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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1912
Page
3
Enamel buttons with plaid markings appear new as coral and steel beads mix with embroidery. The guide discusses evening wraps, corset shaping, and dress trends, noting bust height, hip lines, and side shaping to achieve a natural silhouette. It stresses quality laundering, butter choice, and towel rotation for cost efficiency.
A detailed home cleaning guide lists supplies and steps for decluttering and refreshing rooms. It covers tools from mops and brushes to disinfectants, fabric care, and storage, advising systematic work from front rooms to back, with drying times and wrinkle fixes.
The piece offers cosmetic guidance for women on face cleansing, massage, and skin care. It covers cleansing with Cologne and rosewater, applying skin foods, massaging upward and outward across lines, removing excess cream, and grooming hair and eyebrows to improve appearance.
A collage of cooking instructions for sardine and salmon sandwiches with olive oil nuts and herbs, followed by a colonial health ad about kidney pain and rheumatism remedies. Brand references include Down’s Backache Kidney Pills and Dr Sheldon’s Magnet Liniment with prices and outlet names.
An advertisement touts Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills for indigestion causing pains and low mood. It cites a Melbourne case of Mrs A Birch who reports rapid relief from severe shoulder blade pains and irritability after using the pills, claiming swift improvement after starting the treatment.
A special selection offers white embroidered ladies costumes and colored embroidered underskirts, assorted blouses in silk and muslin, children's wear, lace neckwear, collars, gloves, hats, and flowers. Includes large fashion neckwear assortment and decorative pieces.
The readable fragments describe data about AL in a regional context. Names and places are unclear but indicate a focus on state level metrics and related AL affairs.
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