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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 25, 1915
Page
4
Bargains in hats and raincoats at Boa's millinery department include velvet and felt hats at low prices, 1 shilling 11 pence to 12/6 coats and costumes, bright colored bands, and smart ready to wear options. WINGS and MOUNTS assortments offer color variety.
An 18/6 military collar belt coat described along with a fine assortment of sample sport coats in new designs priced at 10/6. The listing emphasizes varied lengths including three quarter and full length styles suitable for wartime or formal wear.
A vintage ad fragment lists items from the underclothing and children’s departments including grey stripe fleet lined coats, Petticoats in calico bedice, children’s wool and cotton sweaters in multiple colors, and ladies’ flannel underskirts with two-edged drill. Prices shown include 1/-, 2/11, and 3/4, conveying a low-cost catalog snippet.
The schedule lists Second Round matches starting June 19 with Ramblers versus Federals, June 26 Jennacubbine against Ramblers, July 3 Jennacubbine versus Beterte Fe iteh, August 14 Jennacubbies versus Federala, August 21 Rambleme versus Federale, and August 28 Jennacubbine versus Rammler.
The list records tentative show dates and noted not applicable statuses for numerous towns including Jnnayallin Iema Northam Geraldies Yoru Greenough Moore Royal Perth Turmbellup Albany Gnowingerup Murray Bunbury Mt. Barker Donnybrook Pusselton and others. Some entries show exact September or October targets while several dismiss dates as not applied.
Letter to the editor requests public support for the Woman's Ambulance Fund raise totaling £90 with a 10s contribution from each participating woman. It notes previous states' campaigns, promises receipts will be collected by district representatives, and asks for press publicity to aid the drive.
The notice catalogs a wide range of Australian town areas with daily and specific time carriage for newspapers. It lists Wortham Albany Beverley Broomhill Brookton Dowerin Fremantle Goomalling Grass Valley Hines Hill Jennacurrie Kalgoorlie Katanning Korrelocking Kununoppin Leonora Live Sey’s Siding Meckering Meenar Mokine Mt Barker Nangeennan Narrogin Norseman Pertry Pingelly Crossing Spencer’s Brook Tammin Toodyay Trayning Wares Wagin Weston Wongan Hills Wyola York and issues a call for prompt regular delivery of daily papers from Castle.
The rainfall in Northam for the vast year was the lowest since records began in 1877 with 32 points. The previous low was 830 points in 1879 and 973 points in 1902, while no year before produced under 1125 points. The table lists the complete last year’s record.
Registrations at Northam since January reach six hundred ninety four points, surpassing last year's first five months by about six points. May typically brings rain, though genuine winter rains are expected in that month. Recent May rainfall saw the two lowest registrations with 20 and 29 points, prompting a historical comparison to 1903 when May was unusually dry.
Advertisement notes underskirts in black and colored with knife pleats and small frills offered at a special price of 3/10.
Strong grey corsets with low bust extended hips suspenders attached sizes 2 to 3 om. A white coutil corset with long hips back double suspenders sizes 19 to 26 om and 4/15 Royal Worchester No 426 for average figure with very low bust free hip bone and double suspenders 3/11 Royal Worchester No 508 with very low hips back double suspenders 1/6 Magnificent Renzo costume cloth for warm dresses and coats price per yard
The article lists rainfall figures for Northam for the 24 hours ending at 8 am on several dates in January, including January 3 6 8 and 10, detailing the amounts recorded in each 24 hour period.
OCR fragment lists dates from January to April across multiple years with partial year totals and a mention of expired portion and yearly totals. Names and precise events are unclear, making exact interpretation difficult.
The Northam Red Cross Society branch secretary records donations from Mrs Clarence Spencer Owen Mrs Edward Dempster Mr and Mrs Gardiner Mr and Mrs Hoskins Mrs Dinsdale Mea Haysom Miss C Haysom and Kennedy Bros. Collected at Jennacubbine a donation of a mile of cotton and 350 s d Lockyer and Jas Mitchell.
A testimonial touts Doan's Ointment as a universal skin cure. W. Lyon from Northam reports enduring a stubborn leg rash, found relief after using Doan's and remains symptom free for years. The ad claims safety and effectiveness for eczema, piles, hives, sores, insect bites, and chilblains, with price 2/9 per pot and mail order options.
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