18 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1916
Page
1
A bacteriological institute conducted experiments using dirt from filthy nails in cultivating mixtures to feed germs. The crop included 36 micrococci, 18 bacilli and other forms, suggesting that touching with dirty nails is dangerous. The dirt, not the nail, is the source of poison.
A garbled passage discusses keeping Baty’s head cool and mentions traditional beliefs about head coverings at birth. It references teething, brain health concerns, and a mix of medical and religious terms, with unclear connections to care practices and potential harms.
Fragmentary OCR describes an obstruction commonly known as a gate amid a tangled scene. The text references a place called Day Pawn and Cambell with unclear actions and人物 names, mentioning interior gear and a nightmare interview.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a chaotic ad page with scattered phrases about starting up, rents, a dust, sticks, a hunt, a spur, music and people named like Mat, Phe, and Espen. No clear article, but suggests a disrupted notice or humorous pastiche in a local paper.
The document lists revised mail timings and station notes across many locales including Northampton, Howatharra, Teakle Bros, Mantle, Ayekson Show, and Yuin. It records a mix of daily, weekly, and weekend schedules with arrivals and departures, flags delays, and notes postal handling at multiple stations.
The note lists lunar phases for Geraldton with first quarter on October 4, full moon on October 11, last quarter on October 19, and new moon on October 27. It mentions times and locations but remains fragmented.
A garbled ad-like snippet touts Ayer's Sersaneriila as delivering red corpuscles into blood and providing steady, even power to the nerves. urges readers to ASK a vector about its strong tonies.
London Directory provides a complete commercial guide to London and suburbs with lists of export merchants and their goods, steamship lines with ports, provincial trade notices, and leading manufacturers and merchants in UK towns. Copies of the current edition offered with advertising and agency listings.
European Agency advertises prompt execution of wholesale prices for British and Continental goods including books, stationery, hardware, drapery, medicines, jewellery, and more. Trade discounts 2 to 3 percent with special quotations on demand. Also promotes new models of go-carts and petam walkers and ships to Geraldton via local distributors.
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