Parasite control for sheep from Agriculture department
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Reconstruction outlines external parasite control by dipping sheep at least once or twice yearly with common dips like Cooper’s. Internal parasites, notably stomach worms, thrive on old pastures. prevention relies on clean pastures, avoiding swampy areas, and proper dosing with copper sulfate solutions. Also covered are symptoms, dosing instructions, equipment tips, and husbandry practices to improve flocks, including docking, castration, ram quality, flushing, and contact with agricultural field staff for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture and Rural Reconstruction
St. John's
Instructions for Deworming Sheep With Nicotine Sulphate and Drenching
The text prescribes adding 2 ounces of 40percent nicotine sulphate to a two smalllight bluestone mix for tape and intestinal worms, or fast before dosing if not necessary. It advises withholding food overnight and dosing in the morning before feeding, and recommends dazing breeding ewes before pasture in spring with 4 to 6 week intervals for ewes and lambs through summer until winter. It warns to be cautious giving liquid doses, keep head natural, and use a small necked bottle captor oil bottle for drenching.
Airgraph service begins to link Middle East troops to Britain
In April Britain's Postmaster General launched the Airgraph system allowing letters from soldiers in the Middle East to be photographed in miniature and mailed home via ordinary post. By mid June over 250 000 letters were transmitted with an average nine day delivery. Letters of 150 to 200 words are reduced to a photo and enlarged on arrival. Previously letters took three months or more. The cost compares favorably with standard postal rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Middle East
Eugland
Middle Haat
London
Aberdeen
The Red Cross Looms as War Suffering Grows
A stark plea shows hungry children, refugees, and wounded soldiers. It urges support for the Red Cross amid widespread disaster and escalating need. The poem appeals to readers to answer prayers with aid, highlighting lack of linen and medical supplies across war-torn lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Waiter Quip Sparks Queue at Booking Office
In a crowded booking office a Scot fumbles for change as a long queue forms behind him. An irate waiter exclaims I would rather have ten Englishmen before me than one Scot. Jock replies Aye and so would the Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jock
Soldier Dominates Boots At Shine Stand Tease
A six foot five soldier halted at a shoe-shining stand and ordered, Shine, please, boy. The bootblack surveyed the long row of boots, hesitated, then summoned Bert to help. The scene suggests a bold challenge amid a Confederate Life era setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert
Cupid and the Alphabet Riddle Between Horace and Maud
A playful exchange features Horace declaring Cupid would not pair U and I in the alphabet. Maud asks why, and Horace quips that Cupid would have placed U and I closer together. A lighthearted literary quip on language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace
Cupid
Maud
The Four-Letter Key To Success PULL
A Nebraska commencement speaker sought a sharp phrase for success but found it on the auditorium door. He framed the four letters PUSH or PULL as the punchline, noting the word PULL sits above the door handle as the door opened. The moment underlines the paradox of effort and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Paraphrased Shakespeare Line Sparks Window Display Debate
The Peoria Journal Transcript notes a bold window display in East Peoria reading What Foods These Morsels Be. The playful paraphrase, attributed to Shakespeare or Bacon by readers, draws attention to the restaurant’s whimsical sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Bacon
Peoria Journal Transcript
Peoria
Young Stockman Delays Fattening Pig for Size
A boy owns a pig and insists on full care. Weeks pass, the pig stays thin, and the father warns the lad. The youth replies he will not fatten the pig yet, aiming to stretch it to the length he desires before widening it.
Fearful daily writer warns of sudden German invasion
A newspaper writer voices fear of a sudden German invasion of Ke hia in premature. He notes Hitler has not yet pressed a non aggression pact with De Valera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ke Hia
Hitler
de Valera
Farmer Chooses Cow Over Bicycle Deal
An enterprising salesman presses a farmer in town to buy a bicycle. The farmer, set on seeing all, finally declares he would rather buy a cow. The salesman wittily argues about riding a cow, but the farmer counters that milking a bicycle would look sillier.
English Woman Loses Two Thousand Pounds
Aunt Hetty boasts about a paper reporting an English woman losing two thousand pounds while Uncle Hiram snacks and comments on the reading, capturing a rustic dialogue moment from a local scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetty
Hiram
Allasamee Hitler Raids By Slave Maker Ants
Ant raids by slave maker species raid nests seize cocoons and hatch captives. The forced workers then spend their lives gathering food for their captors, illustrating the brutal social parasitism in these insect colonies.
Lindbergh Kin Calls Col Lindbergh Shut Up Camp
Augustus Lindbergh, Lindbergh's cousin, denounces Col Charles Lindbergh and urges he be silenced and sent to a concentration camp. The remark reflects heightened tensions amid public debate over the aviator's views and actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindbergh
Augustus Lindbergh
Col
Charles Lindbergh
Cartoonist puts Roosevelt in the funnies joke
A witty remark notes a German cartoonist drawing Roosevelt among the funnies while claiming Hitler was born to be a caricature. The quip underscores postwar satire on Nazi leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Hitler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lord Cranborne
Dominions
Newfoundland
Sgt
Lee
Newfoundland Royal Artillery
Nfld
Newfoundland Railway
Thrilling
Fred T. Fuge
Africa
Perry Street
Fostoria, Ohio, U.S.A
Box
St. John’s
George Reid
I McIntyre
Institute of Parasitology
MacDonald College
Quebec
Gerald S. Doyle, Ltd
Abyssinia
the Red Cross
Confederation Life
Christian Science Monitor
Truthfol
Nam
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!