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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 20, 1913
Page
3
An OCR fragment mixes period fashion notes for wives and daughters with household cooking guidance. It details blouses, tunics, and sashes in satin and chiffon, plus grooming and color schemes, before shifting to a meat grill method. It includes timing for a thick steak, a butter tomato Worcester gravy, and serving instructions.
A stocktake exposes excessive inventory as stock is reduced with large sale prices. The ad lists food recipes to clear pantry items, highlights bargains on galoshes shoes and boots, and showcases reduced prices on patent ankle strap shoes and Glace Kid footwear. The notice emphasizes personal inspection of “real” reductions.
Colac Shire Council on Monday August 18 discussed correspondence from Home Affairs and Lands departments, road and bridge works, canal and drainage matters, and requests to shift roads, fund corduroy work, and improve footpaths. Reports noted progress on contracts, proposed grants, and petitions from ratepayers with decisions deferred or referred to engineers and future estimates.
A garbled historical notice promotes Doon’s Kidney Pills with claims of curing aches and backache for various readers. The ad touts a price of 24 pence per bottle and lists generic locations like Sydney and Emstata while mentioning dealers and a sale through chemists. The text imitates a period tack with product names and urging purchases.
Murray Street Colne near Austral Hotel offers a fine assortment of general goods stationery ladies handkerchiefs photo frames writing notebooks and necklaces with the latest designs available.
Bold boast about shirt quality and value. The ad claims stylish warm cos y shirts alto prints and dress shirts surpass all previous stock and invites customers to prove the claim, promising solid assurances with every sale.
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