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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1906
Page
2
A vintage sale listing offerings including dresses, dress cloths, flannelette, sheeting, hosiery, jackets, rain cloaks, ulsters, and mackintoshes with prices per yard or per item. It also promotes woollen underwear and ends with an herbal elixir ad claiming relief from rheumatic pain.
Murray Street Colac announces the takeover of dressmaking services by Miss MacNamara. Customers are assured satisfaction in every detail as orders are placed in capable hands.
Australasian report notes a rise in New South Wales gold output for a five month period and discusses export implications. It mentions legal actions, zoological garden events, dividend figures for miners, and a sports note about an English champion, all within a dense, period-voice summary of economic and public affairs.
Special sale section lists smart updated underwear and bloomers for women and girls, priced from 2s 6d to 7s 0d. Items include figured stockings, ladylike undergarments, and Latin inspired underskirts, with various sizes and colors offered for limited time.
SPECIALS in DRESS MATERIALS. Alt-wool Frivae in black and volume laid per yard Henry Tweeds good putforme strong sewing 16 per yard All-Wool Froal Ataszons in black color laid per yard A Live of Swuch Drow Pweeds warm prominent values in gold per yard Black or Colored Velveteen 1b per yard Liberty Silia for evening wear very expensive per yard Moreet Skirting in black and wales Is Ga per yard Fancy Tweid Marie Lenathe 136 61 AML-Woul Surges frou In chilov Uh per good
Specials in hosiery advertise Buck Keitted Worsted Hose in all sizes and per pair prices. Strong knitted worsted hose, top rehoat wear also offered, with Indian ribbed and plain cashmere hose priced at two shillings per pair.
Specials in Japanese goods listing various items such as Glove and Island Serviet Dives Vi Ie and 1ashi anch Pursot Puekst Haske Cigir aioa Chyaratto Canes Peuia Trays sod Hlaiuca.
Specials in Manchester list various fabrics and prices, noting widths and yardage for tweeds and shirtings. Mentions patterns in Colonial English and other styles, with units per yard and indicative costs. Includes descriptors of goods like damask, fine linens, and various shirtings, reflecting a period catalog entry.
Aud mt Geelong shows trousers priced at 8s 6d per pair with amperaown wad Torac noted in the listing.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a patent remedy marketed for chest complaints and throat issues. It mentions Moreilson and Co as sellers and references a “Great Peppermint Cure” with claims of soothing and healing. No verifiable details or outcomes are provided.
An old newspaper listing promotes Christy’s Hats in new shapes at 10s 6d, Dent’s Wool Gloves at 28 6d, Gents’ Crymoan Shirts at 6d, 55s suits to measure in newest materials at 63s, winter pyjama suits at 48 4a 6d, and natural wool pants at 68 6d.
A fragment lists cash prices for leading Li in drapery and pottery fixtures. The note appears as a brief catalog line from an old shop page, referencing 64 tin items or units in stock with price shorthand. No full details or dates are provided in readable text.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses a confusing array of terms and names, including references to illness and cures. The jumbled text mentions headaches and remedies, with unclear individuals and locations, offering no coherent event or outcome to summarize.
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