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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1912
Page
4
Special fashion notes for spring and summer call for white garments using towelling fabrics. Linen remains a mainstay with tinted muslin also popular. Crepe frocks revive with embroidered borders, while light easy care cloths ease ironing and maintain smart silhouettes.
A long mixed OCR fragment describes glove care and skin remedies, home paste formulas, and sewing with starch, followed by culinary instructions for beefsteak cutlets, mutton, pastry, sponge cake, custards, and a dessert menu. It references ingredients, cooking steps, and serving ideas with chores and recipes interwoven. The piece names dishes, tools, and methods in a period newspaper voice.
rainfall figures for July show 2.56 inches in Pensyroyal with seven month totals at 66 inches and frosts from the 16th to 20th. crops healthy though growth slowed. Proposals for a France Russia naval convention aim to extend 1892 pact, while England seeks to block continental coalitions. in sport, R Ko Walker wins a 140 yard match at Old Trafford defeating A Pasile with a £75 prize.
J G Johnstone and Co advertise private base roomed properties along with several building blocks and acres of land. Listings include roomed cottages on Moore Street and Queen Street, a roomed house with washhouse, 1 acre of land, and a two acre building block on Moore Street. Prices range from £35 balance to £525 with terms offered. Campbell's Estate features a 13 1/2 by 101 foot house in a prime position.
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