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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 27, 1902
Page
1
Large assortment of ladies apparel and accessories advertised. Items include Marquioe gowns, browsing floats, heirloom fabrics, and a variety of fashion goods. Several sales points mention Harte, Modine, and Lynn Hatahlish among other names.
The notice touts a store selling "Latest Goods" in various fabrics and clothing at low prices. It highlights a boot department with cheap rubbish and claims large stock of Blick items and strong value. The language suggests a promotional storefront ad aimed at cost-conscious shoppers.
Drepery Bootaang Shops advertise heavy stock in groceries wines and spirits crockery enamelware tin ware colonial ovens wire mattresses flour bran pollard and all kinds of produce. They state stocks are heavy and prices will be found the lowest in the trade to reduce stock quickly.
A fragmented price list from a local market shows items and rough costs in a period style. The readable items mention bags, matches, and various small goods with uncertain quantities, suggesting everyday domestic purchases.
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