Fruit Fly Proclamations Urge Public Vigilance
The Fruit Industries Commissioner urges immediate action to curb fruit fly through strict adherence to the Plant Diseases Act. Citizens, shopkeepers, and carriers face penalties up to £100 for infested fruit or noncompliance, with inspectors empowered to enforce eradication and destruction of diseased orchards and infested produce.
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Western Austrasia
Fruit Industries Commissioner
United
Frit Industries
Turbulent Austrian War Report From Galicia
Eye witnesses describe chaos in Galicia with commissariat failures and detachment shortages. Civilians suffer while troops face orders to massacre and a French officer commits suicide rather than obey such orders. The piece notes mass firings, front-line pressure, and Austria losing many officers.
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Galicia
Commissariat Service
Austria
Bread Prices Rise as Millowners Raise Flour Quotation
The Victorian Millowners Association raised the wholesale flour price to 15 108 per 2000 lb and then to 16, as farmers hold wheat back and world markets hit records. Costs for delivery and horsefeed have doubled, with imports costing about 7/6 a bushel and bread likely to rise further.
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Victorian
Russia
Turkey
Dardanelles
Argentine Republic
Melbourne
Jer Tomy
Wongamine Defeats West Toodyay By Large Margin
A Sunday cricket match at Wongamine saw Wongamine win easily over West Toodyay. Wongamine scored 183 while West Toodyay were bowled out for 42. Individual scores include E Ferguson T Ferguson A Briggs R Ferguson and C Perrin for West Toodyay and A Ferguson H Lawler T Furguson W Watson for Wongamine.
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H. Lawler
T. Ferguson
E. Lawler
A. Briggs
R. Ferguson
G. Ferguson
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B. Watson
B. Ferguson
Rowling
A. Ferguson
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H. Ferguson
Woters
T. Ferenson
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Wirths Circus Promises Thrills in Northam
The report highlights two standout acts by M Massa Mamiev the Russian Cossack and Werz Jen's Bedouin Arabs. Mamiev performs daring feats on a galloping horse while the Arab troupe, ten strong, builds human pyramids and executes rapid tumbling routines. The double act concludes with a dramatic finale as performers whirl around the arena. The circus, set near the Grand Hotel in West Northam, opens Monday next.
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Wirth
Northam
M. Massa Mamiev
Werz Jen
Tims
Grand Hotel
West Northam
The Weather in Northam Dunes This Season
Fragmentary weather notes list fluctuating temperatures with many January dates and stray February figures. The garbled OCR hints at daily readings including several January days and a few February values, but lacks coherent structure or complete data.
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Northam
Galloping Mob Auction Prompted by Electric Massages
A fragment references a lively crowd and a barrier line up for a rate of the year. It mentions sending a bob to Jack Cody, Tattersal’s agent Dowerta, and an electric brush in a humorous, fragmented fashion. The tone resembles a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper snippet with playful inserts.
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Jack Cody
Tattersal
Dowerta
British Admiral Mahan Defends Royal Naval Strategy
New York correspondent reports Admiral Mahan endorsing Britain's naval approach in the North Sea as essential to protecting sea lanes and transport. He argues capital ships matter, torpedoes have limited use, and battleships will regain dominance in future operations. He praises Britain's navy and notes Italy's hesitancy in joining the Allies.
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Daily Telegraph
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United States
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North Sea
England
Bercy Scott
Malan
Mayland
Germany
Nelson
Admiral Mahan
Rome
Paris
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Jal
Italy
Nobel Peace Prize 1914 Deliberations Stir Belgium Idea
The Pall Mall Gazette notes a push to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Belgium amid wartime distress. The Nobel Committee may withhold the prize or wait for a broader, marshalling of acts toward peace. This year’s prize value rises to £12,000 due to payment schedule changes and fund interest.
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Pall Mail Gazette
Nobel Committee
Belew
Reduction Des Armees Permanente
Nobel
Tim Harnett’s Beauty Bar Promotes Electric Hair Care
A promotional item touts electric brushes to strengthen hair and impart lustre. It invites readers to take an electric face and hair care course at Tim Harnett’s barbershop, promising improved appearance for wrinkled or aged complexions.
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Peer
Tims Harnett
Sainom
Tim Harnett
Ireics Buea
Recruiting Song Appears in Scott Verse Adaptation
The Westminister Gazette quotes Sr Walter Scott on using a Pibroch of Danail Phu as a recruitment song. Verses urge soldiers and supporters to prepare gear and join, calling on chiefs, vassals, pages, and masters to rally with swords, targes, and bold resolve.
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Walter Scott
Westminster Gazette
Bernard Shaw Urges Ireland To Stand With France
In a single letter to the Irish press, Bernard Shaw critiques wartime conduct and argues for solidarity with France against Potsdam and Dublin Castle. He warns against treachery by England and questions Irish loyalties amid European tensions.
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Pimch
Trishman
Nimes
Potsdam
Dublin Castle
Treland Woine
Prussia
Century after Waterloo Dr Witchett reviews Life February issue
The February Life issue features Dr Witchett comparing Europe after Waterloo with a modern struggle against a military caste. It discusses Britain Germany and Japan as allied forces to curb despotism, and provides editor’s notes on war, politics, and the state of the world in a century-long perspective.
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Jst
Europe
Dr. Fitchett
Ayis
Waterson
Nellington
Napoleo
Japan
Nur Juleon
Sima
Napoleon
Life
Germany
Busia
Mr Churchill at Forty and the Nation’s View
The Pall Mall Gazette notes that at forty Churchill marks the end of youth and the start of maturity. He holds one of the nation’s most responsible posts and, in wartime, must rise to the occasion with determination and resource. His countrymen should recognize his steadfast service.
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Chursiil
Choirehil
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