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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1907
Page
4
The readable fragments describe verses, names, and figures, then list state battery returns for a week in September. Names such as Roberts Emanuel Copter appear with tonnage totals for several locations, including Neptune and Meekatharra, while references to a depot and gold evoke a scattered wartime discourse.
Fragmented OCR text from a mining report in Lexnonville discusses values, tonnage, and ore quality. It mentions weights per ton and corrections, with reference to J. Salth and a report party that yielded several tons.
An Irish student challenged a professor's cause and effect theory arguing that cause does not always precede effect. He cited a contrivance with a wheelbarrow to press his point and claimed a doctor’s pills cure kidney disorders. The ad-like piece promotes Dean's Backache Kidney Pills with testimonials and prices.
September 20 saw a cricket match where Eastern States faced Australia. The Tethereiders dominated the West Australians with a first innings win by 40 runs. Individual scores include Rommege, Shoend, Hope Grigg, Tate, Parry, and Mountjoy contributing through several dismissals.
Beaten by heat and hunger, five days adrift on a raft after the schooner Tabitienne was wrecked. Two survivors recount sharks circling the raft, captain Baxter seized and devoured, cook and boy dead from exposure, and several others dying from thirst and exhaustion before rescue.
A vivid, old newspaper account describes a prison crime at Holloway where a bogus solicitor lured a prisoner to reveal where stolen goods were hidden. The thief was nabbed after another deception and sentenced to hard labour. It also mentions prisoners in Newforde Hungary drinking, a tunnel to a wine merchant, and a Canadian thief jailed for burglaries with a bloodhound track.
The spring gathering and burning of seaweed along Norway have become a valuable industry. Harvested weed yields iodine and other chemicals, feeding a growing trade. The seaweed forms vast underwater forests and washes ashore in autumn, igniting a coastline of bonfires as tar is burned far into the night.
A visitor in northern Scotland meets a man who just marked his hundredth birthday. The centenarian, wary of aging, jokes about surviving another century. A stray tale of colds and endurance follows, with rustic rhymes about stones and time.
Mount Erin diary notes life in September detailing sheep shearing, wool quality, lambing, and mixed harvest prospects. The writer discusses farming costs, market plans, and a cooperative flour mill, plus hopes for export and bankable yields. Mentions Georgetown, Brazil, Vancouver, Klondike nostalgia, and local barter economy with river travel challenges.
An old advertisement extols Chamberlains Cough Remedy claiming it cures colds and greatly reduces the danger of diphtheria or other germ illnesses. It asserts the remedy is safe with no opium and sold by all chemists and stores.
A 1907 communication from W Read, living with Jack Forsyus in Rio Takutu British Guiana, describes leaving the Klondike for prospecting, months in Vancouver and Scotland, land purchases in Canada, and river journeys toward Beitirnhax. The letter notes remote mail gaps, wartime-like weather, and a harsh tropical climate with flooding, vast swamps, and rivers, plus observations on cattle and local barter.
A historical prospectus excerpts lists provisional directors including J. M. Drew MIC and Hoon, with Geraldton as base. Bankers named as Australian Bank, solicitor Charlie Mano Esq, and secretary W. H Armstrong temp. Share allotment at 2s per share with balance in calls.
The fragmentary text appears to describe a section at a chest press or tuning area with a note about genuineness. however the readable portions are unclear and do not identify full facts, names, dates, or locations. Further readable content is needed to form a proper summary.
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