07 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1917
Page
1
A crusty old businessman brags about the benefits of advertising. He inflated his stock and space, turned a corner shop into a glass-front showcase, and learned that customers come when you push your wares. He never backed down on bold marketing.
A teacher recounts Alexander the Great conquering India and later weeping to impress students. A child hesitates, then asks in a playful mispronunciation if Alexander cried, prompting puzzled but amused reactions from the class.
An imperfect scene shows Mrs. Saft entering from a quarrel with a neighbor and calling her son Tammy to order. She commands him to open the window and eat, claiming others will hear him selling a whipping, while Tammy questions what is happening.
War cables describe a sprawling, fragmentary update from Varin and Bel Phe with mentions of American officials, naval matters, and international tensions. The dispatches reference military movements, political figures, and disputed actions as war news continues to unfold worldwide.
An old man in a southern setting complains about staying in the house while expecting to eat chicken. The fragment hints at a rural exchange and social norms without clear names or dates.
A fragmented OCR passage from a New York event discusses America's break with Germany amid wartime themes. It references locations, dates, and various jumbled phrases, offering little coherent detail beyond general implications of a shift in stance and public discourse.
A garbled trade column lists firms such as Messe Dalgety and Co and mentions wool clips including Merino Pullawols. The text references transport, pricing, and conditions, with scattered lines about shipments, stock, and market expectations. Names, places, and dates are incomplete and uncertain.
A fragmentary pamphlet style item offers old time health tips and home remedies. It warns against overeating and drinking alcohol and prescribes simple dressings and plant powders for minor burns. It also includes a quirky aside about a parrot and a joke about an alpman friend’s finances.
The text describes garment details and sewing techniques with garbled phrases. It mentions open, plain fabric, three inch wide tucks, a front cut with joined straight hem, and a room setting in a town. It references a person named Judie and a note about spacing buds and styling in a historical context.
Mail time schedule and delivery notices from the Gem'duia Post Office list reading times and routes for many places, with entries for parcels and correspondence. The document includes lines on the Weekday dawn to evening mail, names of delivering firms and workers, and a schedule identifying days for Northampton and Chapmans. It notes incoming mails and distant towns, urges perseverance, and hints at date ranges and daily arrivals.
Fragmented numerical strings describe sunrise and sunset data for Geraldton with multiple time stamps and coded measurements. The readable portion mentions hours, tides, and a reference to weather and instruments but lacks coherent context or complete readings. Some names appear garbled in the OCR, including possible mentions of locations and individuals.
The London Directory promotes an annual trade guide listing English manufacturers and dealers, export merchants, and ship routes with probable sailings. It notes provincial trade notices and offers advertising space for agencies and dealers, with pricing and mailing details.
The notice references town agencies and listed individuals including F Kale Lives J. Ryan Gen Laing GChirke J. Rowe Snel Gen Rosam & Co Blighlin Mise Richey and the Geraldton Express Co Ltd, urging affected residents to seek official assistance through this office for planning papers and sales guidance.
Advertises wholesale trade terms for European and Continental goods including books, stationery, leather, hardware, machinery, jewelry, photography, and more. Commission rates from 24 to 6 percent with trade discounts, special quotations on demand, and consignments. Account William Wilson & Sons, 23 Abchurch Lane, London EC. Also mentions ambulatory go carts and rapid progress in visibility of modern carriages and travel devices.
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