Midland Junction Stock Sale Reports June 6 1920s Markets
The Midland Junction fat stock sale yarded 4652 sheep and lambs 713 pigs and 29 cattle with prices mostly steady to firmer for good sheep and lamb trades. Prime Murchison wethers and local sheep sold near last week, lamb quality and rates improved as sale progressed. Cattle and pigs showed mixed gains, with fat cattle yarding including strong prime bulls and cows and various pig classifications selling across price ranges. Dalgety notes a firm fat cattle market at Copley and a robust yarding activity overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Dalgety & Co. Ltd
Copley' Sing
Midland Junction
Murchison
Lamb sale shows firmer closing rates than last week
A small yarding with better quality than prior week as market opened easier then rose. Sheep and lambs quoted prime Murchison wethers 31s-33s, merino ewes 25s-26s, locale and other grades 28s-32s, limbs prime 25s-27s, weighty 28s-30s. pigs yarded 713 with heavy sows 80s-90s, heavy bacon 60s-70s, medium 50s-58s, porkers 42s-46s, stores 18s-24s, slips 10s-14s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murchison
Copley
Porkers
Kudzu described as versatile fodder and soil improver
A 1917 letter from Burringbar New South Wales extols kudzu as a perennial vine from Japan. It yields multiple cuttings, supports cattle, tolerates drought, and enriches soil with nitrogen, making land akin to virgin forest soil. urged farmers to trial this versatile plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Ltis
Tropics
Écc
Woods Great Peppermint Cure Promises Health
An advertising verse extols Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a pure remedy for a chill or cough. It touts wealth of gems as inferior to the cure for health and strength. The imploring tone urges readers to seek the product for relief and wellness.
Public correspondence policy and peppermint cure ad note
Free and fair discussion on all matters of public interest is invited but not endorsement is implied by the paper. Correspondents must have communications endorsed by Sea Woods Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fail 16d.
The New Man At The Boss’s Farm
A six day diary-like tale follows a new worker under a boss on a farm. The new man endures shifting routines, early scrutiny, and growing discontent with workload and conditions. By the sixth day he grows restless, plans to resign, and asks to stay only for a Sunday wash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerman
Buss
Burdens of life and cure offered by kidney pills
A fragmentary advertisement tale asserts kidney problems cause backache and promotes Down’s Backache Kidney Pills at 2 shillings 9 pence per bottle with testimonials. Also included is an essay noting a Canadian camp soldier’s witty extension request.
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Aeley
Thera
J. Wilton
Bokup Street
Katsaig
Down
Kithin
Turing
Foster
Iwilan Co
Murray Street
Children S Hacking Cough At Night Woods Great Peppermint Cure
A night time health note highlights Woods remedy Golden Peppermint Cure as a popular folk treatment for children’s hacking coughs. The piece emphasizes age appropriate use and cautions readers to consult a physician for persistent symptoms.
Trench Comforts Fund Urges Correct of Charity Claim
Letter to the editor corrects a June 2 report about a June 4 social. The event was for the Trench Comforts Fund, not the Returned Soldiers Association. The writer thanks helpers and children whose competition entries helped raise thirty-two shillings for comforts to fighting men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trench Comforts Fund
Princess Der Ling Visits to Study American Social Life
Princess Der Ling, a Chinese noblewoman and former lady in-waiting to the Dowager Empress, travels in the United States to learn American social and educational customs. A pioneer for women in China, she authored Two Years in the Forbidden City, detailing imperial life long inaccessible to common people. Her Paris education and Western culture complement her Eastern refinement.
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Princess der Ling
United States
Forbidden City
Paris
France
Hean's Essence Endorsed for Colds by Labor Secretary
John W. Doyle secretary of the Eight Hour and Labor Demonstration Committee in Sydney on July 1 1915 praises Hean's Essence as an exceptionally good remedy for colds. He notes its moderate price rapid action and appeal to workers with large families. The product is described as a home staple obtainable from chemists and stores priced at two shillings for a pint of remedy, with a warning that the quantity is comparable to common mixtures costing twelve shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Doyle
Eight Hour and Labor Demonstration Committee
Sydney
Mean
Hean
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Furnival Chambers
George's Terrace
Joseph
Moses
Zealand
Perth
Kudio
B. Harrison, F.r.hs
Burringbar
P.O
N.S.W
Australia
Kimberley
Vanny
BOANS
Boan Bros
Universal
Wellington and
Murray Streets
Robur
Commonwealth
Bank
London
Tidworth
Salisbury Plain
Pea
Sileti and Lade
Leta Tet Fase
Eachange
Ithin
Ge ‘Ealth
Unitet Rinetom Sod
Securities Savings Bank Department
Mum Atail Granches
Weeten
Fremantle
A. F. Horwood
Katanhing
Dabo
Milas
THR
Muus
Yoyor Teman
Great Southern Herald
Austral Terrace
Katanning
Bate Saviage Banke
Eed
Uress
Arermatia Fh
England
George Washington
A. Coutts
Ana Fs
Invincible
Michael Corbett
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