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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 09, 1914
Page
3
A discussion of weekly budgets and garments including frocks, tea gowns, and mantles describes fashionable attire for wives and daughters. It details fabrics such as black serge, linen, and white fabrics, with notes on accessories like collars and handkerchiefs along with the social emphasis on modest, elegant dress.
A detailed description of fabric edging methods for lace like tulle and narrow braid applications. Covers edge construction around ram- edged bem, pleating, width guidance, and stitching to create a crewel like visual effect. Notes discuss turning, braiding, and finishing in antique textile treatments.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses fashion items including belts and underwear, noting rough descriptions and unclear references to outfits, fit, and color, with several misspellings that obscure concrete facts. No clear people, places, dates, or events are identifiable.
The readable fragments mention summer, service terms, and items like tea and cream, but lack clear names, dates, places, or actions to confirm a full story.
A fragmented fashion column mentions Dee ken advantage and bee ths style cues. It notes delightful touches on blouses with discreet elegance and a front fastening opening described as modest and demode.
The readable lines describe clothing and footwear details with garbled phrasing. It mentions belts, blouses, and feet features, plus vague references to a trend or appearance. The passage lacks clear entities, dates, or a cohesive event or narrative.
The fragment describes delicate undergarments and a draped skirt with wide armholes, torn material, and a Crib-like fabric for the bodice. It mentions a belt or string, a material match for the undergarment, and concerns about warmth in wet weather.
A reader provides tips for whitening a yellowed kitchen table and removing iron mould. Use dry whiteing to revive color, rinse thoroughly, refresh carpet with a water rinse, and treat mould with warm water and soap then air dry.
The text outlines a rich cake recipe mixing dried fruit butter sugar currants raisins lemon peel cloves nutmeg and brandy with yeast and eggs. After combining dry and wet ingredients the batter is poured into greased tins and baked until a height rises and a deep color forms, yielding a very rich cake.
A Geelong reader recalls relief from a leg sore after using Dean’s Ointment and praises its healing power. The advertisement touts Doan’s Ointment for skin troubles, piles, eczema, and bites, selling at 29d per pot with mail order from Wootten Melton Co. in Sydney.
A garbled instruction fragment describes assembling a festive cake or dessert with candied cherries and jelly. It mentions forming a disk, glazing with a trim, topping with slices, decorating the top with candied pieces, and chilling before serving. References to nutmeg brandy coffee and gelatin appear, then turning into a mousse-like cream.
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