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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1915
Page
6
A vendor touts Hean's Essence as a cheap, effective home remedy for sore throats colds and coughs. The ad promises large bottles for little money and claims strong relief and value saving the buyer money. It urges following a woman's advice to make a home cough remedy with mintorex and emphasizes the product's quality and affordability.
Article outlines enlistment requirements from age 18 to 45, minimum height 5 feet 3 inches, chest 13 inches, and daily recruitment targets of 4 to 9 recruits. It lists pay rates for ranks from Private to Lieutenant, separation allowances for spouses and children, and death or incapacity benefits, with figures incomplete due to OCR.
Arrangements made for collection of metropolitan and other newspapers. Haigh Bros. donate a room at 225 Collins Street for depot use and Melbourne firms supply items to aid wounded troops. Fresh papers kept separate from used ones. new papers will be sent to wounded, used ones to trenches.
The article muses on the eternity of matter and the infinite universe, debating whether time and space have beginnings, and describes celestial observations. It lists stars and constellations visible this month, notes eclipses and planetary positions, and ends with a reverent biblical reflection on the heavens declaring God's glory.
August gardening notes advise sowing and transplanting for vegetables and herbs, including cabbage carrots celery lettuce onions and tomatoes, with hot bed frames for early crops and warns of increased charges for goods due to rising material costs from Thompson Unemith Murray Street.
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