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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1906
Page
2
A garbled ad list promotes cheap clothing and fabrics with many named items and prices. It showcases yardage, table covers, flannels, silks, canvases, blouses, skirts, and other textiles. The ad features numerous product names and old fashion pricing, aiming to entice shoppers with value.
The store announces clearance of remaining summer goods including crash skirts underskirts and a new line of wide silk ribbons. The offer features smart linen costumes priced at 75 and straw hats at 1s each, with all items discounted to clear inventory.
The report covers debates on Ireland Home Rule with Conservative Samuelson opposing limits on free Ireland and government proposals to adjust policy. It notes parliamentary resistance, ministry considerations, and potential amendments affecting the political landscape amid tense votes.
Good Canvas Voiles in colors record value worth 2s 3d man 1s Plain Colored Taffeta Voiles 1s 1d now 15 3d New Light Grey Tweeds autumn suitable 15 11d now 1s gid Doubleswidily Cheek Voiles 38 94 tow oul Silk Embroidered Taffeta Voiles 38 6d now 1s 04d Panama Cloth 15 11d now is only a few lengths tell.
Women’s heavy ribbed cotton hose priced 1s 6d to 4s 11d now good size 4 ribbed cashmere hose with frames 1s 6d to 4s 11d. Black and tan cotton hose lace trim gauntlet lisle gloves priced 5s 6d 1? now 4s 5d. Super quality gauntlet lisle gloves now 4s 5d.
Manchester goods advertise strong useful Galatea fabrics at reduced yard prices. Harvard Shirtings and Natura amdhire Colonial Flannel offered at discounts. Unbleached damask and lace curtains, towels, and towels priced, with last chance to secure Hoyle prints at low per dozen rates. Heavy Galatea shirts and well finished pyjama suits also discounted amid stock taking push.
Sailor linen white blouses in sizes 2 to 5 and 1s rnd men's undressed white shirts are offered in good condition. Spectrat value men’s dark tweed suits, 12s 6d Galatea blouses and suits will be cleared at cost price.
A retail ad catalogues ladies leather boots and shoes in tan, glace tan, and crapp calf, plus girls and boys school boots and children's Trinity shoes. Prices range from 3s 11d to 68s 11d, with multiple sizes and finishes noted.
The readable portion lists herb based remedies and mentions Serbia and a chemical agent. It lacks clear events or outcomes, with many garbled words and foreign names, making precise attribution difficult. No definite dates or institutions are identifiable.
Patrol through a late century retail sale listing hundreds of remnants and odd lines across departments. Includes blankets sheets towels suits hosiery cloths and underwear with prices and quantities for each item. Highlights include table covers silk yardage and white underskirts with lace trimming.
The passage presents a garbled, OCR like collage of phrases about meals and health. It includes stray lines about potatoes, eye health, liver and stomach care, and a dubious prayer-like receipt of pills. No clear author, date, or event is identifiable beyond disjointed dietary guidance.
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