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Newspaper
Goomalling Dowerin Mail
Location
Goomalling, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 30, 1915
Page
4
The piece argues price alarms in food are exaggerated and that sugar prices rose due to speculative actions and government meddling. It contends supply will rise with price, eventually bringing costs down, and urges avoiding intervention that fuels panic and false remedies.
A readable 1900s ad promotes Doan's Buckache as a cure for kidney related ills with a testimonial from Mrs Combem about relief after use. It mentions price per bottle and a postal posting offer for delivery. The notice also plugs Madame Wedgel's Paper Patterns via Candedine as sole agent in the caster's districts.
The Farmers and Settlers Association executives reviewed a draft forward sales contract for wheat. A committee was formed to submit a draft form of contract, with solicitor input to be brought to the next meeting for approval. The draft provides delivery terms, price per bushel, cash-on-delivery payment, and vendor rights to retain stock for own use, plus force majeure conditions ending the contract if performance is impossible.
Bean Bros Emporium proclaims full operation during the Great War with international imports from London and Australia and a wide display of Autumn goods. It touts low prices, modern services, a dining room, dressmaking, a library service with dyeproof covers, and extensive customer amenities across departments including gowns, cosmetics, and a salon.
A letter from the W.A. Women’s Motor Ambulances Fund committee appeals readers to donate a shilling each toward funding a motor ambulance for wounded in action. They aim to raise £500, noting other states have pledged ambulances, and seek press publication to broaden support. Signed by Joint Hon. Secretaries Mrs Frank Andrew and Mrs Wilford Mitchell.
The listing outlines prizes for a Great Art Union, including £1000 for a work of art and a trip around the world plus cash options. Second prize valued at £100 and third at £450 with many other prizes, notices for draws dated May, and addresses for purchasing tickets and receiving lists of winners.
The Northam Diderence Fund at Alereh shows 2 lots totaling 919 times that assistance was granted from April to October 1914. Average previous years 595 points, 1459 points.
The article lists rainfall figures up to dates in January February and beyond, noting 24 hour totals ending at 4 am. It also promotes the twelve months world tour and £500 prize in the Art Union, set by the Eight Hours' Committee of Melbourne. Tickets cost one shilling or 22 for £1, with agents Harry Jackson in Northam and Theo W. Heide in Melbourne handling sales and submissions.
Northam posted the lowest annual rainfall since records began in 1877 with 712 points for the year, well below the previous average of 1625. The 1902 total reached 973, while only 1897’s 1125 stood higher among older records. A complete table of last year’s rainfall follows.
Disjointed OCR notes detail mail arrivals and departures at Northam Post Office with numerous times and days. Mentions Travelling Post Office Saturdays excepted, additional mail from Goatsaling, and daily Perth and stations correspondence, but many entries are unclear or garbled.
A strengthened hair sa installation was noted at Tim Plaresti's saloon. The report records enhancements to the shop's interior fixtures as part of ongoing improvements.
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