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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 05, 1911
Page
3
A long, OCR damaged guide provides household care methods. It explains washing, whitening, and odor control for fabrics, with steps for handling stains, removing flavors, and treating vegetable or fruit residues. It mentions preparation, soaking, rinsing, and use of ammonia, lime chloride, vinegar, and other agents.
A garbled OCR fragment shows recipes and cooking steps for curried prawns and a meat stew with mutton and rabbit. Phrases mention milk thickening with cornflower, curry powder, prawns simmering about 15 minutes, and serving hot with chutney. Also included are instructions for mutton with vegetables and a braising rabbit with bacon, plus scattered garbled kitchen notes and seasonings.
A jumble of culinary instructions outlines preparation steps for chestnuts and multiple meat dishes. The fragment mentions sugared chestnuts, syrups, vanilla, and cream, plus assembling patty pans and multiple meat fillings with chicken or tongue. Ends with serving suggestions and a note on an “deliciis supper dish.”
Readers seeking information on Aone Management and Cookery should direct queries to the EDITOR at OLAC HERALITY Office. The note outlines where correspondence belongs and who should handle inquiries for the society column.
The schedule features athletic events at Trrewillipe with L Norfolk Handicap 100 yards first prize £1, second 10s. 130 yards Trrewillipe Handicap first £3. Boye Race under 16 first £10. Mile Race first £3. Quarter Mile prize £2 10s. Chopping events include novice underhand logs first £2. standing block first £2. Equine events list Pony Race trophies worth £3 and £8. hack open race first £3. handicap trot and patate race details with prize values and entry notes.
The piece lists sixteen reasons to advertise, stressing that smart spending beats sheer outlay and that continuous, moderate advertising wins over time. It compares advertising to a boomerang and to steady farming, urging regular, ongoing efforts to capture and grow business.
An advertiser proclaims personal shopping assistance across Melbourne and suburbs Victoria. They offer worldwide experience and claim access to all sales, promising speedy service with minimal personal expense and a one sixth deduction, inviting requests for requirements.
Mangled OCR text records a meeting of Mortlake and Camperdown Coursing Club committees deciding to keep last year's programme with the Commonwealth Stakes altered to 64 all-ages at £5 6s with at least £40 added. James England listed as judge. slip steward Jos M Mahon. secretary duties assigned. slipper arranged.
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