13 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1898
Page
1
A long OCR fragment shows a busy marketplace ledger with bids and sales, workers, animals, and various goods. Names and places are jumbled, but the piece evokes a crowded trading scene with prices, lots, and dates woven through the garbled text.
An old classified-like notice lists extensive inventory from Jacobs' including boys and youth clothing, men’s wear, undergarments, and shoes. Items such as blankets, hosiery, jackets, collars, napery, and leather goods are advertised with prices and sale terms, indicating a large department store liquidation in the Western District. The garbled text references stock like collars, coats, boots, fabrics, footwear, and various garments targeted at men, women, and children, with emphasis on value pricing and annual sale plans.
An extended listing describes a Manchester event selling tables of clothing and household items at a grand annual Xmas fair. It highlights gloves, hosiery, umbrellas, hats, dresses, cloaks, and millinery, with numerous prices and item details across multiple departments and stalls.
A garbled notes piece lists various items and events such as fruit markets, festival mentions, and arrivals. It references dates, places, and people in a slate of jumbled phrases, suggesting a page of community notices and local happenings with unclear specifics.
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