09 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1916
Page
1
The passage offers various kitchen tips for cleaning, soaking, and cooking spices and produce. It covers washing methods with cold water, whitening, drying, and polishing glassware, plus steps to plump or tenderize items. It also notes heating water for currants and sultans to optimize juiciness and cooking outcomes.
A brief item notes Wolfe's schnapps in a small weighty anecdote about a drink and a playful misdirection, mentioning a tavern or shop and a local reaction to the unusual product. The piece reads as a quaint historical aside with a hint of humor and social context.
The readable text presents a chaotic list of names, phrases, and apparent product mentions. It resembles a damaged page segment from a historical newspaper containing a jumble of vendors, likely an advertisement section, with numerous personal and business names such as J. Hyah and Geo. Tokam and Co.
A Vacuum Oil Company executive, Mr J H Ullmann, explains that truthful advertising is essential for selling good products. He highlights The Square Deal policy, aiming for high quality at low price, with efficient service and employee support, and notes Robinson Crusoe as early advertising example.
The article discusses briar pipe manufacture from Priva arhoria roots found in the Corsican and Alpine regions, detailing drying to remove moisture and four weeks in special dryers before work. It also extols Japan's cherry blossom, sphaiva-no-hana, as a revered symbol tied to culture and the imperial court since the fifth century, contrasting with Chinese origins.
A fragmentary dispatch describes intensified combat across the Balkans near the border of Hungary and Romania with reports of disrupted crops and supply lines. It notes German and Austrian forces pressing in the Debruda region while Allied counterattacks slow but steady at Verdun and subjects like Monastir See a shifting balance as reserves are deployed and casualties rise.
A fragmented OCR note mentions a cure named Woods Great reppermint Cure. The readable text hints at a medicinal preparation but provides no clear context, outcome, or identifiable entities beyond the unusual term. Further legible text is needed to determine key details or association.
Postal notices list close times and routes for numerous stations including Lang, Pindar, Magnet,-Wandoo, Meekutharra, Ling, Yuin, Lander, Ellendale, and Glengarry with specific days and times such as 7.40 am at Withedden and Koogereena, 6.39 am on Thursdays and Saturdays, and Tuesday Friday schedules at several posts.
The record lists lunar phase dates for Geraldton with first quarter on October 4, full moon on October 11, last quarter on October 14 and new moon on October 27. The data is based on the latitude and attitude, noting minor OCR inconsistencies in the phrasing.
The London Directory presents a comprehensive commercial guide to Low Yew and suburbs, detailing export merchants their goods and ship lines. It notes provincial trade notices from UK manufacturers and dealers, with steamship sailings and port destinations.
The notice lists wholesale discounts for British and Continental goods including books, footwear, hardware, machinery, jewelry, drapery, and more. It promotes rapid progress for go-carts and ambulatory devices, noting new models and comfort features. Local agents and addresses in London and Geraldton area are given for distribution.
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