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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 17, 1916
Page
3
Instructional notes on making and finishing hats for women and daughters. Details cover buckram shaping, wire edges, buttonhole stitching for firmness, bow construction from long ribbon, brim finishing, piping cords, and aligning pleats with back openings.
A collage of home goods and etiquette notes including new pillows and cushions, veils and hats, and fabric care. Practical advice spans laundry, shoe polish, cleaning, and kitchen hints with health reminders and modest fashion observations.
This excerpt lists multiple pineapple preparations including Pineapple Water-Rub Pineapple Brandy and Hewed Pineapple with steps for infusion and bottling It also gives a cream sauce with parsley onion and crayfish and ends with instructions to mold a chilled lobster dish as a final course
A muddled recipe describes coating meat with egg and breadcrumbs then frying in hot fat and garnishing with claws for a cutlet dish. It also outlines a bread crumb and egg batter for a date pudding baked in a water bath and served with cream sauce.
Friday November 11 marks the first Gower show fund for the Education Department Repatriation Fund in Gellibrand. A 76 item schedule featured adult entries and strong participation. Mr G E Parker opened with an educational address. Prizes included flowers, crafts, and garden displays won by Lily Emery, Eva Marks, Bert Miller, and others. A chocolate selling machine attracted crowds as part of a daylong fundraising event with various exhibitions, displays, and contests.
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