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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1918
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a BIS well known work now public domain circulated in Australia and beyond. A number 3,100,878 square miles appears as a metric. The snippet ends with a question about wheat and dates.
A user describes chronic backache headaches and feverish symptoms and recalls using a pain pill that allegedly cured them. They claim the remedy relieved back pain and other ailments, expressing confidence in the product and noting long term benefit across time.
The correspondent writes from Long Moor Camp to his wife, detailing arrival in England, a hot Colombo stop, and a voyage through Suez toward Port Said. He notes air maneuvers, a Turkish prison camp, Indian hospital at Tewek, a Christmas dinner at Suez, and a perilous passage past Japanese escorts. He describes the Canal journey, wartime sights, and arrival at Antiraty harbor, then a trek through Italy toward Rome with vivid landscapes and rail travel.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia announces extensive banking services across principal Australian cities, London and overseas. It highlights remittances drafts letters of credit foreign exchange, savings and interstate facilities, with 2,100 post office branches and deposits to attract customers. James Kell and Denison Miller sign as deputy governor and governor.
A soldier writes of landing in Mentone and Monte Carlo at 11:00 pm, with stops in Nice and Cannes before reaching Cherbourg and sailing to the Isle of Wight. He notes rotten weather in England, isolation for 33 days, and hopes to return home. mentions London and Paris bombings and looks forward to Australia’s victory.
Rumors of 1860 tons from the Great Fingal mine Day Dawn led to a public announcement that all tributers would cease work immediately and the broken stone would be crushed. Manager G King arrived from Australis for Rewick Morelny and Co as notices were issued, making clean up and charges pending.
The elephant brought by the late King Edward dies at about 50 years old after a long life in the London Gardens. The animal, once famed as a leading carrier in the zoo, reportedly caused a scare by lifting a restaurant waiter with its trunk during a walk, a incident witnessed by a keeper who offered one interpretation.
Pricing details for various wool fibrous categories, pelts, hides, kangaroo skins, and tallow. Includes unit ranges in pence and shillings for Merino and Crogsbreda wool, full to halftone grades, damaged skins penalties, and notes on tallow values per ton. References to conditions like ribby seedy and inferior, and mentions of good, medium, and extra good.
A Melbourne firm promotes NICHOLAS ASPRO as a remarkable remedy for headaches and neuralgia. It lists prices for tablets and offers free test samples by returning the notice with stamps to Geo. R. Nicholas & Co. in Melbourne, as seen in the Geraldton Express.
The Exrauss has long supported the Victoria District, promoting Crown Lands open to selection, highlighting mineral wealth, and urging growth. It notes sustained public advocacy, periodic editorial battles, and a renewed literary staff to meet rising needs while earning support from both allies and opponents.
The Geraldton Express notes strong patronage and rising sales while warning 1888 subscribers to pay promptly when billed. It explains paper costs forbid long credit and pledges a quarterly pruning of accounts in arrears, with ruthless removal from the rolls.
The Geraldton Express invites country correspondence on industry concerns and public questions. Letters should be fair and non offensive, with the writer’s real name disclosed if chosen for publication. The editor guards anonymity if requested, though trusts remain confidential.
The Geraldton Express, established in 1878, touts its long history and robust advertising volume as proof of its value. It urges business to avoid cutting advertising in hard times, and lists agents and country agencies where copies can be obtained. Quarterly rates and contact points are noted.
Presentation Convent Greenough boarding school conducted by the Presentation nuns offers a thorough Christian doctrine grounded education. A full course includes Hog Mathematics, French, and others with a Commercial Class featuring Shorthand Typewriting Bookkeeping and Business Methods. Pupils are prepared for Pitwan’s Commercial Exams State Civil Service Trinity and London Colleges and WA University music taught. Further information from the Superioress.
Fragmentary OCR note describes a ring named SQuiRT and mentions care and attention at a VIG location. The text is garbled with odd spellings and lacks clear names, dates, or events for a fuller summary.
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