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Newspaper

Colac Herald

Location

Colac, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jun 19, 1912

Page

4

Sheep attacked by dogs at Hamilton paddock

In early morning disturbance, dogs entered Mr J H Hamilton's Renny Hill paddock killing three crossbred sheep and injuring nine, forcing destruction of the damaged animals. Mr Hamilton and helpers shot one dog and wounded another.

Gamperdown J. H. Hamilton Renny Hamilton Canfordown Court House Mackinnon Arthee Hogan Ofice Enny Arthur Mam Hiogat Button Geelongare Garnet Bray Mlaborer Bartholomw Edward Winkler Heshad Mortiare J. Seukin Colne Dune Coy W. Absalom Han Im Che Yage John Ince Geelong J. Be Leth Weelong

Sam Jacobs Annual Jacket Coat and Costume Sale

A lengthy ad announces Sam Jacobs offering two weeks of jacket coat and costume sales Fr iday May 2411 with cash purchases. The catalog lists ladies coats costumes skirts and related apparel in various fabrics and styles including velvet satin tweed and wool garments alongside boots and footwear. The emphasis is on extensive stock discounted prices with dozens of designs and sizes for women girls and youths.

Wwe Jae Lpvimininigs Cos- Lunes Testivert Ag Sweed Farig Migits Fox Costum Stoipglélvet Faye Hastile Liang l Aviving Till Eaton’s Thild Bala CADEL Forts Greer Palett Ork Salen

Venus as a Habitable World Yet Uncertain

A historical discussion weighs whether planets beyond Earth might host life, focusing on Venus. It notes Venus’ proximity to the Sun, rotation, atmosphere, and possible surface conditions, referencing Lowell and other astronomers’ views on days, nights, and atmospheric phenomena to argue for cautious conclusions about habitability.

Venus Sungthuyte Apni Tiodeo Naudt Ferelgal Lowell Arizona Lowell Lowels Faye

Unsure OCR Fragments Reflect Disrupted Notices

Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases about celestial objects and notices. It mentions Lowell and Selenhead Planet with references to a lifeless near neighbor. Context and full facts are unclear from the damaged excerpt.

Lowell

Peculiar Plant Tunnation Drama At Desert Experiment

Dr MacDougal and associates study moisture storage in xerophytic plants. They describe pounding pulp from Palo Verde and other desert species to extract sap, noting slow growth and remarkable drought endurance. Specimens survive in dry air, some for decades, with dormancy and controlled moisture loss observed.

MacDougal Enact Saya Urper's Magazine MacDowell New- York Botanical Gardens Dr. MacDougal Moletet Gould

World-Wide Notes on Botany and Science Discoveries

The piece surveys plant species estimates by O B Besecypt and Saccardo figures, notes French advances in market gardening, and reports zinc and manganese salts boosting crop yields. It mentions Panama tide differences, a method to gauge raindrop size, and a light humorous local exchange about police and fire brigade burglaries.

O. EB Saccardo Sagccardo Fee Bertrand Gave Iter France jAthiomy of Sciences Panama Canal Atlantic Pacific Colon Panamia Panoama

Timepiece selection by local dealer offers varied watches

Local clock and watch dealer promotes an extensive stock suitable for the climate. Clocks for dining room to workshop and watches for every purse are offered with prices from 7/4 to 10/10. Pearson’s gun metal watch line is advertised as high value. Jewellery and electroplage are also available, with a nudge to shop Pearl on first.

Pearson Pearbon

Bendigo the Fighter Preacher Beats Wolrdly Foes in Nottingham

The tale recounts Bendigo a tough hard living fighter turned preacher who fills a Bram chapel as he delivers gospel to a crowd of bruisers. Mocked by rivals he prays for strength to compel grace and leads five repentant fighters to listen to his message in Ebenezer Chapel.

Bendy Blentin Bendigo Nottingham Bram Weirous Bruisers

Colour in the Human Race Explains Racial Colors by Diet

A German professor Dr A Bergfeld argues that race colors stem from feeding habits. He claims original man was black and vegetarian, with pigment shifts caused by iron-rich foods and salt. He links exposure to meat and milk to lighter skin in Caucasians and cites Hb in blood and chlorite effects.

A. Bergefeld Hergfell Asia Ler Yin

Drunken brawl stabs man to death report stated

The passage references a newspaper account about a man stabbed in the thoracic cavity after a drunken altercation. It notes confusion over whether the incident occurred in a drinking den and mentions police involvement in the case.

Simpson

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