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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 14, 1915
Page
6
A newspaper ad itemizes a wide range of clothing and textiles, including heavy tweed overcoats, suits, and knickers, with specific sizes and prices. It also highlights boys and men’s garments, cardigans, shirts, gowns, and blankets, noting limited wartime availability and urging purchases before stock runs out.
A detailed pattern and fabric guide for children's clothes and women’s outerwear. It notes trends in long hair styles and jewelry, home sewing tips for sports coats, belts, collars, and decorative touches, plus care of garments and fit considerations for different ages.
A garbled OCR cooking note describes a bean based dish with parsley and a baked or boiled preparation, including steps for heating milk and butter, stirring in sauces, and finishing with sugar. Mentions of nutmeg and condensed phrasing imply dessert or accompaniment alongside a main bean dish. The text references bread or buns and a ceremonial or decorative finish.
A stream of fashion terms details soft loose fitting satin blends with transparent bishop sleeves. Ivory pink navy and work colors appear with pleated cuffs and tulle collars, describing a favored silhouette and decorative trim.
A woman of good judgment praises Hean's Essence as a cost effective cough remedy. She reports a large bottle saves money, helps sore throats colds and coughs, and urges others to use Hean's at home. The advertisement claims reliable medicinal qualities and nationwide availability from G Whitean Chemist Sydney and other dealers.
An old Australian advertisement recounts a long term kidney ailment relief claim for Mrs. Mwanson and a warning message about kidney trouble. It promotes Doane's Backache Kidney Pill sold by Foster-McClellan Co at 2/9 per bottle with six bottles 15/3 and urges purchase through 76 Pitt Street Sydney.
A garbled advertisement offers medical consultation for indigestion rheumatism piles headaches constipation nervous breakdown and other pains. It promises home visit options, a consultation fee, and a special consultancy form mailed to interested readers at a college of health building address.
A historical ad notes Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills sold across Australia for twenty years with steady growth. It cites one million bottles sold annually and claims the pills regulate and toning the liver, based on a sound formula and experienced makers. The piece links Australian climate and living to liver misfunctions and positions the remedy as a household staple.
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