The Betting Law and the Place Dilemma in NSW
A Sydney Bulletin piece lampoons a New South Wales betting bill by defining place as everywhere and everywhen. It mocks absurd tribunal rulings and imagines impossible places from South Pole to Atlantis, urging a simple clear definition to curb betting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Sydney
Iew South
South Pole
Atlantis
Utopia
Harataria
Pontoppidan
Mark Antony
Actium
Valhalla
Bonnington's Irish Moss Promotes Longtime Cough Remedy
An 85 year record highlights Bonnington's Irish Moss as a premier cough remedy. The product is described as pleasant to take and consistently effective in curing coughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnington
Unaddressed Letter Complaints Highlight Mail Delays
A reader urges the newspaper to investigate postal laxity after three letters posted to him went astray. One reached late and opened at a railway siding, another never arrived, and a third only was marked as posted. The writer calls for officials to identify careless workers and stop abuses.
Are You a Nuisance You Disturb Everyone at Home
A historical ad warns a persistent cough disrupts sleep and urges self care with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It promotes rest for all in the house and implies relief from coughing. Sold by WB Fallowfield at Marine Terrace, Inraldton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
WB. Fallowfield
Marine Terrace
Inraldton
Rail schedule from Geraldton to Perth and towns
Northern Railways runs a daily 6 am Geraldton to Perth service with a Friday 8 pm mail train. Geraldton to Cue has mixed trains on Monday Tuesday Thursday at 6 25 am with Friday 7 45 am and Saturday 9 15 am. Geraldton to Walkaway offers mixed daily 6 am with Saturday 1 30 pm and Friday 8 pm, a 10 10 pm Walkaway service on other days. Geraldton to Northampton runs mixed Monday Wednesday 9 am, Friday 2 50 pm, and Saturday 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldton
Perth
Pam
Northampton
Love and fate in Butler's verse on mortal happiness
The fragment reflects Samuel Butler's meditation on love as the peak of happiness yet an impossibility for mortals to possess. It contrasts evolving desire with the cruelties of fate, suggesting earthly joys cannot reach heavenly bliss, as rigid laws govern happiness beyond mortal reach.
Horrors of Saghalien Prison Unveiled by Russian Writer
A translated Russian account portrays Saghalien Island prison as a brutal chain camp for convicts. It describes grim cells, chained labor, barrow torture tests, sparse women’s ward, and brutal executioners often drawn from ex-convicts. Descriptions warn of foul conditions, forced labor, and systemic cruelty under Tsarist-era penal methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupsia
Centurs
Ube
Tat Rusia
England
France
United States
Yale Great
W Doroshevitsch
Saghelien
Saghelion
Korsakovsk
Korse
Saghalien
Ananey
Joan
Purely Gentle Liver and Bowels Cure Tablet Note
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as harmless yet effective for purging the liver and bowels to expel toxins. It claims relief for constipation and sick headaches and lists W. B. Fallowfield of Geraldton as the seller on Marine Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. B. Fallowfield
Marine Terrace
Geraldton
Fragmented garbled scene with rods and a figure
A distorted text segment describes a tense moment with rods and a pursuer figure. Names and actions are unclear, presenting a chaotic, partially legible confrontation with shifting details and sporadic dialogue.
Curious Salt Facts Through Time and Trade
An article tracing salt from ancient uses to modern chemistry, noting its role in currency, diet, and nature. It covers Roman, European, and Asian histories, the etymology of salary, evaporation mining in Poland and Savoy, and the essential place of salt in life, environment, and industry. It also mentions salt’s presence in weather and plant growth, with a nod to a medicinal ad at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uriala
Tadie
Eile
Holland
Griettal
Max Muller
Angus Smith
Wenich
Australia
Vieliceska
Poland
Arbonne
Savoy
Chronic Chest Complaints Woods Great Peppermint Cure
An item notes a patent remedy titled Chronic Chest Complaints Woods Great Peppermint Cure. It describes its claimed effects and availability in local shops, reflecting early medicinal advertisements and consumer products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
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Oldsmobile
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Olds Motor Works
Detroit
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U. S.A
American Motor Car & Vehicle Co
W.A
the “Bulletin
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Louis de Hougenant
Dudge
Narra Tarra Postal Service
Narra Tarra
Jume
Northern Railways
Samuel Butler
Utssian
Komlel
Tolstych
Ivan Weasjutin
Wassiatin
Wassiatig
Cheaspel
Chinspet
Taal
Wwieaié
Massey & CO
Wolff's
Eballdton
E. Wolff & Co
Minerva Tonic
Lancet
Hrat
Snd
Minerva
Depo
Hargar Street
Oour
Oliver
Howard
McKay
Sunshine Harvester
Moormick
William Sandover & Co
Fremantle
London
Loca, Acur
W.B. Pallowfield
ST. Jacobs OK
Lambago
Esold
THE
Darda
Memoriam Cardr
Geraldton Express
Geraldton Advertiser
Murchison Goldfields
Bmo Bettlers
Metropoliten Journala
Geraldton Express CO. Ltd
Ar Ree
Guraléton
Wen Freh Cates
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