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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
3
A jumble of vintage ads and notes on clothing and accessories with quotes about warmclad mens wear, mole knickers, waterproof goats, wool suits, veiling hardware, and decorative trims. It also offers sleep advice, household hints, and a basic recipe tip about reheated soup.
Step by step old time kitchen notes describe cakes with no butter or eggs, and a savory roast with ham and herbs. The text provides measurements for crusts, fillings, frostings, custards, and a potato and cheese bake, all aimed at hearty family meals. It also details carrot and egg salad preparations and a lemon vanilla cream finish.
Practical domestic advice covers cleaning brushes and sponges, improving stove and lamp performance, bottling liquids, tea kettle scale removal, iron holders from leather and boots, curtain washing with salt to remove lime, and quick cleaning methods using flour and cloth. The tone is instructional and aimed at homemakers seeking simple, improvised fixes.
An OCR fragment advertises a claimed remedy labeled safe and certain for ribonzgees constipation flatulence liver troubles anemia and more. It lists pricing as 10kds and a location at Lt Walter Stephens with “Colds” noted, but details are incomplete and unclear.
A newspaper ad touts factory made garments as superior to tailors’ work, claiming better style and fit. It promotes new consignments of high grade goods for autumn and winter, and offers pattern and belt measurement forms on application.
Our high reputation for exclusive outfits for ladies and children continues with our established success in ranking. Exceptional facilities and careful attention assure customers of superior service. We invite you to visit on Thursday next and the following days at our Autumn and Winter collection events.
Warrion journeyed to Colac on a rain affected day. M'Kenzie starred for Colac taking multiple wickets as they defended 113. Warrion top scorer none reached double figures. Colac chased despite early rain to win with Dillon and Crysdale contributing, Pink bowled well for Colac.
Colac Rilo Club enjoyed a busy Easter with the Gomk Frday and Spoon competition, mystetry course completions, and an Easter Monday spoon contest. At Warrnam School, the seventh annual No.12 Union vs No.19 Union match yielded a Western District victory by 1% points with high scores and a back count deciding first place for De Grandi.
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