10 Oct 1917
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1917
Page
1
An early advertisement noting W Zimpel offers house furnishings and related goods. Describes available stock and invites customers to inquire for fillings of homes on Hay Street Perth.
Market report from Fremantle describes kangaroo skins and hides prices with a noted price drop from earlier catalog values. It explains supply glut from Eastern States and predicted further drops, while promising safeguards for clients and detailing current rates for merino and crossbred skins, damags, hides, and tallow.
An Australian family health advert touts Heav’s Essence as a money saving cure for children’s coughs, claiming two shillings buys a pint when mixed with water and sweetening. The copy argues it contains no opiates or ether and avoids harsh medicines.
London July 1. Stories of soldiers deemed dead who later turn up alive expose the heartbreak and confusion in families. Examples include a son believed killed but found prisoner in Germany, and a widow who remarried only to learn her husband was alive. Officials urge careful announcements to prevent such tragedies.
Random readings trace curious old tax and customs from Elizabethan fines on swearing to Cromwellian humor, Swift’s Ireland oath revenue, and a Bilbao village habit where serenos cry weather at night. The piece riffs on matches evolving from scarce to penny-cost, the social quirks of habit, and a tongue-in-cheek moral about modern conveniences.
The Geraldton Express, founded in 1673 and published three times weekly, defends its democratic stance while urging prompt payment from subscribers. It highlights past battles for Crown Lands openness, notes rising sales, and calls for responsible letters to editor while protecting writer anonymity.
The Expaess, established in 1878, has endured many Ricissitudes yet never missed a issue or large advertising volume. It emphasizes advertising value and stable rates, urging regular ads as vital for trade. Readers can obtain papers via local agents or指定 runners.
The article discusses calculating sunrise and sunset times for Geraldton including latitude and longitude, noting a date reference and mentioning a telegraphed or telegranted computation. It provides a compact note on the timing of sunrise and associated details with geographic coordinates.
The record lists lunar phases for October with terms such as Full Moon Last Quarter New Moon First Quarter and dates like October 21. It preserves era style while identifying the sequence of lunar stages in the month.
The London Directory offers a crimplet commercial guide to merchants and export houses. It lists steamship lines, ports, sailings, and colonial markets, with notices from manufacturers and merchants. Trade cards and larger ads are available via the directory publisher at Abthard Lane London EC.
European Agency lists wholesale indents at minimal cash with broad goods including bryt soles motor cars drapery millinery hardware and metals and more. Contigamenta of produce sold account sample cases offered from £30 upwards. Address William Wilson and Sons established 1814 Sbchurch Lane London.
Jarrah i9 Ode of the Ouest promotes world wide furniture making by growing wood locally and shipping timber. Policy requires two to seven years use before approval and UNIS stage reached with raw products samples boards tables bedroom letter hallstands.
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