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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1907
Page
4
Letters from grateful customers across regions praise Frootoids for relief from headaches billious attacks indigestion and indigestion related discomfort. Testimonies mention quick relief appetite improvement and general well being with multiple requests for more bottles.
Mining output across several mines and batteries is summarized for November. Totals include Barrebianie Hanges 682 tons valued with 3 18s per ounce, and overall month tonnage of 360 for maintenance of returns. individual mines list various tonnages and bullion weights, with notes on cyanide processing and regional battery records.
A reader testimonial from A Man ning of Tribe Street S Mel mapa describes Zam-Buk's balm healing a three year old boy's sore on the back of the head after a store purchase. The account claims rapid improvement and recommends Zam-Buk for teething sores and general tender-year ailments.
The Northampton Road Board discussed town block clogs and lock issues at its November meeting. Members considered rope replacement and galvanised buckets, while Mr and Mrs Abern reported livestock concerns. the board said it bore no responsibility for the matter.
The Board rejects funding for a footbridge over Unamderra Creek amid distance concerns and estimated cost around £10. It approves a road survey through Vic. Loes 321 and 389, notes maintenance disputes for George tanks, and authorizes inspections of local gutters and a culvert. Accounts totaling £86 are approved for payment.
A Mingenew cricket team visited Irwin on Friday the 29th for a third straight win of the season. The visitors traveled early, breakfasted at Parkfield, and played a noon match on the Irwin ground amid praise for hosts and supporters. After the game, a musical evening followed at EE with songs and humor, then the return train journey wrapped with thanks from Mr. Tom Franc and fellow travelers.
A playful 19th century survey notes that queens often outheight their husbands. It mentions Queen Alexandra taller than King Edward by six inches, the Czarina taller than the Czar, and Queen Helena taller than the Italian king. Other monarchs like Kaiser Wilhelm and the Prince of Wales are contrasted with shorter spouses.
King Leopold has enacted a statute prohibiting manufacture transport sale and storage of absinthe and similar liqueur. The measure aims to curb alleged links to insanity, with penalties including heavy fines and imprisonment.
The origin of amber remains obscure though it has been known for four thousand years. It has been used for royal jewelry and medicines, in witchcraft, and as mouthpieces for instruments. It likely derives from extinct conifers and may contain ancient insects and plants, with formation linked to fossilised conditions and coastal wave action.
A cow nibbled a dynamite box while workers dug a reservoir. The animal went berserk, owner fled, workers ran to safety and villagers armed with spikes corralled the cow outside the village. Examinations showed the cow had eaten two half pound sticks, enough to cause a blast.
A London court recently granted administration to the widow Mary Aud Thorn on the will of Fred William Thorn of Streatham. The will valued at £8,285 was written in a phonograph-encased envelope, and the widow inherits as the testator’s sole heir. In other news, La Truro reports Dr Davie praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after his severe diarrhoea attack.
An unnamed London vaudeville knife-thrower wowed a crowd by using his wife as the target when a performer fell ill. The act mixed danger and beauty, drawing strong reactions as the wife faced the thrown knife amid a tense, unhappy substitution.
A prominent politician’s wife bakes bread while a six year old cries of a mouse in the dough. In panic she asks if the creature was removed. the boy reports she did not, and in desperation she throws the cat to chase the mouse, ending with the cat after it.
A jumble of garbled lines presents a tongue twister style exercise, mixed aphorisms, and stray sentences about ambition, gender roles, and a hospital scene. The readable parts depict wordplay, social commentary, and a frenzied medical hallway moment with nurses and doctors rushing toward a patient.
Geraldton's newly erected Coffee Palace opens opposite the Freemasonry building. It offers twenty eight rooms and well furnished dining and writing spaces, with balcony views and close proximity to railway facilities. Rates start at 1s 2d for meals and 1s for single rooms, with downstairs options priced accordingly.
The note appears as a garbled instruction about correspondents and names, urging proper written patterns and methods to reveal sums. It references the letters of correspondents, but the fragmentary text offers no clear event, date, or identifiable people.
Fragmentary note mentions Berdalow on Monday and an event at Walkaway around a specific clock time. Details are unclear but imply a scheduled occurrence involving Berdalow and a Monday date. Further readable context is needed to identify participants or location precisely.
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