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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
2
A fragmented editorial laments apathy in local government and condemns neglect by the municipal council. It argues civic passivity harms a community, urging citizens to engage or face penalties and worsening governance.
A lengthy critique argues municipal bodies show apathy and inaction in Wallington. It urges residents to take public duty seriously, elect capable aldermen, and actively participate to ensure effective local administration and accountability.
Deniliquin circular urged a united request for free railway passes to Sydney for each alderman. Councillors argued the benefit would be personal and public service hours would suffer, with many unwilling to support a yearly pass. The motion to authorize the benefit was seen as unlikely to pass.
A lengthy Melbourne style column mixes social notes on Empire Day celebrations and Kubalik concert talk with observations on American naval voyaging to the Pacific. It recalls fashion, dances, houses and auctions, and ends with a humorous roaming letter about finding housing amid city life.
A garbled excerpt describes preparations and conversation about an American Float. It notes uncertainty over who will handle tasks, mentions women working on patent size and harmony, and hints at expected fads, boating, and martial displays as part of a future parade or float.
A Vienna report outlines new public health measures for school inspection and supervision. Local medical officers will oversee elementary to commercial schools, focusing on hygiene, ventilation, lighting, and preventive care for ages four to fourteen, with visits every four to six months and attention to ear, eye, and dental health.
The article discusses decades of agricultural focus on cultura or flagculation and the use of nitro-bantoriae cultures in soil inoculation. It notes experiments by Hjalleiegal and De Wellfarth, mentions a man named Bottomlay distributing cultures from Camden, and describes preparation, dipping, and inoculation of crop roots. It warns that while soil inoculation with pure cultures has limitations, continued experiments remain important for crop improvement.
The passage argues for limited use of simile ila to show inoculation benefits. It contends that inoculation would add slamenta beyond nitrogen to soil and claims only alogumir arcp can achieve this, urging clear argumentation.
A long analysis argues rabbits and land scarcity threaten stock reserves. Proposals from the Germanton Farmers and Builders Association call transferring stock routes from lease to direct pasture protection boards to regulate destruction, fences, and road charges. Debate covers drought risk, transport links, and potential law changes to better manage reserves and traveling stock.
The United States reports experiments with a live bot taken from a horse. Tests caused deaths in horses and a stable scent of salts was used. After repeated trials and the infusion of tonay ton, one and a half pints of dead bats were found. A German professor is credited with the discovery and cure.
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