Vast Textiles Offer Tussore Silks and Washing Goods
Advertises a sale of Tussore silks and washing goods, with price 9 for all occasions. Mentions wide range of fabrics and household textiles for varied uses.
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1916
Page
3
Advertises a sale of Tussore silks and washing goods, with price 9 for all occasions. Mentions wide range of fabrics and household textiles for varied uses.
An ad touts Lisle hose, black silk hose and dress values with low prices. It promises quality fabrics like M-MWool and Fugi Silks, boasting money savings and fashionable options across sizes and colors for a broad range of customers.
A Colac livestock sale notes strong attendance and competition among local buyers. Prices fell across several pig classes with declines in heavy boars and sows, and only good forward store stock showed relatively firmer quotes. The sale was conducted by Messrs Smagery and Co with a notable turnout of buyers.
A Melbourne ad touts Byke's Amite ointment for cows after calving. It promises to cleanse digestive organs, reduce bleeding, prevent contagion abortions milk fever and mastitis, and to soothe inflamed udders improving teat health and skin. THE Ripp COMPANY, LIMITED, 405 Bourke Street, Melbourne.
An OCR fragment shows an advertisement praising Dean’s Kidney Pills with testimonial quotes from Mrs Douglas and others, plus price details and a Foster-M Mumelian Co. address in Sydney. Nearby items note a jumble fair at Nalesgil Public Hall on Wednesday 1 ivt November and a Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union sale at St Andrew’s Hall Colac on November.
A jumbled OCR passage combines legal notice fragments, wartime draft themes, and an advertisement for natural health advice. It references names and places in a disorganized way, including a supposed applicant, teaching, and health guidance offering interviews at a Victoria Coffee Palace. The readable content suggests a mix of notice, affidavit style, and promotional copy with vague dates and locations.
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