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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 24, 1912
Page
4
An advertisement extols Hugh Thomson's boots made with own Tanner leather and superior quality. It promotes winter goods including millinery, knitted jackets, coats, woollen undergarments, and a dressmaking department led by Miss Masterson. The copy also references Doan's pills with testimonials from Joe Duncan and a Sydney dealer, urging purchase of the medicines.
Western District news reports a camperdown blacked out by a fuse blast, repaired by the power house staff. Geelong sees the death of bricklayer Thomas Andrew Wallace after a skull fracture near Fitzroy Street. A school boy Carl Louis Wekworth hanged himself near the Emu Hotel after music lessons, with Coroner inquiries. Richard Axford of Keilambere dies aged 80s after long residence in the Western district. Warrnambool trout angler visits, praising Merri River fishing and the Eumeralla reaching King Island on its return voyage.
An old patent remedy claims to heal sore lungs and strengthen the lungs while stopping coughing. It markets as a safe cure for pneumonia pleurisy or consumption risk and promises rapid relief. Sold by Walter Stephens in Colac for 1 shilling 6 pence and 3 pence.
J H Lawson Massey Cycle and Meter Depot offers a large stock of racing end roadster bicycles including Massey and Genuine 8.8.4 models. He promises quotes and allowances for old machines and invites customers to GELLIQRAND B STREET COLAO.
A fragmented catalog of drinks and flavorings including Syphons Hop Ale Ginger Ale Lemonade Soda Water Hop Bitters Ginger Beer Ginger Stout Cherry Cider Water Fruit Syrup Sarsaparilla Peppermint Shandy and Cloves Glass Bottles. The text reads as a disposal notice or inventory note with many misspellings and unclear context.
Local dealer offers clocks for dining room bedroom kitchen and workshop in various designs and prices. Watches cover sporting wrist and ladies styles in gold silver and unmetal with prices from low to high. Pearson's guaranteed line of gun meter watch touted as high value and reliability, with jewellery and electro plate offered as value options.
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