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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1916
Page
3
A late 19th or early 20th century catalog item listing various wool undergarments coats trousers and fabric pieces. It promotes unshrinkable wool underwear, coats, tweed trousers, cambric embroidery, cotton crepe, quilts, voile fabrics, and pillow shams with prices in shillings and pence, urging prompt purchase before prices rise.
A long read features fashion notes on coats and capes with detachable collars and cuffs, plus detailed home care tips. It urges dress ideas and sewing guidance, then shifts to household cleaning with kerosene and various solutions for bathroom and furniture care.
Fragmentary OCR of a historic kitchen page shows instructions for cooking bacon rice and herbs with mirepoix like steps. The text mingles ingredients such as rashers of bacon, rice, pepper, salt, water, and herbs, with distorted phrases and garbled measurements, suggesting a long, detailed method interrupted by errors.
An advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a long trusted remedy for backache and kidney issues. It features testimonials from A. Denugias in Thilwell Geelong and Laveen in Sydney, claiming permanent relief after years of suffering.
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