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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1918
Page
3
Annie Pares widow of A Pares dies at her residence on Street after a prolonged illness. The notice honors her life and family, noting her upbringing in the area and references to local events and properties. The report mentions a forthcoming carnival and community notices including a New Year meeting schedule and local advertisements.
A vintage guidance piece promotes well planned gifts for Christmas emphasizing forethought. It suggests choosing items that are truly useful, ornamental, dainty, or substantial, with the emphasis that consideration in gift selection is valued by the recipient.
Catalog style listing features dresses, blouses, and accessories with prices. Highlights include white organ blazers, trimmed hats, crepe de chine blouses, and silk gowns in assorted colors. Items named with sizes and finishes suggest a mid century shop inventory.
Retail listing details a broad selection of men shirts and accessories in white and colored fabrics. Includes collars pockets detachable features and a variety of fabrics from cambric to silk with prices from 1 shilling to 3 shillings 6 pence, noting popular tourist linen shirts and handkerchiefs.
Fragmented OCR lists various toy and dress items for children including crepe paper decorations, braided belts, and colorful apparel. It mentions prices like 19/5 and 28/, plus assorted fabrics and dress components. The readable content resembles a shop catalog entry with product names and prices rather than a narrative article.
A fragmented ad style notice lists diverse household wares and prices, mentioning tubes, covers, fabric goods, and various items with odd quantities and prices. It references multiple names and items with a bustling sales tone, typical of a period newspaper ad.
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