Wales and Queensland. The contractor plans to spend £40,000 in four years to secure a steady supply for production purposes.
The text depicts men and women on a street reaction to Lydia. Men acclaim her as a stately grace and fine face while women taunt her as the worst dressed, crying out jealousy and contrast in garbled dialogue.
A shabby man sits and scans a restaurant menu with only seven pence. The waiter calmly removes the menu card and suggests trying another establishment. The moment captures a brief comic vignette of economic hardship in a dining setting.
Reports describe aggressive bee uprisings in France where two hives wrecked a cart and attacked a farmer and priest, while in the Midlands a church roof housed a massive honey store guarded by a fierce bee colony that drove away parishioners and blocked services.
The London Daily Telegraph notes a long running duel between projectile makers and armor plate developers. Advances in chromium steel and cementing plates spurred evolving projectile designs culminating in the 1890 cap invention, shifting penetrative advantage in armored ships.
The article advises on poultry management including water for layers the use of clean quarters for chicks dry starter feed and plenty of green feed. It suggests keeping one or two breeds and using spare milk for chicks and fowls. It notes Christmas trade prep culling and fattening old birds for better prices with careful feeding and exercise.
The sixtieth ordinary general meeting of the Perpetual Executors and Trustees Association of Australia Ltd was held on Friday October 20. Chairman C Templeton said the company is financially solid despite war and drought. Directors voted to enlarge the reserve fund and noted the building cost of 13595 has been paid from reserves. Dividends rose from 3 to 7 percent, with 16 500 paid in total in recent years, and 17/ per pound set aside to protect clients and shareholders. J Thomson and H P Henty were reappointed directors, and H M Mogensen and C CojPetley reelected auditors.
Cassell's Magazine remains the world's largest magazine and offers a rich October number. It features illustrated stories from comedy to tragedy, reforming articles, a long complete novel by George Rodney, and other pieces by leading writers. Available at bookstalls and booksellers.
An old advertisement extols Warner's Safe Cure for kidney and liver ailments linked to aging. It touts restorative powers, urges sufferers to seek the remedy to remove toxins and renew health, and notes both original and cheaper concentrated non alcoholic forms.
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