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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Mar 26, 1925
Page
5
A long report details Wellington and Ponto cricket tour work, injuries from a road accident near Gilgandra, and match results. It notes players like B Long and Meneghue, team selections, and upcoming fixtures including a Wellington versus Wauluman B grade clash at Wutilmen.
A country town schoolgirl hosted bake offs showing no failures when Good Shot baking powder is used. Four years of success save housewives time and effort with small quantities. Manufactured by D Mitchell & Co Ltd Sydney.
Mr Peter Yee Lee, a Chinese doctor and merbalist with over 30 years' practice in Australia, will visit the district. He treats male and female complaints skillfully and successfully by correspondence. Next visit Wellington on April 2 and consults at Club House Hotel.
An offer for a £500 home building and purchasing loan for 20 years at fixed rates, from The General Finance Mercantile Insurance Co Ltd of Sydney. Terms require subscribing to ordinary shares, a £10 deposit and £10 per month, plus life insurance of £500 for 20 years. Loans repaid at 6s per week per £100 with full premiums returned.
The Ranunculus is easily grown from seed and offers a wide range of double blooms in colors from white to orange. It thrives in deep rich soil with good drainage and can reach about 12 inches tall with long sturdy stems. The article urges sowing Ranunculus and Anemone seeds from now through May for improved strains and garden color. It also notes other bulbs and perennials to plant, including Delphinium, Nemesia, Iceland Poppy, Daffodils, Iris, Snowflakes, Jonquil, and more.
The note describes Dangle Mixture tonic for poultry with iron sulphate and Epom salts dissolved in boiling water, plus dilute sulphuric acid. A teaspoon of the tonic per pint of drinking water given three to four times weekly. Cautions include slow addition and avoiding iron corrosion in tin vessels. Syrup of iron is also cited as a useful tonic with a spoonful per quart of water.
Instructions for clearing vermin from poultry houses using kerosene emulsion. Includes formula details with post aap and discolvant, water ratios, and optional carbolic acid disinfectant. Describes mixing, stirring, spray equipment, and application steps for cracks and crevices, plus alternative washing roosts when infestation is confined.
Abel Wilkins and Co announce auctions for Mrs E Matthews Millytew estate with 216 acres and a townsite view, offering land in sections and full details from the auctioneers. Commonwealth Hotel next to Macquarie Bridge to be sold April 2 pm with belongings, sale for Mr G H Newell. Another horse sale by Robinson and Hilyard starts at local yards on Tuesday, March 1, with 600 horses yarded over several days. The Ulambaris Estate near Dunedoo-Coonabarabran, 16808 acres, subdivided into twelve lots from 800 to 1600 acres, freehold and suitable for wool, wheat and grazing, with full particulars in this issue.
A reader shares a personal account praising Doan's Ointment for piles and related rectal conditions. The testimonial claims rapid relief, complete healing after one pot, and notes its availability in Sydney through Foster-McClellan Co.
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