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Newspaper

Northam Courier

Location

Northam, Western Australia, Australia

Date

Feb 22, 1918

Page

5

Hotel Counter Lunches Draw Australian Trade Changes

A Melbourne Age report says Victorian hotelkeepers face a March 1 end to counter lunches under a coercive pact with the Brewers Association. Proponents claim publicans save over 150,000 annually while caterers gain from lighter refreshments.

Iirtuce Brewers’ Association Melbourne “Age Victoria Licensed Victuallers Association Ttia Queensland Feganto A.D. Grant Licensed Victuallers Association

Great McEwen Hypnotist at Northam Town Hall

The Great McEwen Company announces a three night season at Northam Town Hall starting Thursday evening. McEwen will present unique, non offensive hypnotism lectures described as purely scientific and entertaining with a practical, beneficial view. Box plan is at Mr Turney's and seats can be reserved without extra charge.

Northam Town Hall M‘lwen McEwen Tvrmey

Meckering Notes Harvest Nearing Completion but Wheat Falls Short

Harvesting in Meckering district nears finish with expected output under half of last year. Excessive rain during winter and last week’s heat followed by a heavy three day rainfall caused floods in the town. About 80 workers regraded the line where damage occurred last winter.

Mass Celebrated at St John Toodyay

A Mass will be celebrated at St John in Toodyay with a vespers event at 7 30 in the evening. The notice mentions St Indore's and other details but text is partially garbled.

St John Toodyay Indors Evrome Y Atria St. 1 Inddore's

Casement Affair Reveals German Plans for Irish Brigade

Dublin reports publish German documents showing Berlin offered to back an Irish Brigade with a German auxiliary corps if Ireland served German aims. Other papers describe Irish prisoners in Zossin camps resentful of Orientals and outfitted in Irish army greens, with future installments promised.

Casement Ist Dublin Zurich Volksrecht Freeman Berlin Cawnent Lstary Zienet Tréland Irish Ireland Germany Egypt Crescent Zossin Mohamedan Volksrecht Ministry of War von Loewenfaldt Guards Corps Foreign Office Volkstedt

Weather table and Showman's Chaplain tale mix

A weather table compares this month’s temperatures with last year. The piece then profiles Rev Thomas Horne known as the Showman’s Chaplain, born in a caravan at Nottingham Goose Fair and later touring with a travelling menagerie. He served as a lecturer to itinerant exhibits, visiting many sites annually.

Thomas Horne Nottingham Gorse

Harvest Thanksgiving at Seabrook Parish

The Harvest Thanksgiving Service was held at Seabrook with a beautifully decorated church and a generous fruit gift. A crowded congregation heard an interesting sermon as 90 parishioners attended. Next Seabrook service is on the third of next month. Spencer's Brook hosts its monthly service Sunday afternoon.

Seabrook Ita Spencer's Brook St James

Aggressive Passenger Tells Lloyd George Joke On Train

In a railway carriage a stern woman remarks that Lloyd George is getting too big for his place and mocks soldiers with his initials on their arms. The other passenger, a Lewis gunner, suggests she is joking as the soldiers ignore the exchange and remain silent for the rest of the journey. In Tasmania a court ruling upholds farmers’ power to shoot trespassing dogs if they threaten sheep. A dog shot by a father and son defending breeding ewes is deemed justified to protect livestock.

Lloyd George Lewis Guoner Tasmania Wynyard H. “Burnell M. Ho Williams Elror Wny

Shakespearean Reflection on Mercy in Measure for Measure

A fragment reflecting on mercy and judgment from Shakespeare. It likens mercy to a breath in the lips and asks how one would be judged by one’s own acts, invoking Measure for Measure as the source of moral testing. The text reads like a meditation on law, fate, and human frailty.

Man Pew

Milk Parator Showrooms Highlight Cream Skimmers

Advertisment notes high dairy prices and promotes Dablla or Sylvia Cream parators including Pelee and Skimmers. Visit four showrooms to inspect the devices.

Dablla Sylvia Pelee

Beach Pract Tailor Announces Move to Northam Area

Beach PRACTICAL TAILOR informs residents of NORTHAM and surrounding districts that he has taken premises previously occupied by Mr. Cohen. He aims to attract public patronage through strict attention and good workmanship.

Northam Cohen

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