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Newspaper
Traralgon Record
Location
Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
6
A Chicago story recalls a small boy who must stay after school to rewrite a composition his teacher assigns. He resists, asking what about being put out of the Scholars’ Calon for overtime work, and questions the future wealth and fate of those who fail to keep pace.
Seed listing details a diverse collection for sowing this month. Varieties include beet, cabbage, carrot, leek, lettuce, parsnip, spinach, onion, plus flower seeds like Forget me not and Phlox. Special low offer advertised with giant mobibition pans and seedings grown from the best.
The debate covers barking dogs and cats as nuisances among Tenet Tay neighbors. Residents argue excessive noise harms household peace and daily life. The discussion notes cats cause less concern, while dogs are singled out as intrusive, with no formal statutes immediately decided.
An elderly lady lectured on vivisection on the Chelsea Embankment to a sizable audience. A young man and friends mocked the speaker with hostile remarks, challenging her comments about alleged tortures to animals. The exchange turned personal amid the protest over protecting puppies.
The article outlines profit factors in pig feeding and stresses careful stock selection. It compares pure and cross breeds, emphasizes choosing breeding stock by dam quality, and advises visiting breeders, inspecting litters, and selecting sows with strong conformation and 12 or more teats. It also notes some cost in initial selection but long-term gains.
Description of a grand bedchamber in Buck with a towering bed platform surrounded by curtains. Includes two large wardrobes with plate glass doors, a dress table, and a second room with wardrobes. Opposite: marble bathroom with onyx and silver, and a rose pink and moss green bow choir with silk-hung walls.
Royal motoring tale recounts Queen Margherita of Italy touring to the Hospice of St Bernard in a luxurious car through Europe. The piece notes her mishaps and escapes, police escorts, and a comic moment with an astronomer guide at Cambridge observatory.
A fragmentary account describes Sammy and friends entertaining during Easter holidays when Sammy, distracted from training, causes trouble. His father, a town worker, disciplines Sammy by locking him in a cellar for a quarter hour. A muffled scene ends with Sammy announcing he turned on the beer keg tap and is released.
A Scottish pastor and a deacon trade quips about resignation. The deacon snaps that the pastor has preached on quitting for two years yet remains in place. A dig at Peck’s wife prompts a wry remark about him shuttling from bed to mailbox.
A fragment discusses animal life and morality in slaughter, recounting a single black pig's defiant struggle against handlers. It portrays the pig as a dramatic lone dissenter, finally overpowered by several men with a long knife.
A Polish count in Paris is condemned by twelve noblemen and imprisoned in darkness for years. His wife keeps a blue stone brooch made from four pins that saved his sanity, found when he finally crawls the dungeon floor on January 2, 1814. In Bethnal Green, Arry and Arriet joke about a wedding notice and aristocratic gifts.
A living medium reports telepathic guidance from a dead painter, Thompson recounts visions that become finished canvases in Gifford’s style. He claims a compulsion to paint, aided by Professor Hyslop, while critics note the works capture Gifford’s charm and atmosphere. The piece also notes Western Australia’s wheat export hopes and fruit quality aims.
A historical outlook on dirigible balloons predicting their wartime use for scouting and intelligence. It argues balloons offer buoyancy and safety advantages over aeroplanes, remaining aloft despite wind and avoiding exposure to fire, while heavier than air craft may supplant them later.
The article notes money lifespans, stating a sovereign clears about twenty six years before recoinage, with other coins aging at different rates. It mentions a half-sovereign lasting about the same period, silver coins lasting much longer, and specifics on sixpence and other pieces wearing due to inscriptions fading.
Gray Bros Ltd of Sydney report steady work with over 300 horses. They have been testing poorer horses by feeding them a special mixture, aiming to improve condition and performance.
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