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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 31, 1925
Page
3
A NSW wheat grower criticizes overreliance on manure and outlines cautions from the Queensland Agricultural Journal. Key points warn buyers to avoid low grade products, verify plant foods, tailor use to crop needs and soil, and to mix fertilisers with soil, apply in stages, and not replace cultivation or farmyard manure.
The text notes that manure and artificial fertilisers combined with deep and thorough cultivation restore soil fertility, stressing that once natural soil fertility is lost it is very hard to rebuild.
The Poultry Expert warns keep down feed costs and avoid expensive foods. Proper management is key to development, as many late hatchlings suffer from poor conditioning due to weather and early withdrawal of warmth. Fireless brooding and premature cooling increase losses and reduce profitability.
The article traces the number seven through history highlighting its occult significance in Roman timekeeping and myth. It links seven to creation and perfection, notes seven planets and metals, seven heavens and angelic hierarchies, and cites legends of seven with magical powers. It also discusses the triadic influence in early Christian doctrine and symbolic meanings for numbers four and nine in folklore.
The lemon offers astringent juice for wrinkles freckles and sunburn mixed with egg white forms a paste. A poultice of breadcrumbs oatmeal and lemon juice treats bruises. Undiluted juice on scalp helps dandruff. Lemon can aid digestion with meals and a lemon in water after meals relieves indigestion. Lemon peel soaked in vinegar removes warts.
Professor Duff A Abrams of Lewis Institute Chicago reports self healing in concrete. Cracked cylinders from 1917 exposed to weather recovered strength, withstanding over 24 tons per square inch on re test. A bridge with initial cracks later formed new ones under renewed overload, not reopening old stresses.
The use of police dogs has progressed beyond experiments in Europe, with ranges of duties beyond tracking. Alsatians, or German sheepdogs, are favored for their courage and trainability, aiding patrols, pursuing fugitives, and locating hidden suspects, while dockyard units employ Airedales for nocturnal work and scent tasks. Continental trials foster organized police dog competitions reflecting growing adoption and effectiveness.
A historical contemplation on authors wealth from various writers. It cites Rider Haggard Charles Garvice Joseph Conrad Mrs Humphrey Ward and others noting large fortunes from single works and big careers alongside modest returns from admired classics. It also mentions Dickens Hardy Meredith Corelli Churchill and others with varied legacies.
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