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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1912
Page
3
The article reviews lace edged petticoats and coats for women, noting fuller silhouettes and embroidered bands, with white linen and silk options. It describes coatees over dresses in bright colors, the rise of light evening skirts, pleats and draperies, and delicate veils and lace accessories shaping the current chic look.
The piece discusses nasal redness as a delicate skin issue and suggests simple home treatments, diet tweaks, and lifestyle changes. It also touches on modern women’s activity, urging purposeful work over idleness and noting social trends among educated women in contemporary life.
An odd mix of a farewell thanks to friends in Colne and a long, recipe heavy text describes potato stews with onions parsley cheese and milk. It mentions George Wilmott Manners-Su and a cordial manufactory, then shifts to a kitchen method with butter, salt, pepper, and cheese. A separate recipe fragment covers almond sugar water cream tartar and returns to a cooking method.
Local notices summarize business activity with brief items on openings, closures, price changes, and corporate actions. The compact items reference firms, transactions, and regulatory steps, reflecting broader economic currents in the city.
A newspaper notice extols Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery for croup in children. It claims strong safety and effectiveness and urges mothers to keep a bottle at home. The ad mentions Walter Stephens’ store in Colec.
A varied list of manufactured beverages and syrups is advertised for delivery across the district. Items include Lime Juice Champagne Syphone Lierick Champagne Hop and ginger ales, lemonades, cordials, bitters, and fruit syrups. A note praises local industry and mentions a jelly preparation method.
Our London Letter reports nonstop rain dampening Christmas plans in the city. Furrowmen and street vendors struggle to sell amid the weather while charitable appeals surge through papers like the Daily Telegraph to aid Dickens Rainchildren and other needy workers. The piece notes public generosity, festive street scenes, and contrasts with Australian sun as Home Rule debates and Irish parliamentary proposals loom in Westminster.
The piece notes a performance portraying England's stance with a Bow Wow scene and a Union Jack on stage. It highlights a Lancashire cotton strike with about 160,000 workers out of work and wages dropping from 60,000 pounds weekly. Allegations claim two individuals push a political plot to suppress the union.
A brief business notice states Late-Tonle Pills are an effective blood cleansing remedy for pimples blotches and blemishes. Price Oregon and pint sixpence. Available at Walter Stephens Colac.
Mrs A Bristow of 37 Regant Street Sydney touts Comstock's Dead Shot Worm Pellets in a testimonial. She claims after using one and a half boxes her daughter's thread worms disappeared and health improved, with a friend also noting relief after three boxes. The product is described as a vegetable preparation available through chemists and stores or by post from The W Comstock Co Ltd. 93 Lang Street Church Hall Sydney.
The article argues success in business hinges on ready appearance and skilled staff. It notes tailoring gives competitive edge and invites readers to request suits, patterns, and measurements.
An old advertisement urges call on E B Faull before selecting a piano from Johan ne S Schiller pianos. It notes in stock a great variety of musical instruments and other goods including jewellery fancy goods leather items gramophones and phonographs. It emphasizes “His Master’s Voice” gramophones and claims many gramophones are available but none without that brand.
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