11 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
1
An old vendor with a quirky business spins a tale of selling stock and services for small sums. He touts hustle and persistence, menacing rivals, and a sly method to attract customers, recalling a memory of shrewd commerce during lean times.
A fragmentary wartime reminiscence recounts brutal fighting, injuries, and survival stories from the Australian and German fronts. The narrator, an unnamed corporal, describes bombardments, wounds, stretcher bearers, and near misses as he and comrades endure chaos and fear during a charge, noting German brutality and a grim scene of a captured or fallen officer.
This fragment offers household guidance on preserving color when cooking greens and handling marble cleaning. It mentions soaking, preparing mixtures, and using water to prevent drying or odor, with advice on making a stiff cement paste for marble and general cleaning tips. It preserves scattered names and phrases, but the readable content centers on domestic tips and material preparation.
A compact review of age statistics across Europe shows Valenria leading with 1,888 centenarians, followed by Romnia and Sergin, while Denmark records two centenarians. The piece also touches on a French vineyard color experiment, the evolution of steam-era furniture and wiring, and a discussion of ancient ship rigging and rope splicing for maintenance and safety. It closes with notes on China’s early newspapers and the structure of the Chinese written language based on mother-words and word families.
Postal timetable listing multiple destinations with specific delivery times and days. Includes lines about mails received at Tort Gases Gullows Glengerry Nabava Ellendale Walkaway and various farms and stations with morning and afternoon slots. Mentions funeral notices and general service times for local residents.
The London Directory provides annual listings of manufacturers and dealers across Wort and suburbs, detailing export merchants, colonial and foreign markets, steamship lines by port, and provincial trade notices. It offers trade cards and larger advertisements from £3, with freight paid on receipt of postal orders.
Calculated sunrise and sunset times for Geraldton using latitude and longitude, with moon phases listed as first quarter on October 4, full moon on October 11, last quarter on October 18, and new moon on October 27.
European Agency advertises low cash prices on Continental goods Books and Stationery Boots Shoes and Leather Chemicals Drapery Millinery Fancy Goods and Perfumery Machinery and Metalware Peat and Gea Gaeta Geography Provisions and Men’s Stores with 24 percent commission Trade Discounts on Demand Sample Cases from £10 upwards Consignments of Produce Sold on Account The Geraldton Express mentions go carts and scramulators and new collapsible models for trams and trains with up to date features and comfort highlighted.
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