02 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1907
Page
1
An old fashion store ad touts dress goods, fabrics, and suitings with per yard prices. Highlights include double width chiffons, crepes, voiles, serges, tweeds, and silks plus a large range of suits to order and ready ready to wear. The copy emphasizes variety, low prices, and fashionability with names of fabrics and styles.
A bustling window display promotes Huy Bulson's Giant Shoes with extensive offerings for men women and children. Includes Shan Joots children boots and tan glazed ladies shoes in multiple sizes plus Balmoral and cricket footwear. Prices range from lightweight to sturdy leather styles and rubber soles.
A column of diverse items reports on a furniture sale showcasing wicker and bamboo suites, wardrobes and washstands, with warnings about payments due and possible legal action. It also covers local society events including medals for a Light Horse squadron, committee meetings, speech highlights, and upcoming community concerts and exhibits.
Melbourne summary shows five months to today with revenue at 28 385 133 pounds, up 48 253 from last year. November revenue reached 96 682 pounds, 80 480 higher than the prior November. The total paid into the treasury for November stood at 62 682 pounds, 1 607 above last year. A boy aged 17 at Clarendon South Melbourne was treated for a wound at the Flames Satiric Hospital after a fight in a chute on Altiver ton street, with reports of a pocket knife involvement and ongoing inquiries.
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