09 Jan 1923
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1923
Page
1
Read about the Manchester Star sale featuring Xmas bargains across textiles and home goods. Includes calico, damask table coverings, lace curtains, gowns, shirts, trunks, suits, ladies wear, gloves, stockings, millinery, electro plate, watches, glassware, toys, dried fruits, and nuts with prices and sizes across a wide selection.
OLAEREMORT announces tennis hockey and baseball under Sports Minton. Additional accommodation now being provided for boarders. Applications should come from the college or the secretary Rev A J Barclay St Leonard's Avenue West Leederville.
Fragmentary notice from Wesley Boys College lists principal J F Want MA and indicates the school will open in February 1923 for boarders and day scholars. It mentions foundation scholar provisions and contains garbled references to locations and staff including Rev A J Barclay and Rev H J Morrell.
Obscure OCR list shows rough catalog of groceries and tobacco items including NORCO BUTTER HERRINGS SARDINES SALMON BEST MILLET BROOMS RICE and CAPTAIN CIGARETTES with varied prices. Names appear garbled and prices irregular, suggesting an unfinished ad or clipping from a shop circular.
Fragmented scorecard shows players like Keereems Giles Wiles Elliott Lowry Braithwaite and Waller. Bowling figures list Elliott three for 15 Gitex five for 0 Wattérnon one for 3 and Braithwaite ten for Graithwaite all for 10. Cosmosopolitans innings totals and dismissals are partially legible with Waller Watterson not out and Sundries totaling 103.
Unreconstructed data lists sunrise and sunset for Geraldton with lat long from astronomer H. B. Curiewis. Moon phases cover full moon January 3 or 13, last quarter January 10, new moon January 17, first quarter January 25.
A late arriving account from Rio de Janeiro weaves a strange story of a baleful effect tied to a pro Under the rain scheme. The narrative centers on a mysterious figure, the Attorney General, and suggests passengers stocked cabins with their own provisions, sharing with officers and crew amid unsettling claims from Miss Nerdvaille.
A Portsmouth fire prompted a remarkable act of maternal courage as a crippled boy perished. The incident highlighted a mother's swift actions and sacrifice amid the blaze, drawing attention to the dangers faced by residents during the incident.
The article narrates Watling Street as Rome’s major east west route from London to Dover, noting its Roman construction with layered courses, milestones, and paving. It explains Britons’ ignorance of Roman methods, four main highways, and Watling Street as a key foundation for Britain’s later commerce and railway routes, including its role as a historic boundary and pilgrimage path.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs drives a nationwide divorce reform campaign. Edward Franklin to draft a bill for submission to Congress, seeking uniform laws across states. Grounds include insanity, abandonment for a year, cruelty, or conviction of a serious crime. Interlocutory decree validity spans all states, with a ten week license notice.
A historic text outlines penalties for trespassing cattle and animals, detailing seizure, sale, and compensation. It describes conditions for impounding, sale notices, publication in two newspapers for three weeks, placards, and penalties up to £10. It notes provision for courts of the peace to adjudicate and issue orders, and restrictions on consuming trespassing cattle for food.
Readable fragments describe wild disorder during New Year celebrations in New York and St. Louis. Victims include several killed or wounded as crowds clashed and arrests were made for prohibition era violations. Names and precise details are unclear due to damaged text.
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