Geelong estate agents honor president with gifts
Geelong estate agents and auctioneers surprised their president Lieutenant-Colonel G. M. Strong with a qua id watch and silver gifts for the birth of his daughter. A Sunday work rush for Monday opening led to trials under an old Charles II law, but the cases were struck out on statutory technicalities. Arbor day observances occurred in local schools with addresses by the Mayor and MLA, while in Warrnambool Deputy Coroner F Norman held a death inquiry for jockey John Edward Young after a racecourse fall at Kirkstall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geelong
G. M. Strong
A. ¥. Just
W. Platt
Flinders
South Grelong
Ashty
Newtown
Warrnamrou
F. Norman
Kirksta Hotel
John Edward Young
Kirkstall
Michael Scott
Frederick Heaglewood
Young
Fances Anil
Johnson Convicted in Slave Transport Trial Ends With 35 Year Sentence
The jury in Chicago found Jack Johnson guilty on seven counts under the white slave law for transporting a white woman across state lines for immoral purposes. He received a thirty five year term. the case connected to Lucille Cameron and Etta Curver, with the prosecutor’s stark warning about intermarriage laws and public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Johnson
Chiesee
Mann
Johnson Halle
Etta Curver
Long Island
Johnson
Mies Schrieder
Ftate
Lucille Cameron
United States
Jim Jeffries
America
Unclear historic notice on faulty services flagged
Fragmentary text references poor work quality and a call to attend to each case personally. Mentions an assistant lacking energy and a general aim to merit recommendations from an intelligent nation. Source appears garbled and contains incomplete names and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ido Hieh
Carmel Gfford
MT Powell Sql
Bilson's Colac Annual Fair Opens with Massive Storewide Sale
Bilson's Colac announces its great shopping centre annual fair from June 26 to July 17 1913. The event offers 20000 pounds of new fashion merchandise at heavily reduced prices after a fire destroyed much stock. Stocktaking and further reductions follow the sale to clear remaining stock. Thousands are expected to attend for value and selection, with Bilson's aiming for a record sales performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colac
Bargain Week Specials Hit at Local Store
Thursday 25 girls full length jackets offered at special day price 5s 14d for 128 6d usually. 7s 6d for 14 boys tweed overcoats usually 13s 6d. Monday ladies belts in assorted colors cut to 4d each. Tuesday 24 costume skirts reduced to £s 11d. Wednesday 36 pairs ladies and children's all wool gloves cream reduced from 1s to 53d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creer's
Campion House
Paton
Maida
Ida
Davy
Mole
Bilson's Big Fair Drapery and Grocery Bargains
Special notice of a department store sale offering low prices across mens clothing, footwear, bedding, linen, and ladies wear. Highlights include wool socks, knit shirts, overcoats at cost, watertights, gloves, bedframes, dishes, china, and fabrics with steep markdowns and clear-out pricing.
Purchase for Spot Cash Announcement
A brief notice proclaims a purchase completed for spot cash, noting the terms were settled promptly. Details of parties involved and buyout specifics are not provided in the fragment.
Notable Alpine Tunnels and a Village Clock Feature
The article recounts major tunneling feats from the Mont Cenis to the St Gothard, noting lengths costs and hardships including high temperatures and tunnel sickness. It also tells of a remarkable parish clock crafted by villagers near Marlborough using recycled materials and detailing its unique features.
The Sphinx Mime of Montmartre Haunts Paris Streets
A bizarre Parisian figure known as The Sphinx sits daily in Montmartre painting and selling pebbles while serving as an almost speechless letter writer. Once a prewar teacher, she joined the Commune, was exiled, and now lives hermitically in a modest room, speaking rarely with a single head shake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Montmartre
Montarire
Builiig
Mayot
Revenge Sparks a Tense Tease in a Turbulent Moment
A woman confronts a man who teases about marriage, his charm shedding to sharp insistence. She declares she will marry whom she pleases while he muses on potential bets and consequences, ending in a charged exchange and a practical note on cleaning odors.
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Western District News
Heytestiurs Progress Association
Walters
Irou
Sandells
Jane Tae
Melbourne
Walter
Progress
Sporting
Bilson
Nces
Bilson’s
Guainess
Tucker
Ludbrook
Creer’s
CREER
S. Colac
Charles
Gray
Trotter
Murray Street
Gray's Crockery Shop
K.P. Ware
THE
Colac Stationery CO
Makey Street
Mens Clothing
Pomits
Thomson
Elgaieire
Perth
Creen
Rose Jardeneres
Crean Wincey
Saxe
Manchester
Crewdson
Sam. Jacobs
Saxe and
Sane
Aera
Mont Dennis
Italien
Tchee
Mont Cenis
St. Gothard
Simpson Tunsel
Globe
Wontten Rivers
Marlborough
National Library of Australia
R. Harrison
Farrar & Harrison
Stpclita
Polwarth Store
Alvie
Colac & Geelong
Kem Matey Moe Eal
Jong. Temply
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