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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
4
Fragmentary notice recounts a dramatic cure with Zam Bok balm for a man with a poisoned wound and painful heel. The account, presented as testimonial style, claims rapid recovery and praise for the remedy while noting dangers and general cautions about other treatments.
Fragmented OCR text references Christmas on the battlefield, Hebron, various names and places, and scattered phrases about Australia recovery and wartime themes. The readable parts suggest a collage of wartime reflections and international names amid garbled lines.
A garbled advertisement touts Hean’s Essence as a cough remedy. It claims a pint mixture cures coughs colds and throat troubles and that adding 23 shillings of Hean’s Essence makes a potent mix. Mentions a passenger’s departure to Australia and distribution via chemists and stores including England.
Notice to advertisers requests insertion of a three for one advert in Geraldton Express Limited. Alterations to standing advertisements must reach the office by a specified deadline and cannot be made on the day of publication.
The readable text shows garbled references to soldiers mail and military formality with scattered names like Frances and places such as Australia. It hints at wartime postal procedures and authority but lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable individuals to form a complete report.
Fragmentary account recounts the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in August 79 AD destroying Pompeii Herculaneum and surrounding towns. It notes ash clouds, sulfur fumes, and widespread loss of life including many in the amphitheater. It mentions later attempts at rebuilding and the long effort to preserve ruins for study and pilgrimage.
The piece traces Japanese prints' journey to Europe, noting collectors like Swinburne and Whistler, the spread of appreciation through London and Paris, and the early English promoters Ernest Hart and Jess. It explains hand printing by three artisans, cherry wood blocks, and multi colour proofs, plus fading wood blocks and variable pigments limiting edition sizes.
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