New Season Dress Goods and Trimmings Opened
Ladies wear feature new season dress goods and trimmings now opened. Specially selected by head dressmaker Miss Churchill.
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1911
Page
2
Ladies wear feature new season dress goods and trimmings now opened. Specially selected by head dressmaker Miss Churchill.
A colonial shop advertises Navy and black cloth skirts at 6/8, flannelette blouses at 33rd, Maire underskirts at 2/11, and winter costumes in navy. Men receive oil coats from 15/6, overcoats from 27/6, waterproofs, and heavy rugs plus blankets and shirts. Also listed are hats from 6/3, children’s felts, umbrellas, and various footwear.
Meteorological notes for Ako at NANNINE and MEEKATHARRA give sunrise and sunset in July with moon phases including first quarter on July 6 and full moon on July 26. Also ships Charon under Capt Dalgleish of Ocean Steamship Company with Dalgety & Co offer freights and passages from Geraldton to Fremantle Carnarvon Cossack Port Hedland with services to Fremantle.
A list of upcoming activities includes a Hibernian fete and party sales at Town Hall on July 5 with Professor Cox, Geraldton races on July 19, a July 28 friendly sortie at Tiway Malls, an August 1 Hibernian Ball and auction at Town Walks Hall, early July Geraldton piloting sites, and a June 0 auction conducted by Kidd. Household firms and W Mickonsne, age ??
An old advertisement claims Woods' Great Peppermint Cure treats coughs and colds with a price of one shilling for a bottle. It markets a peppermint remedy as a versatile health aid and hints at domestic use within households.
The report lists Prides from Newcastle arriving via Fre mantle with 3 300 tons on Saturday and Coolgerdie from Eastern Star via Fremantle carrying 250 tons with crew details.
Departure notices mention Coolgartin and Fremantle Pas competing with Archibald. Names like A Fisher and Mrs indicate a traveling party including a child. Cargo details show horse, skins and bales bound for Melbourne and Sydney with empty returns, reflecting a mixed freight move.
Messrs Dalgety and Jo. Ltd shipping agents report steamer movements with Charon bound Geraldton Fremantle on July 1, Gorgon Fremantle Geraldton, Waren Fremantle Nor east picts Javad and Singapore on June 6, WN Sharo n leaving Premante for Geraldton and North West ports Java and Singapore on July 28. Coveyanoa expected Fremantle at The 64 Keombana due nab from Nor West will after Freemaule talk proceed to Seiury for anita overkaal. Bullarra and Maynard reflect changes in routes church notices follow from RC Stat lines.
A long fragment discusses the rise of reinforced concrete as the cheapest, strongest building material. It credits Edison for advancing the method of molding concrete with interior frameworks and formwork, enabling rapid, mass construction. A Milwaukee venue and Glasgow are named in context of public interest and patent syndicates.
The article argues for rapid transit via monorail and planned suburb development. It envisions cheap housing, land, and centralized services with government-backed housing acts, town planning, and public ownership to allow extensive growth, with Britain and Australia cited as models. It emphasizes sanitary planning, parks, sewers, wharves, and factories, plus loans for workers to own homes.
Price of Wheat remains steady at 36 24 per bushel. Municipal Council to meet Monday in Council Chambers to discuss a Railways Commissioner communication on the Tend re sumption and the new railway station scheme. University Extension Lectures rescheduled with lectures by Professor Cox on July 11 and 11 west to be held at Town Hall with lantern view illustrations. Measles cases reported. parents urged to take precautions. Geraldine land attracts settlers, new arrivals pleased with rising land values after heavy rains. Upper Chapman extraordinary election results: Booth wins North Ward, McCartney West Ward. Meadowcroft reports sale of Stew property to A T Richardson under £7,000. Beale planes and Beale and Co. shown in Geraldton district with Beale’s piano factory represented.
The forecast warns unsettled showers over the south west districts and south coast with squally winds offshore. Reports mention vandalism at the til range with four targets destroyed and a £3 reward offered by the Fire Club for information. Notices cover a Perth eyesight visit by W H M Browne from July 18 to 21 and horse purchases by Mr Grant with a pure bred Clydesdale colt among Scottish stock. travel plans place Mr Grant returning to Glengarry next month.
A letter to the editor argues against wage plans from the Rural Workers' Union organiser. It cites a Producers' Review estimate showing hours cut by 20 percent and wages up to 45 percent higher, meaning farmers may face a 50 percent cost rise. The writer predicts reduced land cultivation, hiring only when necessary, potential unemployment, and laments insults toward farmers while urging vigilance over government remarks.
Press comments on the Associations annual report for year ended September 30 1910 from The Scottish Critic Glasgow praise its growth. It notes the life office's age compared with British peers, rising premiums and funds, and sustained business through difficult drawdy years. It highlights energy and enterprise behind development at home and abroad.
A fragment notes a child suffering a hacking cough in Wena and mentions a peppermint cure. The readable items hint at a local remedy or home treatment circa a historical period, without clear dates or names. Further context is limited.
Mr H Bennett opened a whisky consignment on Tuesday at a railway station and found a bottle broached. He fainted after smelling a foul liquid used to replace the stolen whisky. The piece notes xenophobic undertones and local racial tensions amid odd anecdotes from Footscray and nearby areas, quoting the Murchison Advocate.
Two charged under the new License Act for drinking on hotel premises after invitation by a friend. One man fined 10 shillings after plea of technical offense, another driver charged with exceeding walking pace. An elderly defendant admitted a small drink, paid cab hire and small costs. pension papers shown.
oddly garbled text shows a lawyer and a speaker arguing about seeking advice and delaying repentance. references to bronchial coughs and a supposed cure called Great Pepsecmint Cure appear amid nonsensical phrasing and misspellings.
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