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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1915
Page
3
A London style dominated page details ladies dresses and blouses with prices ranging from 2 shillings to 7 shillings. Garments described include white voile blouses, muslin shirts, poplin coats, frocks with lace and embroidery, and tailored coats with belted waists.
The article weighs the toll of prolonged fighting on troops, noting fatigue and illness as winter approaches. It discusses potential German, Bulgarian, Russian, Greek, Serbian, and British movements, strategic missteps, and the broader aim of exhausting enemy powers. It hints at shifting alliances and the desire for a decisive conclusion to the conflict.
A parcel of claims extols Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills as a corrective for disorders of the brain stomach liver and kidneys. The ad promises purification of the blood stimulation of the liver and kidneys and prevention of common ailments when taken to keep the system in order, citing widespread use in Australasia and urging early treatment to avert disease.
Mia Clifford, superintendent of the Natural Health Company, Melbourne, will visit Colac on Thursday and Friday, January 19 and 14, to be seen at Victoria Motel from 10 to 7.90. Consultations are free and may help prevent years of pain. Treatments include remedies for headaches backaches indigestion and skin care with Persian Rose.
A brief scorey line notes a foot running event in Sheffield with 149 yards and a novice back segment of 100 yards with entry details. The fragment mentions Entry 1/6 and shows a track-like listing of races and entrants.
A dated notice explains a 25 year mortgage with valuation fee and penalties saved, interest payable every six months, and a rate of five percent. It warns money will be dear for years and urges conversion if the mortgage falls due within two years.
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