31 Aug 1917
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
1
A collage of humorous vignettes and dialogue exchanges. Jokes about sweeping health, letters from a husband, a waiter career dream, prunes mishaps, clerical wit, and a costly statue bequest reveal lighthearted domestic and social scenes. Names include Binks, Nelly, Howard, Victoire, Leslie, John, George, Jacob, Steinberg.
Fragmentary verse heavy with archaic language mentions a solitary figure in a calm resting place spoken of as a grave. It references a golden stair and a gauntlet of lines about not disturbing his solitude and the world knowing its moss on his grave. The text is oblique and reads like a memorial fragment.
Commonwealth 5 percent loan of four and a half million sterling has been underwritten and is issued at M64. The final instalment of ninety nine percent is payable November 28. Interest on the list of June and December. Interest on instalments amounting to one and a half per cent is passive on the Bret of December. The Evening News criticises the loan as an extreme money-raising method and repeats the old suggestion the British Government should fund the Dominions during the war.
Small settlers around Wickepin press district representation on high freight costs for eggs and egg carriers. They note 7s 6d to move 16 dozen eggs to Kalgoorlie plus crate return costs, seeking freight reduction and crates returned free of charge like dairy tins. Recommendation supported by E. B. Johnston WA and placed before Commissioner for Trailsways.
The Geraldton Express advocates firm action to harness mineral wealth and regional potential, praising readership growth and higher subscription prices. It warns of strict measures for arrears, quarterly revenue pruning, and privacy protections for contributors while inviting factual country correspondence and advertiser support.
In New York a shift toward mixed wood steel hulls for emergency fleet ships is outlined. Terry Shipbuilding Corp has orders for 20 wood steel vessels at Port Wentworth near Savannah, to be delivered starting February 1918 with others through the year. Each 8,500 ton steamship will have a steel frame and wooden hull, with wood used extensively in hull, deck work, houses, and interior fittings, and the option to replace wood with steel plates later.
The article argues for building silos across the state to store harvests amid likely three year storage needs. It notes a projected capacity of 60 000 bushels per silo, favors reinforced concrete construction, and suggests using Western Australian hardwoods to speed up work and boost state industries.
A fragment notes Kine of Drinks served with armies Cere and Attention at STC Shaahe Bredh and Cont. Linseed Compound described as remedy for coughs and colds and chest complaints. Contains era style military and medical milieu with several unreadable terms.
Fragmentary notes list New Moon on August 7 and Last Quarter on August 10, with reference to First Quarter and a general August timing. Unclear events or context attach to lunar phases.
A damaged OCR segment from The London Directory listing provincial trade notices and manufacturers across main towns. It mentions a complete commercial den and suburber listings with exporters and shipping notes, indicating a directory of industrial and trade contacts.
European Agency com m is sion and discounts quoted for Sampla Ce wen from up to six pm. An account from William Wilson & Sons, established 1814, announces consignments and products. Address appears as Anduree Lane, Lomtom in London with unclear street spellings.
OCR readout describes Ambulators and related equipment with inconsistent terminology. It mentions shapes, springs, upholstery, and various design terms but lacks coherent facts, dates, or identifiable organizations. The text reads like garbled notes on medical devices without verifiable details or outcomes.
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