31 Aug 1904
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 31, 1904
Page
1
Before closing the winter season Tulloh and Co offers for the remainder of the month exceptional values across various departments. Special buys across men’s apparel, home goods, and footwear highlighted with limited stock and marked down prices.
A混ached OCR reads a dress goods price list from Blake Tweeds and Zibslines. Items include small fancy tweeds at 1s 10d per yard Sorgen fabric at 26 4 per yard New Black Estmenes at 24 61 per yard Lovely Black Cordellas at 81.01 per yard and limited wigared Tinnites in black and white.
Hosiery items advertised at Ordinary Wholesale with women's cashmere hose in black and ribbed styles, pairs priced at 24. The ad also features children's cashmere hose with double tops available in navy and bavir with three pairs for a discounted total.
A vintage advertisement promotes remaining quilts and blankets for quick sale. Items include down quilts, English blankets, and Scotch blankets with various prices per piece or pair. The copy imitates early 20th century catalog language and includes limited pricing and product descriptions.
The fragment depicts battlefield carnage and wounded soldiers in hospitals abroad. It mentions blood, smoke, and dying beds, with references to a powder weapon and a London paper report. The text preserves wartime imagery and the gravity of combat without graphic detail.
Showroom offers lined black Dreas skirts and a large variety of underskirts priced from G9 fil upwards. Stock includes Lustre Blase pleated designs, jerseys in black white and colors, plus corset items and singlets. Wool combinations advertised with assorted sizes and prices.
A Nice Assortment of Gent's Umbrellas offered with varied frame styles and prices. Catalog notes strong frames priced at 53 Grand, 63 Grand, 7s, 6s 11d, 104 Ga, 190 20s and 25u each. Additional items include atrong at 1s 6d and Arimenn at 4 Ud wud Tia Grand.
A damaged OCR advertises boot department deals with low prices on ladies slippers solid Balmoral boots and school shoes. It mentions leather lined soles and various styles for men women and children at reduced rates per pair.
An OCR miscellany lists grocery and hardware items with quantities and prices. Items include varieties of tobacco such as Yankee Doodle, Perfection Gold, and Samary Gold. teas, flax, and cotton goods. clocks, heaters, cups, and kitchenware. Multiple prices and weights accompany the varied goods, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century catalog style.
A garbled local note from Abie Mivtlety Mee Mowsoo mentions an eatery in Weare She tad seed and a distant cemetery tale. The fragmentary text hints at eight fate related items but lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes.
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