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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1908
Page
4
Country readers are urged to obtain Wolfe's Schnapps as a family stimulant while churchgoers are advised against ordering more than a hundredweight of tins from the Co op Stores. The note references ash tinned goods and jats strips in a dated local market context.
Robert of Fort William reports weeks of swelling and burning underarm and back, with relentless itch. After trying various remedies, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills. within a month his skin ailment cleared completely and he now advocates Cuticura for all skin troubles.
An old advertisement extols Cuticura products as the ultimate remedy for severe skin and scalp ailments. It claims a single application of Cuticura Ointment after a hot bath and followed by Cuticura Pill can relieve itching burning and scaly humours and purportedly cure many cases with minimal treatment.
A 1908 Melbourne report references a patient improving on a treatment called Gime or similar and notes a later statement by a figure named Herska recommending the approach. The text mentions bronchitis and shoulder pain, with the patient reporting better condition after weeks of relapse and partial recovery before a further relapse.
The narrative tracks Bayley and Font along with Torlan miners prospecting the Murchison and Mount Ken beth, moving to Southern Cross, and pushing to Coolgardie region. It outlines initial hardships, water shortages, and supply chains, the rapid town growth, transport and communications spread, and the extraordinary gold yields and financial windfalls that followed, including later consolidation into a company and the evolving output through 1908.
A fragmented adv for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Bonnington's Irish Moss. Mentions cough relief, expectoration, and restoring health. References to credit and life insurance as life ad phrases. Appears as a period ad column with multiple product names and informal rhetorical questions.
In 184 the Lowluicbery and Wealth of Nations discovery unfolded as prospectors on a Cookrante return found rich gold-bearing specimens. A reel outcrop yielded 1000 to Stanton of Rohl with one piece worth 22500. Nuggets of 197 and 14704 were secured as the tale of early Californian gold fever emerges in a Gazette. Wolfe's Schnadps are advertised as a tonic.
Mr. C. L. Tomlinson, Secretary Mechanics Institute Northampton, testifies that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is essential. He asserts its speedy action and curative properties when taken as directed and proudly recommends it to anyone troubled by cough or cold. Sold by chemists and storekeepers.
Readers report a heated exchange about the Country School, accusing a district leader and teachers of favoritism and deception. The piece cites seven inquiries and forty-two reports against one educator, while praising the current teacher’s record in Victoria amid widespread parental dissatisfaction.
A fragmented OCR letter page shows a teacher praised for calm amid hostilities and a baring of local school grievances. The writer laments unfair treatment of children, notes dismissive attitudes by staff, and hints at political or cultural conflict in the community captured by a later editorial comment about a writer named Le Gromdeur.
Dull trading prompts calls for Co op Stores as the remedy for hard times. Housewives urged to spend cash to stretch money, with credit shops' bad debt allowance returned to customers in lower prices. Reading notes mention selling tea cups and saucers at low prices.
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