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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1918
Page
4
An old column extols dogs used against burglars, praising trained fox and triad terriers for guarding homes. It notes dealers profit from selling aggressive mongrels, and describes training methods that induce fear in thieves, contrasting well bred dogs with impure varieties.
Mrs Edith Austin recalls her husband’s finger crushed in a Tweed Factory machine. After two to three weeks at Prince Alfred Hospital, Zam-Buk soothed pain and drew out bone, helping full healing. She extols Zam-Buk for burns cuts and bruises as a money-saving remedy.
A careless Dublin visit features a professor mistakenly asking a cabman to rob a horse and a witty exchange over a “chore” and a “horse.” The scene shifts to a spouse’s cheerful breakfast routine with chores and meals described in comic light.
The Labor Representative reports Mr Meadows Smith of the French Mission told a Richmond audience that General Poll will soon welcome to Australia a labor colleague named Themen. The messenger had travelled from San Francisco to accompany home the remains of M. Metin.
Dalgety and Co note Western Australia buyers scarce for sheep skins as government purchases focus on sound pelts. Kangaroo skins show strong demand for greys with high prices. reds include hunters but many dog‑caught. Damaged hides and tallow values given. goatskin and second grades defined. ranges for merino wool and various skins quoted with per pound and per ton figures.
A brief notice notes a man of middling height who served three years in the war with the French Army. It mentions his son, aged 18, currently in the trenches, reflecting on family service in wartime.
A Ipswich resident claims the use of Comstock's Dead Shot pellets eradicated pests, while noting an unrelated incident involving a child becoming unwell. The report presents the claim with cautious local interest and minimal detail.
Bridget McHugh and Lily Fleet, both British servants aged 35 and 25, were sentenced at Wallisey to three months in prison for communicating with German prisoners and giving them cigarettes. Letters and a photograph were found linking Fleet to the effort. Fleet reportedly visited the site about a dozen times and both women admitted gifting cigarettes in February before stopping after a sentry questioned the act.
At a recent conference of the Returned Soldiers' Association a resolution urged Federal enforcement of price protections. Rev Canon McClemans spoke forcefully on the cost of living for all in Australia, noting rising food and clothing prices, meat scarcity south of Geraldton, and wasteful wheat. He cited rising car numbers and profits by business after the war, arguing government support rested on the hard earnings of the poor.
Night Watch, a five year old gelding by St Aboyne from Wakeful, bred by Mr C L Macdonald, shows form after two wins as a two year old and a Canfield Cup win. Trained by R Bradfield, he previously carried 6 9 in 1903 Melbourne Cup and is connected to Revenue and King Offs through racing history.
An old catalog style ad endorses Noods Great Peppermint Cure for bronchial coughs. It claims relief with a 15 Bd sud ga 9d price and presents a simple dose instruction. The note emphasizes peppermint as a health aid and advertises a patent remedy tone.
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