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23 Feb 1917
Page 1
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text provides no coherent report or names to summarize into a factual news item.
A rambling verse traces an old man who starts a shop with small capital and grows by bold ads and window displays. He expands, builds a glass front, shouts full-page ads, and keeps hustling as a prosperous local merchant despite hard times.
A letter from ANCOCK Co. at 54 Bal TGR Madelinestreet Wet Wourne describes trade and education updates. Mentioned are HANWHA Land, Mitek, and public notices about pricing and distribution. The correspondence also references representatives from HHL UCL and others, with a closing sign‑off from a Lady and the address in Tumails.
The readable text presents garbled dialogue about manners and courtesy in a classroom setting. Characters discuss what to say at meals and how to behave, with lingering errors and partial phrases implying a dated or misscanned source. No clear event or outcome is established.
Fragmented OCR text covers Australian Expeditionary Forces, soldier pensions, widows’ allowances, and recruiting notes. It references wartime service, fortnightly payments, child allowances, and the responsibilities of commissioners and local recruiting posts in relation to pensions and bounties for soldiers and widows. Specific details are garbled but indicate pension scales and officer duties at recruitment offices.
Mrs Lillie Jamieson of Brisbane claims Zam-Bak cured her husband’s knee injury after scaffolding accident. She describes surgery, infection, and slow recovery, noting Zam-Bak drew out poisons, reduced inflammation, and healed the wound in three weeks, praising its herbal healing power.
Fragmented OCR reveals a jumble of names, places, and terms including Leith, doctors, patents, and various brands. The readable bits suggest a historical page with medical references and scattered Proper nouns such as Moe, USI, and Kinkos, interwoven with obscure terms and garbled phrases. The overall item resembles a collage of notices, product mentions, and biographical snippets rather than a single coherent story.
The notice lists revised mail cut off times at the Ge ralston Post Office for Perth and surrounding areas. It specifies adjusted schedules and aims to improve delivery efficiency for the listed locations.
Notices list varied schedules and timings for locations across Geraldton and surrounding districts. Entry details include ferry, mail, and chapel timings, with funeral services noted for the district. The fragment preserves names of places like Northampton and Chapman and mentions multiple local schedules and events.
Readers unable to get the Ex press from sales boys may collect papers at listed town agencies including Tur de Lucey Ryan Laing Clarke Rowe Sach Kosama Blight Mise Richey offices in Garaldton Express.
The London Directory advertises a comprehensive commercial guide to trades in the city and suburbs. It lists merchants with goods, colonial and port trade links, steamship lines, and provincial trade sources. The 2 edition is issued by The London Directory Co Ltd with offices at Abchurch Lane.
A European Agency listing wholesale prices for BEiL goods and general merchandise. The notice promotes low prices on books, stationery, footwear, hardware, jewelry, and more, with trade discounts and consignments sold on account. It also touts go-carts and strollers for rapid progress, describing different models, comforts, and styles to attract buyers.
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