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Newspaper
Geraldton Express
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1910
Page
4
The sale featured a broad catalogue of four thousand bales with nearly all sold at strong rates. Limited American demand kept top lots below last season, but overall prices were healthy. Murray Downs merino from Swan Hill traded at 173 for weeks and 104d crossbred. W Kerr’s Oppt Belele.
Messrs Dalgety and Company offer a sale in Fremantle on October 1810 with a large catalog of hogs and sheep. Prices trend lower than two weeks ago though demand remains strong for greys and heavy weights with top bids around 3/4 per ton and 2/7 per cwt for certain classes.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for backache, headaches, and kidney issues. It features a user testimony claiming lasting relief after eight years and directs readers to Foster-McClure in Perth for purchase at 3 shillings 9 pence per bottle, with a mailed price list.
Long column recounts a chaotic Showtime with crowded crowds, scant proper reporting, and broad criticism of licensing bills and Sabbath hotel openings. It notes lodging shortages in Geraldton, ongoing erection of new premises, and calls for tougher enforcement of failing laws. Quotes praise for Daily News and references to Mr Scaddan and Wolf Schapps.
A public notice from Geraldton thanks patrons and announces reduced prices on meats and supplies effective March 1 1910. The message urges the liberal parliament to reject proven falsehoods and end abuses by supporting the proposed sale reduction.
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