Varying Fortunes Part III ends with treasure fiasco
Steel foils a treasure plot at Hollow Down in Sudbourne. A farmer, daughter Elsie, and a band of laborers join a search that yields nothing. The treasure tale collapses as villagers attack a fortune-teller, while Steel contemplates a future with Elsie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunborough
Steel
Patchet
Hollow Down
Hulloa
Huckle
Old Thompson
Aaid Steel
Berdbourne
Elaie
Grim Allence
Elsie
How Gas Is Made From Coal At The Gasworks
An explainer describes gas production from coal in simple steps. From breaking coal and lighting a clay pipe to capture smoke, to purifying gas in bottles and retorts, and finally storing it in iron gas holders with water baths and main pipes delivering gas to houses. It contrasts open air heating with closed retorts and outlines components like steam tar air and acids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasworks
Market notes on Australian wheat and perth chaff prices
Our London cables show Australian wheat cargoes sold at 6d per quarter of 480 pounds. Chaff values vary by quality with prime chaff at £6 7s to £6 19s, average £5 10s to £5 15s, and damaged at £2 to £3 10s. extraordinary weather and poor hay drying affect supply and prices. Oaten chaff scarce with good demand. oats and may be unchanged with feeds at 2s 6d to 25d for heavy feeds and 2s 4d to 28s 5d for might feeds.
Mart of Mes'rs Livestock Auction Prices Listing
Auctioneers offer a large property parcel with 213000 acres and 15000 sheep at Murchison station. Prices for prime quality bullocks range £16-£12s, cows £11-£12 5s, and various sheep lots fetch 1s-28s 7d per head. pigs and Porsers priced by weight and grade. Auction proceeds benefit the Sted Cross Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CL Burt
Hatamine
Aml
Murchison
Sted Cross Society
Doan's Ointment Endorsed for Piles by Perth Resident
A Snowdenshert resident, now in Milland Junction, credits Doan's Ointment with relieving itch and protruding piles after years of suffering. She recalls immediate pain relief after a day and full cure after one pot, with no recurrence in three years. The ad urges purchase from Foster-WClellan Co. at 2/9 per pot, warning to ensure you get DOAN'S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Smith
Snowdenshert
Geraldton
Milland Junction
Jterth
Shardy
Dean
Doan
Foster-Wclellan
Murray-street
Perth
Questionable Patent Aspirin Ad Claims Medical Benefit
A fragmentary ad touts Aspirin as a universal remedy for nervous diseases and pains. It cites government testing and a license but provides unclear sourcing, listing Geo. St. Nivhenstad Co and other vague locations, with dubious pricing notes.
Health in the Home Brain tests and ringworm care guidance
A health column urges quick thinking with daily mental exercises and tests brain speed via rapid fact recall. It details ringworm in children, its causes, diagnosis by a doctor, and strict hygiene to prevent spread including single usage of personal items and a paper cap.
