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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
4
Public notice announces a takeover and a large stock of fruits and confectionery. The ad lists a wide range of items and brands including Maloci Bro, Padbury Stores, and several hardware and grocery lines. Regional shop names and suppliers are mentioned with emphasis on low prices and availability.
Under the Education Bill just introduced by the government all children must attend school until age 14, with possible extension to 15. Children under 16 will be required to attend daytime continuation schools for a set number of hours unless they have completed full primary education. No child under 17 may be employed. older minors face restricted work during school days. Provisions cover preparatory schools, holidays, camps, playing fields, and physical training.
Advices from the Far East say Tokio maintains secrecy about an Allies offer to aid Japan with shipping. Observers expect Japan may transfer tonnage gradually to Britain and France, possibly selling or chartering ships, while current ship prices differ across nations and charter rates run high.
In Emporia Kansas Walt Mason the rhyming philosopher offers light sketches of the Russian crisis and Kerensky. Comparisons to evolution ensembles and the high command reveal a mix of wit and puzzled commentary on leadership and strategy.
Fragmentary May rainfall report lists portions from the county climate station. Readable items reference local districts and totals, but the text is incomplete. Further records are needed to confirm exact amounts and dates.
A man obsesses over a dangerous plan as he rides toward a city station. Amid rain and crowds he eyes the platform, slips into a carriage, and contemplates escape, forming a cold resolve while awaiting a final, perilous moment.
In a late chapter scene Leith and Grayson navigate competing affections for Marianne Michonnet amid social turmoil. Michonnet’s friend Greyson remains tied to labor agitation as a Haymarket era crackdown looms, and a mysterious note warns Grayson of danger if he attends the evening meeting.
A described lab at Americas claims an electric dog that trails its owner, growls on command, can glare intruders, and cannot bite. It responds to light flashes that power a motor driven by steering magnets and a wire feel system. The creature uses an electric lamp and barn, with a massive light array controlling its movements.
At the sixth congress of cinema exhibitors in Chicago officials reported about 31 990 cinemas and theatres nationwide. The venues reportedly attract around 25 900 000 daily attendees, equating to roughly one quarter of the population, with financial figures estimated near 2 400 000 000 dollars.
A string of quirky dialogue and scenes unfolds featuring a stubborn landlord, a pleading dog, and a boy named Willie trying to do a good deed daily. A colonel and an orderly provide comic miscommunication about time, ending with the demand to write the time down.
A mangled tale reports J C Francis seeking help for a son of Widow Dawes and a Welsh company officer. The episode preserves social foibles as a city tram scene and a quip on economic notions. It ends with a humorous exchange about wedding attire and second marriages.
Old Thornton tells of his dog Boxer a well bred retriever capable of learning fast. The dog runs errands fetches groceries and возвices orders from a butcher and grocer then returns with items. Boxer's cleverness leads to mischief with written orders and hoarding meat in a tale of urban dog ingenuity and a phrenologist's note.
The article discusses shell shock as a widespread wartime condition caused by mental strain rather than shells. It notes brave soldiers succumbing to extreme stress, with nerves affected and fear overwhelming mental stamina, and mentions attempted electrotherapy as a possible treatment.
A historical survey explains thieves slang and courtroom jargon as police and magistrates struggle with terms like harness bully, plai g bull, yeargz, second story man, screwsman, dip, rolls, jam, moll buczer, Gaks, con man, come-ons, suckers, tall, mouth pieces, and pinsble. It notes shifts from daring to plea bargains and occasional takes dive as convictions loom.
In Kauss town a simple-minded youth Bill Beasley faces debts from local stores. After showing money to a creditor he handily receives a receipt that proclaims he owes nothing. The village cricket club, and townspeople, respond by organizing a fundraising push with help from a kindly butcher who jokes about paying for meat with a gift.
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