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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
5
Mrs Cecil Chesterton argues a wife must assess her husband as a financial and emotional asset. She warns against neglect, urges constant attention to his needs, mood, and growth, and cautions that complacency risks losing him to rivals or social rivals in a changing, surplus-woman era.
A historic guide stresses the critical first month for chicks. It favors dry feeding for four weeks with littered coop floors, scattered grain, and exercise. Cautions against hard husks, damaged grain, and excessive grit while recommending fresh water and occasional Vita germ tonic to promote growth.
A historical poultry note explains pullet development. It describes assessing the bone wetness by manual palpation and outlines signs of ovarian activity, vent size, and abdomen changes as puberty approaches. The text uses old terminology and practical instructions for identifying maturity in pullets.
The article discusses egg production in layers during a growing period. It warns that larger and fuller frames lead to early ovary development, advises careful feeding to control laying timing, and suggests observing flock forwardness by sampling pullets. It also cautions against cutting rations wholesale during critical laying buildup to avoid setbacks.
A column discusses sleep research showing humans may sleep less than thought with 80 hours awake experiments. It notes ongoing delays on the Darling River rail line near Menindee due to floods and swamps, with completion now projected for April next. It reports wage and conditions demands by New South Wales carpenters and joiners urging better protection, extended holidays, overtime, and allowances, possibly leading to a Federal Arbitration Court.
An old advertisement touts Nerve Nuts as the best tonic for nervy, run-down people claiming steady daily improvement. The copy promises restoration of vigor with each box and urges daily use for better health.
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