Express Trade Directory listing Perth to Geraldton firms
A dense list of advertisers and suppliers including Atlas Engineering Co Victoria Road Fremantle boiler makers and coppersmiths Ashton Parsons for Royal Tonic Phosferine Angipar Chemical Co Sydney Angier's Emulsion Aver's Sarsaparilla Blight Bros Beecham Proprietary Bonnington Proprietary and many more ironmongers drapers haberdashers and shipping agents with Geraldton merchants Dalgety Co Morris Daw son Fish er Co Rexona Fong Co Green Morrocks Harver Heane Holzman Bros and Preeman Gollin Co Propr tel Melbourne Mackenzie Clo Mor e Morse Propr iety Nestle Anglo Swiss Condensed Milk Co Nathan Nicholas Nicholas Co Hearn's Essence Peps Propr iary Picket t Harry Peps Propr iary Qu ick H E Co Ryan Joe Robur Tea Venus Vacuum Oil Victoria Hotel Venizelos Cafe de Lux Wolfe’s Scannapps Wise Co Woods Peppermint Care Zam Buck Co Impal W S Wilson Wiles & Co Wares Dove Bit umastic Ltd Williams Dr Wink? and Zam-Buck etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth Bank OF Australia
Universal Providers
Drapers, Miliiners, Clothiers
Marine Terrace
Geraldton
Gollin & CO. Proprietary, Ltd
Melbourne
Mellin's Food For
Bride-to-be Stowaway in Dutch Sea Horror
An English orphan girl of 31 from Gravesend hid aboard a Dutch sailor’s ship in London. The vessel sank after a U boat torpedo strike as she revealed her presence to the crew. Rescued by a fishing smack, she was taken to Ymaiden and sent back to England by the British Vice-Consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravesend
London
Saily
Neta
Holland
Ymaiden
England
Ry Fee Stein Os Li the of wget foe sound simop
Ry Fee Stein faces charges in a local case involving a sound related incident. The proceedings involve police and a court, with unclear details due to OCR fragmentation. No specific dates or named institutions are clearly readable in this fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ry Fee Stein
Simop
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Bank - Hristialig
Rabaul
Fred, Jay
Janus
Bla
Sudbourne
Rina Hood
Knight
Uratn and
Chapfe Market
Marko
Geports
Copley’s Siding
Midland’ Junction Market
Ilia
Storss
Roe
West
Commonwealth
aleLemeete
Geo. St. Nivhenstad Co
Chennel 04
Glo Mhidera Lave
Me Bourus
Price
Roper Lettie
The
Express
Atlas Engineering CO
Victoria Road
Vremantle—Boilermalers
Iron and Mrass
Coppersmiths
Ashton, & Parsons
Angipar Chemical Co., Ltd
Sydney
Angier
Aver's
Aver’s
Blight Bros
Beecham. Proprietary
Beecham
Bonnington Proprietary
Bartlett
N. H
Boan Brothers
Universal
Wellington
Murray Streets
Comes Palace
Martine Terrace
Cream & Co
Eleanor Street
Morrocks
India
Nainsooks
Harver
Heane’s Proprietary
London Directory Co., Ltd
Abchurch Lane
B.C
Commercial Guide
Leste
George
Garden Road
Laxmichand Bossabehe and Bros
Rajkot
Morse Proprietary
Ollan Root Pills
Muskett Bros
Central Fish and Oyster Saloon
Ie Terrace
Marse, Toln & Co., Ltd
Swan'’ Fountain
Goy Ltd
W.A. Burns, Philp, & Co
Marsh, Dan
Wheelwright and Glacksmith
Elwes Street
Nestle & Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company
Nestle’s
Australia
Nathan, H
Nicholas, Geo., CO
Flinders Lane
Nicholas
Hearn's
Pickett
Harry
Peps Proprietary
Ryan
Joe
Robur Tea Proprietary
Mulbourne
Robur Tea
Stones, C. & CO
Northampton
Fremantle
Paré
Darwin
Frank Green
C O
Wolfe's Scanapps
Wilson, William & Son
D.C
Wise & CO
W.A
Woods’ Peppermint Care
Wailes Dove Bitumastic, Ltd
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Zam-Buck CO
Pitt Street
Syntwy
Hay Street
Amsterdam
Wolte
Alenkols
Directory of Merchants & Manu
Facturers of India
Laxmichand Dossabhi and Bros
Bitum
Sicontenne
Wailes Dove Bitumastic Ltd
Liverpool
Ma‘achester
Glasgow
Cardiff
Birmingham
Leedy
Hall
Newcastle-Oin-Tyne
Wy AN
Fountpen
Fixiness Panime Company
Masia
Wolfe’s Schnapps
Inile
Mesara
R. de Lucey
J. Ryan
Geo. Laing
J. G. Clarke
E. Gael
Geo. Rosamend Co
Miss Riches
Francis Henry Critch
Geraldton Express" Co., Ltd
Geraldtem Express
Mains Terrace
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