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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
3
A guide on simple, elegant dress avoiding extravagant fashion. Emphasizes affordable fabrics, durable materials, and versatile garments. Advocates plain gowns with good carriage, easy care, and seasonal adaptability rather than costly fads.
Useful home remedies cover cleaning brass with salt and vinegar paste, removing odors with vinegar and baking soda, and polishing patent leather with vaseline. Recipes explain making a glaze for shoes, boiling eggs, and preparing puddings with pineapple and chocolate toppings. Also includes instructions for splinter removal and steam-based stain lifting.
A large turnout filled the Winchelsea hall for a combined football club concert and dance. Geelong Belmont and Beene performers entertained while Inverleigh prizes were presented for the challenge match. The event wrapped with a 3 a.m. dance. receipts totaled about £20 with promising prospects for the club.
Established provider lists pine and shelter trees, wattles, hex thorn, and fruit varieties. Also mentions Hinesks Hawknes Cameslias Loronias Tree Lucerne Trivur Tithees cous and other stock. Located at Murray Street and Fulham Nurseries with Tel. 24. Central Motor Garage Aromfield Starlet.
Archbishop Mannix, at St Monica's Escendoo, urged fair treatment for Catholic schools amid Victoria education reforms. He warned of costly state high schools and biased scholarships, urged Catholic voters to demand equal funding and oppose unfair competition, comparing Victoria to Queensland's scheme.
Granter and Fisher Proprietors at Polwart Poultry Farm Colac inform the public they have built extensive poultry runs with Latesta. They report low supply of all poultry and invite orders, noting their birds are healthy, well fed, and four months old with positive testimonials from clients.
Warrnambool reports a schoolboy, Edwards, age unnamed, hanged himself to a tree in Aber Park. Evidence shows he left school, picked up a clothes line, and later was found dead by a man near Albert Park around 1 PM. The inquest, led by J P W Ferguson, noted truancy issues and family pressure but concluded death by own action.
A Melbourne gathering of the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners celebrates growth and aims of the union. Speakers praise collective bargaining over strikes, note strong Australian branches and high member involvement, with records of funds and benefits highlighted.
A printer's ad touts a bold offer on shirts and dress shorts. It promises style quality and low prices, claiming superior goods and a guarantee that claims are backed by the seller.
Ambiguous OCR fragment notes AMG STORE and Ciba Vue Tad in a tie context. Limited readable details prevent full event clarity. The item appears to be a brief retail or branding note without clear dates places or outcomes.
Fragmentary note discusses paying interest in another's debt and warns about a buyer with a high price and slow to cover, ending with garbled wording about prong eg and interest and beauties tus.
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