28 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1917
Page
1
Fragmented OCR notes list names, places, and directories across Australia and New Zealand, referencing post office directories, sellers and buyers, and scattered phrases about commerce. It shows garbled entries for New South Wales, South Australia, and other regions with scattered proper nouns and undefined claims.
The text presents a jumble of names, numbers, and fragmentary race notes from Yalgoo, including individuals like Murph, Keyser, and Wetherall, plus yards, heats, and placements. The readable items indicate a local athletic meet with numerous competitors and incomplete event details.
A chaotic battle narrative describes Allied and Iraqi forces clashing around Baghdad with heavy fighting. Reports mention naval and air support, bombardments, and advancing troops advancing toward key districts amid a night of intense combat and shifting fronts.
A young man complimented the hostess saying she played her part splendidly and fitted it to perfection. The hostess replied she needed no young pretty woman for the role, noting the compliment while hinting at the mismatch of the part.
Anextensive inquiry discusses the advisory commission and commissioner roles in agricultural health, animal feeding, and water quality. It examines practical dairy feeding systems, fodder quality, and storage within metropolitan areas, noting EMtala and statutory aspects while detailing conduct and oversight by city health authorities and agricultural commissions.
The new cook demands fifty pounds and a reference before taking the position. She refuses washing tasks, asks to work after seven, and wants three evenings off weekly. The mistress hints the reference can wait, but the applicant insists on the letter now.
A father tries to aid his son's moth hobby by buying a book for him. The boy, puzzled, replies the book is mostly about babies as the father exclaims in surprise. The humor hinges on a misreading of the title Hints to Young MOTHers.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a May wartime gathering in New York near Madison Square Garden. It notes disturbances, some attendees throwing objects, and mentions speakers asking prayers for two individuals. The text is garbled with missing names and places.
Mail schedules and receipts list various town routes and times across Western Australia. It records deliveries to Perth, Mockatharra, Sandstone, Wongan Hills, Northampton and East Chapman with weekday, Tuesday and Friday, and weekend patterns. Names of carriers and places appear in fragmented form, detailing near daily post times and service notes.
Unclear OCR text outlines sunrise and sunset timings for Geraldton with references to daylight saving adjustments. Mentions first quarter moon, full moon, last quarter on March dates and a January or March misreading. Includes timing instruction about adding one hour to times.
Notice to town residents that those having difficulty obtaining the Express from sales’ boys may collect papers at listed town agencies. Names include T. R. de Lucey J. Ryan Geo. Laing G. Clarke J. Rowe K. E. Snell Geo. & Co Blight Bros Miss Richey and the Geraldton Express Co Ltd office.
Funeral services were conducted across all tribal tatts of the district with community members paying respects. Local clergy led ceremonies, reflecting on lives lived and lasting memories shared by families. The district noted a solemn end of an era as residents gathered.
A damaged OCR item describes a London Directory issue offering a current edition on trade notices and provincial markets. It mentions ports and steamship lines, advertising options for dealers, and pricing from £3, with the publisher at Abchurch Lane, London.
European Agency advertises goods including boots shoes china earthenware and glassware with trade discounts and quotations on demand. Promotions mention go carts trambulators and other models with comfortable designs and varying shapes and styles.
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