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Newspaper
Tambellup Times
Location
Tambellup, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1914
Page
3
The article offers dose routines using Epsom salts and bran for layered poultry health, cautions about damp weather with closed runs, and describes cockerel sorting to boost headway. It also covers chicken pox like ulcers, treatment with creolin based ointments, and zincs on eggs and greens. It ends with notes on green manuring and soil organic matter restoration.
The Berkshire breed is praised for constitutional vigor and uniform conformation, making it a rapid, economical flesh producer. It fattenes easily, yields firm, fine grained meat with well interlaid fat, and commands strong demand from hotel proprietors for high quality ham and bacon.
Nitrogen is the costliest ingredient in fertilisers and every effort should restore waste nitrogenous material to soil. Vegetable and animal refuse should be preserved on the farm, rotted, and applied to land, weeds burnt to prevent growth, and vegetable substances ploughed in to increase supply.
The Cornwall pitchblende deposits near St Ives fuel a British radium race. A Limehouse factory handles final extraction with Ramsay's method, expanding to North London. Berlin and Frankfort orders already fill 1914 and 1915 output, while Derbyshire and Gloucestershire are tipped for new rich sources.
Historic discovery details an enormous underground Cyclopean structure at Abydos near the Lomb of Osiris. Egyptologist Naville calls it possibly the Pharaohs’ oldest building, a vast reservoir-like complex measured at 60 by 40 feet, ringed by an 18 foot wall with a granite-pillared canal surrounding it.
A scholar describes an ancient Egyptian reservoir as possibly the oldest preserved architectural work in the country, predating temples and tombs. He links its monumental design to hydraulic knowledge, potential Book of the Dead motifs, and Osiris rituals, noting its discovery deep underground and suggesting its significance for burial and healing beliefs.
The new White Star liner Britannic, built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast, matches the Olympic in size and strength with a full-length double bottom, thick shell plates, steel decks, and upright watertight bulkheads. Inner skin extends over half the ship, allowing six compartments to flood yet keep the vessel afloat. The builders claim this design delivers exceptional safety for transoceanic passengers.
The vessel is equipped with the latest electrically driven boat lowering gear enabling a large number of boats to be lowered one after another to the water line in much less time than the old system of davits.
The Aero Club of America plans a Newfoundland to Irish coast flight in June using a 80 foot wing span waterplane built for 200 h.p. The craft, with a 30 hour fuel supply, will be crewed by two airmen including Lieutenant Porte, Royal Navy, and can detach instantly on rough seas. Wanamaker funds the attempt to honor Anglo American peace centenary.
Hamburg installs automatic slot machine taxi calls at every vehicle stand connected to a central office. Users drop a mark to summon a car, with the system notifying the center of free vehicles and charging the fare when paid. The piece also notes bird species famed for architectural and decorative skills.
The passage notes jacana and ypecaha rail birds as dancers with their own music. It mentions Baron Alfred de Rothschild owning the world’s record parrot and paying a record sum. Laura from Africa is a parrot that sings many songs and answers questions in German, with a banjolike voice and reminders of her full title. The late Prince Whan of Korea carried a white parrot with rose lining on travels. A falcon carried a message from Teneriffe to Andalusia, 750 miles, in sixteen hours.
A string of witty exchanges and misunderstandings through a dinner table scene. A man boasts of making a living with odd skills while selling shoelaces. A wife trades quips about a dressmaker’s bill and a careless cook. A gag about a life policy ends in a widow’s fate. A child’s game mocks a missing father returning late.
A playful exchange has one character claiming to be dodging creditors while the other mocks the reply. The banter showcases a lively, period voice with cheeky humor between two named speakers.
A playful dialogue notes the touch as the most delicate sense. A character claims you feel a pin when seated though you cannot see hear taste or smell it. The riddle-like exchange underscores touch as primary.
A father and son exchange a humorous line about the earth's motion. The boy asks what causes the earth to move and the father jokes that it is cheaper than paying rent.
A playful exchange between Crank and Cute features a joke about always finding something last and leaving off the search once it is found. The banter highlights humorous personalities and ends with a punchy retort.
A quartet of wordplay jokes features a gnat sized tongue, the moon weighed as four quarters, the road from London to York that never moves, and a cane-bottomed chair that becomes a bill when reseated.
A gentleman addresses boys offering a simple definition of epitome as synopsis then proceeds to recount the life of Columbus in clear terms. The scene shows a teaching moment aimed at younger listeners.
The tale presents a man torn between marrying a rich widow he does not love or a poor woman who loves him. He asks for guidance and is advised to follow his heart and marry the woman he loves, then seeks the widow's address.
A Scottish lad who served an Englishman as a fishing guide last summer boasted of grand connections in Scotland. When confronted on the road with a pig, the lad replied that the man was only an acquaintance-like relation, not a real relative.
A cramped tram ride leads to a sudden realization for Philip after he speaks with a man who wants his vote. The big passenger ejects him from the tram saying passengers might object to a smallpox patient nearby.
In a fragment from a reminiscence, a speaker chides Mr. Miles for a childhood nickname, recalling how time has altered appearances and bonds across the years. The exchange hints at memory, aging, and familiar affection between two unnamed individuals.
A dialogue between Willoughby and a boy named Tommy reveals an overheard scene in a garden last night. Willoughby offers bribes of half a crown and then a half sovereign to keep silent about what was overheard.
A collection of playful questions and Quip style answers. A pastry riddle pairs with a lover and a sweetheart pun while an engine riddle notes a necessary nonmoving component. Soldiers versus elephants hinge on fortress strength, and a horn blast travels through wood without touching a twig.
The fragmentary line hints at a jovial exchange with a character named Weggie. It presents a bustling pace and a lighthearted tone, suggesting a scene from a lively diary or column without clear events or dates. The readable portion centers on mood and interaction rather than a concrete incident.
Limed land becomes drier and warmer, more friable and easier to cultivate. Land treated with lime dries and heats faster, allowing the ploughing to begin sooner than on unlimed soil.
The piece argues that football clubs practice a form of breeding players for profit within the transfer system. It explains how a player moves from small teams to top clubs, starting as a reserve and rising in value, with prices often around £100 or more, and transfer fees rising to higher sums for established stars.
A hostile army's presence proclaims martial law and grants the commander full legislative and executive power over the occupied territory. Noncombats may not be disturbed unnecessarily. cruelty is rejected, and private gain is punished. Civil laws may continue or be replaced by military courts.
A fragment describes Lipari Island pumice mining with tunnels lit by primitive lamps. It notes blocks of stone and varying quality, with prices around £3 per hundredweight in London and other potential earnings. The text also comments on widespread participation and mining efficiency.
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