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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
4
Washington reports Edison designed freighters can defeat Uboat sighting by lowering masts and stacks and painting neutral tones to blend with sea. Front sections hinge flat or removed to streamline profile, creating a nearly submarine-invisible merchant vessel across short distances.
A fragmented tribute lists the Red Cross Society May collection totaling £10835 4 and local contributions for Rosella Hospital State School Naruguly Branen and Mrs Sherlocks Music School. Ambulance class at precreds Carnival and Ger aiston Branch portion show additional figures 225 1011 2a 7 8.
The Greenough Roads Board met with C L Duncan J Keynote M I Bane and J Logay presiding. Warnings over small board led to overbooked correspondence. F Cuneo appointed licensing officer inspector under the Noxious Weeds Act for 1918. Ratepayers' naming to be called in February and Nadkaway Evang Road Bridge repairs funded from treasury balance. Notices for dog and vehicle registration due by February 1 1018. Quarterly statement adopted. School reserve fencing discussed. Core sample test and cost per cubic yard considered for Coontal Quarry.
The Express champions opening Croton Lands to unfettered adoption amid long battle against vested interests. It notes the mineral wealth of the district, urges greater staff, and reports rising subscribers while warning readers to pay up promptly as paper costs rise and long credit ends.
An odd promotional line touts SQUIRT as a refreshing drink offered at the World Trade Center with a focus on inner care and attention and a promise of always freehind coolness.
A historical notice promotes Linseed Compound as a proven remedy for chest complaints and related coughs and colds. The short medical claim highlights its efficacy, reflecting period patent medicine language and marketing style.
The annual report of the visiting medical officer was read and adopted. It notes the district health as generally satisfactory with infectious diseases reported. It calls for thorough fumigation of district schools for minor quarters before resuming, and addresses complaints about the Georgina school ground and ticket pitch and reserve being ploughed up. The secretary was instructed to attend to those matters.
The editor invites letters on matters affecting our industries and public concerns written in a fair spirit. Letters should avoid offence and spite, and the real name of the writer must be given if published. Anonymous contributors may request secrecy, with special safeguards to protect names.
The Geraldton Express has endured since 1878, remaining a stable and popular newspaper with a large volume of well paid foreign and interstate advertising. It warns against cutting advertising in hard times as a false signal and sets fixed reasonable rates for regular ads.
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