05 May 1899
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 05, 1899
Page
1
A sprawling sale notice touts deep discounts on drapery clothing footwear and many household items. Jacobs and partners advertise low prices on bonds and cheap rubbage with a focus on canvas shoes carpets Venetian windows and numerous fabric goods. The ad lists prices, quantities, and numerous garment and homeware items, urging immediate purchases from the store in a bustling, bargain driven tone.
A dense OCR of a department store style list cataloging undergarments, dresses, blankets, and haberdashery items. The fragment details prices, colors, fabrics, and various garment types, including aprons, coats, shirts, stockings, and caps, with scattered vendor notes and item counts. The text emphasizes a broad sale of textiles and apparel with numerous entries and monetary figures, some legible, many garbled.
A fragmented catalog style notice details boots and shoes offered at varied prices for men women and children. It lists numerous product names, sizes, and discounts along with generic terms like sale, sale prices, and free fittings in a busy market style likely from a bygone newspaper page.
A dense OCR produced listing from Beehive Corner Store detailing autumn and winter stock. It mentions clothing, capes, coats, jackets, odds and ends, fabrics, trimming, patterns, and various prices and measurements, reflecting a broad array of apparel and accessories for the season.
A lengthy city page note details railway expansion debates, construction delays, and public funding concerns. It references officials, engineers, and committees, including Mr Graves and the Department, amid claims of mismanagement and calls for accountability. Local observers discuss widening the gauge and future traffic impacts.
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