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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1914
Page
1
A historical advertisement touts Comstock's Nerve and Bone Lintment as a powerful external remedy for pains in muscles nerves and swelling. It claims relief from burning sensation blistering and skin discoloration and offers mail order at 2/6 per bottle through chemists and stores.
A line of pipes and goods marked special Kmee Bee fills the window display inviting customers to inspect. The text mentions insured property against loss and cites a Shae Alexander and a G. a customer, with Orion referenced in the scene. The fragment hints at a retail display and consumer protection note.
A garbled ad page offers a health cure by Nature Howe Treatment with free consultation at Elisabeths Street Melbourne. It promotes cures for women and lists clinic hours at Union Club and addresses for orders, promising free postage and updated stock of hair products and felts.
Local notices list closing times for Colac and shipping departures. Details include port calls at Port Darwin and Sydney, with weekly and fortnightly sailings and agent supplies from various ports. Specific days and times are abbreviated and partially garbled in the OCR text.
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