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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1914
Page
6
A proposed weekly enema entertainment will be supplied to 1400 churches in 400 English cities. Dr Charles Stelnie as managing director and Presbyterian minister will lead the company. Educational films and dramatic features are planned to accompany services at sixty centres with acts from foreign talent.
A late 19th or early 20th century reminiscence extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. Mrs Hanlon of Chilwell Geelong recounts her husband’s lumbago relief after trying the pills, and a later statement says he remained well for years. The ad urges even weary kidneys to use the product, touting its sales at 2/9 per bottle with mail options.
The readable fragments mention weights beds farm equipment and a range of broken terms. References include items like double bed sizes and a weight measure, plus a stray line about farmers machines and a releases system. The overall context is obscured by garbled OCR.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names and phrases suggesting a local public notice. Readable bits reference meetings or inquiries and possible references to people, places, and departments, but content is largely unreadable.
Ceelong MroH PF Rechardson holds a keen interest in a woollen mill test and expects government expert Mr Hernan to assess the open coalfield at Wensleydale this week.
A quirky home remedy by a qualified chemist promises to ease coughs colds and sore throats with Heams Essence mixed with sugar treacle and water. It claims quick relief from phlegm feverishness and chest irritation and advertises sales through G W at Castleressh Street with a fourpence per chest price.
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