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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1907
Page
8
An old Queensland police sub-inspector recounts arresting Tom the Tracker, a horse thief. On Christmas Day he traps Tom, handcuffs him after a long pursuit, shares a simple open-air meal, and spares him by yielding to mercy, letting him keep his freedom after promising no trouble.
America searches for the most beautiful woman as over a dozen leading papers echo claims about Miss Delia Carson of Chicago. Editors and publishers rally behind the notion, with tribunes and journals promoting portraits, advice pages, and coordinated publicity to crown a national standard of beauty.
A historic household hints page details Meatless Scotch Broth with barley and vegetables, plus sausages fried in batter, devilled sardines on toast, Cocoanut Pudding with cocoa and beef suet, Orange Marmalade Pudding using stale bread, and Mountain Dew Pudding with crackers and milk.
White stains on furniture can be removed by rubbing with camphorated oil. Cleaning knives after every meal ends the tedious knife washing. Borax sprinkled over beetle haunts will drive away the omnivorous insects.
In Paris a school of languages for parrots opens under director M Mnt who offers to teach birds in English French German and Italian.
A brief note indicates that Foe Pictures frames, values promptness and fair pricing at the Constantine and Punters shop. It mentions good workmanship and reasonable rates as key selling points for customers seeking framing services.
Estimates given for all kinds at work large stocks of bricks, cement, and galvanized iron tanks made to order. Prices are advertised as low.
The undersigned informs the public that he has taken over the wheelwright and blacksmith business from F. G. Armstrong. He offers cartes lorries drays spring carts horse shoeing and general blacksmithing on short notice and reasonable terms.
The note asks Guss Armstrong to send a handwriting sample and a Postal Note for 24 penny stamps with a self addressed envelope to Professor L. J. Banks at the Perth post office in Western Australia. It mentions handwriting traits as a future index and warns to reply plainly.
T Johnston Hovie purchases the Firewood Business Plant and Machinery of F G Armstrong and announces supply of firewood cut to any length from Geraldton yard and old yard in Durlacher Street. All funerals conducted in the atmonition stock.
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