11 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
1
Westmont, a bright bay pacer, won the Trial Blakes at Umbrodown in a 2.2 percent margin, claimed the Handicap Trot at Ga Wee, and finished third in the Cobden Cup with a 1.6 time.
The fragment outlines a quota scheme attributed to the State and mentions the Honour Foo in the corner of a Lae Australian flag design with red, blue bars, and stars.
Fragmentary report notes students making progress and a petition by the Redress Society winning prizes from Mrs Sayers. Mentions a Flower Day entertainment, an injury recovery story, and dairy industry notes about a milk surplus and factory expansion plans at a local cheese group.
The advertisement extols HEENZO as a superior at home remedy for asthma bronchitis colds influenza and sore throats. It claims a pint can be prepared by adding HEENZO to warm water and sweetening per directions. At two shillings per bottle it undercuts ready-made mixtures costing at least twelve pence per pint.
Incomplete OCR reads a local entry with scattered names and gaps. Key details such as event, date, or parties involved are unreadable.
The sentence notes that girls from their teens onward are highly prone to developing anaemia, suggesting awareness of nutritional or health concerns affecting adolescent females during the period.
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