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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1915
Page
4
The People’s Emporium proclaims its popularity with a magnificent stock of winter wants for every home. It highlights Rain Coats Furs Shoes Umbrellas Winter Millinery Coats and Warm Underclothing at notably low prices. Saving on these items now may reduce future medicine costs.
Furniture and Furnishings ad touts casement curtains and window decorations from Bean's. It promises expert guidance, cloth and color selection, and harmonious home styling with free measurements and estimates.
A historical bulletin lists mail dispatch times from various Western Australian post offices including Albany Beverley Broomehill Coolgardie Coolgardie and many others with specified daily or semi weekly schedules. It notes additional postal notices and a visiting card detail at the end.
The rainfall in Northam for 1914 was the lowest since records began in 187. The year total was 732 points versus a long term average of 1645. The prior low was 830 points in 1879. May rain expected, with 1913 and 1914 marking the two lightest May totals.
Rainfall records for Northam show 44 hour totals at marked dates from January through November. The data compares current year with 1885 and 1895 patterns, noting exceptional Tyne rainfall years and monthly totals. November yields are consistently low while October tends to be strong in historical high rainfall years.
The Northam Association card features Federals versus Ramblers and Jennacubbine facing multiple opponents in a sequence of rounds. Matches include Ramblers v Federals and Jennacubbine v Resa Fifth Round with dates listed as 7 14 21 38 in an agricultural shows program.
An editor's letter from Andrew Mitchell and Wilford Mitchell appeals for a motor ambulance funds for the front. They report WA has not reached the required amount and urge response to the shilling appeal. A book is being sent to district representatives to aid collection and publicity.
An unnamed agent in the eastern districts is linked to Madame Weigal in a notice about a paper called Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds. The brief mentions a price of 1/6.
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