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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1914
Page
4
A fragmented reader’s guide offers various makeshift remedies and do it yourself hacks. Instructions cover cleaning nails with plaster, sharpening scissors, and using water or castor oil for health and household tasks, with stray warnings about moldy food, burnt smells, and restoring worn boots. The tone mirrors a bustling late 19th century domestic advice column.
A sweeping, almost magazine like roundup covers licensing for photographers in Russia, egg production, harbour sizes, early watchmaking, bishops in the Lords, costly parliaments, ocean steamers crews, nerve fibres in cocoons, umbrella costs, runways capital, pineapple fiber uses, ancient shipyards, Uncle Tom's Cabin sales, tobacco imports, Salt Lake size, transatlantic coal needs, butterflies in storms, divorce trends, cathedral capacities, Sanskrit use, lighthouse birds, umbrellas for rain, Tsar’s kitchen, Kaiser estates, royal finances, banquet feasts, Coke print volumes, and a moss bread method by Columbia River Indians.
The presentation notes praise Geraldton College as a striking town landmark with Tudor towers and Gothic turrets. It outlines 180 certificates from Adelaide University and other bodies, 126 distinctions, and top results in arithmetic, French, geography, music, and shorthand. It details senior and junior honors, commercial certificates, and extensive art, drawing, and craft training. Private lessons and specialized accommodation for art students are offered, with fees listed.
The directory proclaims an annual London trade guide linking English manufacturers and dealers with world markets. It details export merchants, colonial and foreign markets, five steamship lines with sailings, and provincial trade notices. Advertising options include trade cards for £1 and larger ads from £3.
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