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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
1
A reader shares a humorous debate on rest vs work, arguing that even hard workers need regular bed days. The narrator promotes the rest cure, detailing rules for bedding out, nourishing meals every few hours, and minimal disturbance, citing Mark Twain as a bedbound genius and stressing rest as productive.
The text observes high railway fares and traveler behaviour, noting Western Australia as an example. It mentions long trips, public perception of travelers, and a correspondent's opinion about people, with garbled phrases and damaged wording throughout.
Rainfall data shows the over sub-tropical areas fell mainly between the 6th and the 12th with monthly totals near normal. In the wheat belt excess reached 180 inches above average at Bern, while the southwest Moai area logged 34 inches more than usual amid frequent thunder in the first half of the month.
A boy recalls seeing a rat outbreak at a farm barn in the West Highlands. Rats moved from a neighboring farm toward the glebe, traveling about three-quarters of a mile. Causes suggested include hunger or fear, while observers could not explain how the rats knew the farmstead existed.
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