First October 2 bull moon and new moon note
The record notes a bull moon on October 2 and marks a new moon on October 16 with an obscure term Onarer referenced. It preserves the core astronomical sequence and dating for that period.
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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1919
Page
1
The record notes a bull moon on October 2 and marks a new moon on October 16 with an obscure term Onarer referenced. It preserves the core astronomical sequence and dating for that period.
A Paris dispatch reports Dr Veronoff of the College de France Physiological Laboratory claims grafting aged goats’ parts can renew youth and vigor. He says experiments discussed at a surgical conference include restoring youth and prolonging life, with claims of monkey tissue grafts on humans.
From many sources LD L Seaton owner of Wolasoi has won over £47000 in stakes since August 1, 1909. US cereal yield estimates show a drop of 21000000 bushels. Epidemic strikes in Japan, Tango Maru sails from Kobe. Drought in New South Wales boosts demand for mountain country near Mount Kosciuszko. New Zealand Victory Loan subscriptions reach £10,000,000 at par with 44 percent interest. Cannonwealth liner Dejunga sails 5800 tons at just over 11 knots. Australia builds ships for the Commonwealth with three more near completion. Freight reductions threaten British and Commonwealth fleets, aiding Australian producers. Tea can be grown in Victoria as well as Ceylon and India, demonstrated by James Griffiths of Bayswater. Postwar industry seems to stall in Cockara area, offering local employment.
A memoir style overview recalls harsh court martial outcomes for failed field leadership from the Battle of Argesu to Port Arthur and Yorktown. It notes degradations, imprisonments, and even executions as public reactions to perceived military failures. The piece mentions General Soteen, Admiral Bying, General White, Saint Stoeesel, Bataine, and Stuessel, linking their fates to broader wartime sentiment.
The Melbourne markets committee of the City Council will build six new stores at the wharf markets fronting Flinders Street, four two storied, at about £13,000 total. Public tenders will be called to lease each store for a fixed term. The text notes large weekly wax payments for reconning Australian steamers used during the war. It also mentions potential disruption to Federal Parliament as a December general election looms, with possible late sittings.
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