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Newspaper
Geraldton Guardian
Location
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1922
Page
4
The Fremantle Economic offers new spring and summer goods with unmatched Western Australia prices. Freigth paid on parcels over £1 except bedding and heavy Manchester goods. Illustrated catalogue available on request. address not provided.
A busy catalog of ladies clothing and fabrics with prices for hoses dresses blouses and aprons. Includes plain white curran tosk sheer voile frocks coats boning corsets and various laces embroideries with multiple prices in shillings and pence and vivid color options. Named items feature wool, cotton and silk materials, long and short lengths, and special offers across a wide range of garments and fabrics.
A fragmented listing describes pure cloth undergarments and corsets with sizes and prices. It includes Lasligs Calico Knickers in pure cloth, White Calico Chem, English Corsets for full figure with bust and four suspenders, and a nightwear item. The ad resembles a late 19th or early 20th century wardrobe catalog.
OCR reads a varied fabric listing including navy, pink, red, helio black and navy, plus material descriptions like Matron Cloth, Suiting, Eco Fabric and crepe. Mentions yards, weights and patterns though details are incomplete and mangled.
Victorian style textiles including Nottingham lace nets Brie Bise nets and cretonnes in multiple patterns. Prices per yard range from 1/0 to 4/6 with goods like mosquito nets, bed quilts, flannelettes, damasks, towels, sheeting and blankets. Household fabrics and men’s suits and trousers featured with varied prices and English makes.
A garbled OCR item lists items such as road quality jack hall men wool tid tad and Mickel plated safety pins, one dozen in a can, three pence card, fine envelopes oblong packets for one shilling, writing pads ruled with margin, bent quality bundle tape pieces and cotton wool in unclear quantities. The fragmentary text reads like a supply or catalog entry with scattered prices and measurements.
Pedestrian catalog style notice lists Pyjama suits tunics shirts and men's wear with sizes and prices. Also features knitted undies and cashmere items with bold "Special price" phrases and varied stripe patterns.
Palgety and Company dated September 20 records cattle and sheep sales at Copley and Midland Junction with 151 cattle offered, 2,808 total sheep and lambs penned, and 1,300 sheep marketed as shears. Prices varied, demand steady from the South West, with buoyant market through sale and firmer values by close.
Crossbred wethers and merino entries dominate the fat stock reporting with prices ranging from 16 shillings up to 33 shillings for merino wethers. Lambs, hoggets, and spring lambs show varied figures, with averages around 20 to 30 shillings depending on quality and weight.
Quotations report aBeete-oice nadium weight roast and mutton offerings with pigeons offered at 104d and bocan to 10%d as part of a midweek sale.
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