Meanwhile, most Palmerstonians were just happy that life in the town was getting back to normal. On Saturday, March 5, 1921, the weather forecast predicted ‘variable and strong breezes, northerly winds, moderate to strong and freshening. Expect warm and humid conditions. Weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, with rain following.’
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The Palmerston North rail yards about 1906. As usual in the Saturday newspaper, some more frivolous items joined the latest news and entertainment columns. Among the letters to the editor, ‘Enquirer’ had a pressing concern: “After Mr C. T. Salmon addressed the Luncheon Club last Tuesday, a friend informed me that the speaker said the Bible spoke of the age of the earth as from seven to eight thousand years, whereas science could prove it to be millions of years old.
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