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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
4
Market reports from Dalgety and Co list weekly stock prices for bulls, cows, and steers. Prices range from about £10 to £19 for various weights and grades, with notes on good, fair, and rough quality stock and lighter sorts.
The Midland Junction market reports a fluctuating sale with metropolitan buyers visiting for a fair. Prices edged up at times while supply ran short, as large buyers stayed out of the market and prices for sheep, wool, and goats showed modest gains or remained steady.
A large Northampton crowd gathered for a Rollers pen d off evening featuring Private Lucus and L Williams among volunteers from the district. The program included songs recitals and music to raise funds for the Red Cross, with local organiser Cecil Lutag highlighted for his prior entertainments and £80 raised. Weather turned wintry with rain since last Wednesday.
The Geraldton Express can be purchased from tews agents including T. R. de Lucey J Ryan Geo Laing J Q Clarke k Snell Geo Rosam and Co and Miss Richey.
A physician advises dyspeptics to avoid acidic foods and to eat in moderation. He recommends taking half a teaspoon of insulatable magnesia after meals to neutralize acid, noting it is a food corrective rather than medication and helps digestion without drugs. He favors neutralizing acid over drugging an inflamed stomach and suggests purchasing bisurated magnesia from a pharmacist.
The fragment presents a wartime pamphlet style piece attacking the “waster on the corner” as unworthy of national service. It condemns apathy and emphasizes collective duty, claiming the demoralized individual must be pressed into service to defend the nation. The text appears dated and agitational, praising a forged heroic ideal.
The council discusses applications to collect funds for presenting flags to reinforcement battalions. It notes flags are not carried in training, not publicly displayed, and usually kept in churches or regimental custody. Given these practices, the council deems it inadvisable to permit fundraising for flag presentations to reinforcements.
Military authorities approve distributing comforts to soldiers via battalion fund. Funds credited to commanding officer for use on comforts and sporting material to boost morale. Also an Australian ad block touts Heans Essence as cold remedy and Wolfe’s Schrapps sleep aid with pricing and availability.
A vintage claim extols Dr Marge’s Indian Root Pillas as cleansing the stomach and bowels, toning the system and addressing liver and kidney troubles. It touts relief for biliousness constipation and sick headache, calling the pills a perfect blood purifier.
An aging merchant launches a bold venture with a quirky pricing scheme and a full-page ad. His plain talk and aggressive marketing draw crowds, boosting sales and prompting locals to compare his luck to famed merchants.
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