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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
4
A scanned list of groceries and household goods with mixed spellings and product names including paste, powder, butter, gummies, salts, preserves, canned fruits, pineapple, peaches, sauces, nuts, and kitchenware. The noisy OCR shows items and prices, reflecting a Christmas sale catalog from a local shop.
A scribbled tale recounts Mr. Chizzle transforming a scrub patch into a thriving plantation near the Grange farm, with Mr. Goodfellow peering over the fence and critiquing the odd plant names. A detective notes a pocketed purse used to purchase bits and bobs, while scenes at the Cate Ge Ta Hegence show fashionable crowds and a touch of Robespierre era fear.
Directory entry notes G. S. Farrar located on Murray Street Colac next to Mr A. Whitson baker with neighboring premises listed.
Trade notice listing sale of ladies cambric costumes at half price with white dress skirts daintily trimmed and assorted fabrics. Includes promotional pricing on check dress materials, Empir milk tins Pineapple Maizena and insectibane tins. Multiple items with price halving and per unit costs.
The readable fragment presents a cryptic phrase about a mold and fear. No clear people, places, or dates are identifiable to form a full news item.
A fragmentary entry lists a Wednesday racing session at Mountjoy Station with references to entries and bookmakers. The legible bits name Mr Mountjoy's paddock and a date of February 16, though details are unclear in the OCR. The text hints at betting activity and prize connections but lacks full facts.
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