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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1901
Page
1
Advert reads a clearance catalog style listing wide range of garments and accessories including hats, dresses, undergarments, hosiery, linens, shirts, coats, suits, and tweed trousers with deep discounts. Names vague. emphasizes low prices, half price offers, and sail items in bulk across categories.
In a brisk sale line, cash purchases over the Conater attract thrifty housekeepers who buy Vaindet totesly vow out Now. The store promotes unloading its stock with bargain prices as customers seek veritable bargains.
The readable text shows names such as Mr Harry Beka and Earnest ord, with scattered fragments of dates, places, and roles. It resembles a damaged newspaper page containing notices or notices-like items rather than a coherent article.
Fragmentary OCR advert lists prices and details for a local fabric sale. It mentions tartan flannelettes, heavy boulevins, and colored domestics offered by yard with reduced prices. The legible items include flannelette varieties and reversible fabrics with discounts noted.
A garbled OCR style price list shows Paton and Laton wool names with unit costs. It mentions Paton’s fingering wools at 3 per bend, Laton’s wingshogg wool at 2 and head, Batons best allow yarma reduced to 2s per yard, and Patow’s secued tera rethiced to 34 bead.
A fragmented ad promotes deep seasonal discounts on winter stock including mantis jackets capes mackintoshes and flanneletta underclothing. It touts a cooperative component with every sixpence raid over the counter and mentions large yard and free stabling while urging readers to cash in and cure their needs.
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