15 Jul 1904
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1904
Page
1
An ornate, garbled ad listing various goods such as soaps, snacks, notebooks, and watches. Mentions a Saline line of products with brands like Balmorals and other luxury items. Indicates a broad sales pitch with many misread names and unclear pricing.
Finlay s Double width White Sheeting 103d per yard Excellent Family Calico few pieces 9s per dozen Printed Flannelettes 64d and 844 now 11d per dozen Unbleached Table Damask gtd per yard Twisted Grey Swanskin 58d per dozen Dark Grey Wool Flannel 74d per yard Ladies Fancy Stripe Moniette Underskirts 11a each Ladies Flarmelette Blouses 1s and 1s 11d each Ladies Smart Tweed Coats s1d each Ladies Trimmed Felt Hats 3s 11d each Ladies Corsets all sizes 1s 6d and 2s 11d each Ladies Black Dress Skirts 3 11d each
Hosiery department offers ladies black cashmere ribbed hose three for 2s and children's cashmere socks assorted colors at 44d per pair. Men's waterproof coats eight shillings and 114 each, tweed suits 13s 6d, dark tweed trousers 9s 11d per pair. Boys woollen jerseys 15s 11d. Oddments of boys suits all sizes and materials cleared to make room for new goods.
A historical grocery department listing shows quantities and unit prices for Prime Raisins, Vitadatio, starch, sugar, sardines, condensed milk, salmon, Cornina, and assorted shoes. Notable items include Ladies' Glace Lace Shoes, Gent's Grace Kid Balmoral boots, and Our Gent's Bon Ton Dress Boots with Bull Dog Toe, with prices ranging from 2d per bottle to 113s 6d per pair.
In a morning report the club at Colee Bowling Slob will host a Tuesday evening event. Caesar with a 2 inch target pace appears amid a list of attendance notes as the crowd eyes a possible new line of reserve players. The Syasittee decided not to renew the resignation but to allow Mr Pincha to stay from Ho Uotias, keeping Merling’s interest intact.
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