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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 23, 1910
Page
3
Readers learn household remedies and craft hints from a late 19th or early 20th century column. Instructions cover stain removal with turpentine and ammonia, enamel care, borax mixtures for china, silver polishing with Serachman ammonia, and simple diet cautions. The piece also offers sewing and embroidery tips including fabric care, covers for tumblers, and decorative needlework with ribbons, lace, and beaded edges.
A garbled kitchen list presents various culinary attempts including carbonate of soda and tartar decried as leavening agents, a sugared dessert method with milk and jam, a stepwise boiled glaze, a pineapple jelly with gelatine, a light meringue, and a beef and ham meat loaf shaped and steamed. The collection reflects mixed, fragmentary recipe notes and household cooking nuances from an old period.
Readers desiring information on fire management and cookery are invited to address queries to the editor for wives and daughters at the local Herald office. The notice names M. M. Buckley and A. G. M. as points of contact for Melbourne University pupils and Coline Mesa Senin td musical ion.
The cricket match concluded in Sydney on Monday yielded a win for the home side by three wickets. South Africa batted first and posted a total, with notable scores by Folkard, Emery, and Kelleway, while New South Wales also posted challenging totals before the home side chased down the target in a tense finish.
Stephens' Colonial Ales bottled at the Brewery by the brewers themselves. Genuine bottled ale and sparkling apple cider offered. Small bottles sixpence per dozen, large bottles twelve shillings sixpence per dozen. Cider touted as a genuine product and recommended as safe for gout sufferers.
Exquisite triumph of the milliners art features a large champagne chip hat with one side turned, trimmed with pale pink lilac and dark green ribbon. Normally priced 15 to 17 shillings sixpence. Trim available in any color. Now offered for 12 shillings sixpence.
A readable fragment describes simple handmade gifts for Christmas. It mentions a book weight with a teal cover and knit decoration, sized about two inches by seven to eight inches, with a stitched buttoned closure and a neat sewn lining.
Fragmentary text presents no clear event or names but hints at a personal note or mixed phrases. No definite people places organizations or dates emerge to form a coherent news item or card teaser.
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