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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1914
Page
3
The text presents a chaotic mix of fashion notes on coats and collars, sewing room instructions, fabric care, dyeing and cleaning tips, and stray warnings. It mentions garment details, shoulder shaping, and fitting advice alongside household recipes and cleaning procedures, with numerous fragmented phrases and scattered product-like references.
Fragmentary ad style text touts kidney pills and backache remedies sold by a Mr. Tolahar on Murray Street East. It alleges success in curing backache and calls for interested buyers while citing anecdotal testimonials and related ailments.
A fragmented advertisement listing diverse fabric supplies and apparel items with varied prices. Items include Turkish towels 22 by 46 inches, flannelette, calico, satin finish calico, bush rugs in multiple sizes, grey camp blankets, dress galatea, heavy navy galatea shirts, heavy Eider Down quilts, flannelette, and ladies coats blouses and skirts. Prices shown in old currency like 6/11 and 27/6, with quantities ranging from dozens to hundreds.
Opens Thursday June 25 and runs to July 16 at Bilsons. Large stock of food, drinks, clothing and household goods offered at heavily reduced prices. Bargains include drapery, groceries, gloves, towels, bedding, and furniture with daily specials and special price cuts. Experts urge early attendance to seize limited offers.
A vintage cooking piece explains curry preparation with step by step methods, listing ingredients like onions, milk, curry paste, and spices. It notes variations for Anglo Indian and Bombay curry styles and describes cooking steps from frying onions to simmering meat and thickening gravy.
An Australian advertisement touts Hean's Essence as a splendid remedy for coughs and colds used in thousands of homes. It urges readers to mail for bottles, return empty containers and emphasizes post free offer, with price 2s and dealer details in Sydney.
The inquest into the death of wharf laborer Joseph Blake who was fatally injured on the Moora Bool Street pier while discharging cargo from the steamer Edina on June 22 returned an accidental death verdict. No blame was found. At South Barwon shire council, action to extend tramway to Belmont and Highton was approved, with South Barwon Corton and Bellarine shires to be represented at the Geelong tramway conference.
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