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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 16, 1917
Page
4
Veronica faces marriage obstacles and a scheming mother as Vera confronts Lord Chertesy and Paul Meredith in a dramatic domestic tale of love and sacrifice. Veronica defies guardianship, vows truth, and Vera succumbs to romance after a path of trial and endurance.
Len Weeks gives up tenancy of the Railway Coffee Palace and announces a lease of the Geraldton Coffee Palace. He thanks patrons and friends, pledging strict business care and sole kitchen control to retain good will and social standing.
The usual monthly meeting of the Board held on Friday with members Sewell Cream Grant Gould Bridgman McK Grant and Secretary Kidd. Resolutions included canceling reserves and increasing Cemetery Site reserves to 53 acres, accepting John Major jun as tender for Geraldton Commonsite farming, appointing Major jun as Ranger, and arranging a Semiorary Pound at Utskarra. Financials show debts and allocations. next meeting set for June th.
The Cerro Mercada, called after its discoverer Vazquez del Mercada, is described as a vast iron mountain in Mexico. It rises abruptly, spans a mile and a half in length and half a mile in width, and is said to be almost entirely iron ore with estimates of hundreds of millions of tons. Attempts to mine are cited as failures due to long journeys and high costs, with speculation on the ore extending beneath Durango.
The annual meeting of ratepayers was held in Geraldton on Friday May 11 1917 at 10 50 a m. Present were W Sewell chairman five members and the Secretary. Only board members present. matters required by the Act were dealt with. Mr D E Grant urged more careful road drafting. The chairman declared the meeting closed.
The council pressed for fuller inquiries into the state of the native camp adjacent to the flour mill. The Board believed the present setup opposes the broader interests of the community and called for actions to address the situation.
Market Reports from Messrs Delgety and Co Ltd show heavy supplies still unmet and values rising to unprecedented levels. Quotes cover lines shoepekins and pelted skins, Merinos wools, bal-wools, cross tweda leather, pelts by condition, hides including butehera primary, and calf skins. Tallow values also listed with price ranges.
Mis Kimberley highlights bright sparkl ing gems while praising rich diadems as pure, claiming a chill can be cured by healthy strength and good health. The ad promotes Tin Woods Great Peppermint Cure as a reliable remedy for coughs and colds.
A Portland Crescent Leeds reader reports Orlene as a universal cure for longstanding ailments. The ad touts a remedy by direct action on nerves and cites a claimant who says it cured numerous cases at a price of 4/0. Address: Viewwaterling Street Dartford.
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