Moon Phases Tabled With May Dates and Types
The article lists the five phases of the moon for May with dates. First Quarter on May 7, Full Moon on May 15, Last Quarter on May 23, New Moon on May 29. It includes a misprint for May 1s and 233).
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
May 29, 1919
Page
1
The article lists the five phases of the moon for May with dates. First Quarter on May 7, Full Moon on May 15, Last Quarter on May 23, New Moon on May 29. It includes a misprint for May 1s and 233).
Widespread appeal issued by W H Sheehan and committee to raise funds and seed wheat for Private A J Allen's crippled service needs. Farmers offered fields, wheat, and plough teams, with June 16 as the field pull date. Encourages donations of seed wheat, super, or bags of wheat to support the fallen soldier.
The revolt of the clergy gains momentum with a meeting in the Waxefield Diocese where a Clergy Association has formed. About thirty clergy attended, backed by the Bishop. The association aims to create an endowment fund to provide adequate stipends for living. Many livings in the Church of England are below £200, with 6,000 under that amount and 1,500 under £150. Before the war, 12,000 clergy earned less than £150 annually. The London curate average is £160, with many curates married and supporting charities.
The Agricultural Seed Trade Association of England debated postwar testing methods and uniform standards. Members urged a single testing system across Britain and questioned government versus private sector roles. They resolved a five year abstention from German samples after peace is signed.
A vivid account of Princess Pats wedding reveals dominant blue attire described as vapor gauze fabrics and four V cut gowns. Donations included jewels, furniture pieces, and gifts such as a duet service from Queen Alexandra and cheques from Lord Strathcona and Lord Mountsephe.
Fragmentary verse recounts a grateful mother watching a child breathe freely as relief floods the scene. The lines evoke healing and gratitude amid lingering illness, with archaic spellings and a pastoral cadence.
The Bankers Museum of Ockgeel showcases a display of emergency banknotes and tokens tied to the Napoleonic era. Items include a five franc note from Lille, a two franc piece from Cambrai, and others from Belgium and France, reflecting wartime finance and memory through paper scraps and military clerical citations.
A fragmentary piece describes cows subjected to a week in a strong yard after straining off water lice. It notes varying handling methods including feeding, diving for a pack, or placing them with a poundkeeper fifty miles away who enforces his own fair procedures.
London report describes medical officers finding strong evidence for the power of suggestion to restore speech. A shell-shock officer, mute after injury, is coaxed by a doctor through a staged sequence to utter words. The patient starts with One and Two, and, within minutes, speaks freely, though success may vary by individual.
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