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Newspaper
Yea Chronicle
Location
Yea, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
4
Womans World presents a summer recipe for dough dumplings using bread dough boiled in salted water, served with jam or syrup. A second dish blends warm milk with buttermilk and yolks, curdled and strained, finished with cream and sugar for a sweet dessert.
A recipe fragment details custard based puddings with milk eggs sugar cornflour and flavorings. It describes heating milk, mixing with cornflour, pouring over hot custard base, cooking until set, then baking with variations using biscuits or bread to make richer puddings. Serves three to four with optional jam or stewed fruit.
A simple three ounce macaroni dish with milk butter flour agar and a pinch of salt. Cook macaroni until tender then mix with a butter flour paste and agar sauce. Combine simmer ten to fifteen minutes pour into a dish top with ratain crumbs and serve. Serves three or four.
Describes extensive deep water salvage of the Empress of Ireland where divers worked at 160 ft in muddy river bottoms near the St Lawrence. Models of the wreck prepared, divers schooled with them, and safety measures including lifelines rubber suits and line guidance implemented to protect against cold water and entanglement.
The report outlines VC construction from a steel billet and mold reuse, noting refined melting practices. It surveys Austria Hungary losses, Russia Britain cooperation aims, Lemnos’ medicinal earth, torpedo failures, and a record cable test for a Cuban line.
A fragmented account describes a politician mocked by a teetotaler as a comic event. The parodic scene involves signals to start laughter at water sips and forehead wipes, while a colleague suggests changing signals to avoid embarrassing moments.
After conflict, Jack Tate describes odd underwater leak stops using an umbrella-like device. A canvas hood and handle are arranged to press against the hull, sealing leaks as water pressure pushes the device outward. The Siamese Navy League backs this unusual method as a wartime curiosity and test item.
The Wheat Market report notes 2,700,000 tons of Australian wheat affecting prices under government control. London markets show firm levels despite holidays, with freight space improving. Record freight and rail capacity constraints challenge rapid harvest throughput, while farmers await better returns in the New Year.
A fragmented racing page notes Smoodger the Thoroughbred stallion from St Stuff s line and a mix of horses and jockeys. It references owners, performance in various purses, placements by Mare and other listed horses with dates around 1912 to 1919, including Richmond Purses and Havillons stakes, detailing wins by Smoodger and related entries. Multiple race results mention distances, places, and earnings, with scattered names like England, St Margaret s, and Le Prem.
Wartime appeal urges support for a local tailor to maintain full staff income. The note promises better value than prices in ordinary times and mentions a 10 cent discount as part of a campaign by J A Wild at High Street Yoa to keep workers employed during the metre and strain.
A fragmented report details the lineage and show results of the Federal Clansman and Vederat Chuseeun horses. It notes foaling dates circa 1916, sires including Federal Ring and Prince of Wales connections, show placements at HR and HS shows, and prices at Yarra and Devenish events. Dam Pes ol Qsennan and relatives are referenced with awards and progeny outcomes across Australian venues.
The pure-bred Clydesdale stallion Crown Prince y LLL stands this season at Limestone Rod Trove. Homewood and Theoga took Districts. Crown Prince is a light bay colt with imported blood and notable lineage including E BleQoy's Bopal bine and Rose dam. Standing under Vas McKenzie, terms include mares in foal guarantees and stud services.
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