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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
4
The Bon Marche promotes summer hats and urges readers to select their choices. A tag line references Phon and 162 in a brisk, promotional tone.
Witness accounts reveal clothing and timing disputes over the lordship’s death. A lodge resident describes a light overcoat and late arrival, while Simmonds recalls the master’s entrance and a scene in the library. The coroner weighs conflicting medical and witness testimony on the death time and scene.
The witness James the valet corroborates the butler and hints at a possible intruder seen near the library window. Lord Oldbury testifies of a man tall, gray haired and poorly dressed seen about nine, with the jury returning a murder verdict against unknown persons.
The narrator reviews evidence at Bellamy's house and weighs suspects in a lord's murder. Rick Howarth, a debt foe, and the Howarth lodge keeper are seen as potential culprits. The narrator plans to question Howarth and contemplates a writer of threatening letters as a possible mastermind. The case remains a mystery as the story continues.
H Pickett and Co advertise a price list and patent items, noting arrangements to take wholesale orders from Meare Saggers Co. and offering to apply items in any quantity. The imperfect text references outlets and patronage for goatery orders and unspecified items.
A World Wide Notes dispatch from Dudley A. Sargeant cites a New York telegram reporting that a study suggests healthy women can endure greater pain and physical strain than men. The article argues women are closer to primitive endurance and can withstand cold thirst hunger and privation longer, with nine out of ten women expected to perform as well as men in certain endurance feats.
A writer in Sunday At Home recounts a tense church meeting where the Archbishop of London confronts a reporter, insisting on the need to note what is said. The Pall Mall Gazette notes interest in revived specimens of the dodo, with commentary on public reactions at Piccadilly taxidermy shops and Oxford gatherings.
A fragment notes a prominent farmer referred to as the Duke overseeing large farm lands and costly experiments. It mentions plans related to governance of estates and a shift by a leader toward leaving Germany. The text hints at political prominence and imperial connections without full details.
The article compares ball throwing discipline in cricket and military bomb throwing, noting cricket fielding fosters precise throws and umpire discipline. It suggests American baseball throwers lack the same conditioning and may not match British prowess, highlighting striking differences in aim, direction, and range.
Fragmented OCR text shows WU Theres and Thorne discussions with mayors from West ad boroughs. A scarlet robed mayoral chain member notes Thorne is dead in the Gemworks Union. The scene includes Giacome Marcierinh aged 196 and Lull Pongus 100, with odd dialogue about work and guards.
Expenditure per head of population rises as Australia expands public programs and wartime controls. The War Office and Victorian officials discuss emigration curbs, education reforms, military recruitment, hospital relief, and a forthcoming national conference. A mix of policy shifts, wartime funding, and local notices shows Australia preparing for postwar adjustments.
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