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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 27, 1911
Page
3
The fragment discusses improvised dinner prep with cooking bags and tarred containers, cautioning against certain practices. It warns that improper handling could cause leaks and gas release, urging safer methods and referencing scientists.
A garbled recipe page describes cooking methods for a rich toffee, a layered pudding, steam and boil techniques, and custard preparation. It mentions butter, sugar, water, and various unclear steps, with references to beading, folding, beating, and chilling as the dish progresses. The legible elements suggest a complex baked or steamed dessert paired with a meat dish.
Taken after meals, these tablets claim to digest food naturally and cure indigestion without medicines. The copy warns that undigested food poisons the system and affects the heart, urging readers to obtain the remedy from Walter Stephens Colac and J B Abrey Hlliminyt.
A London observer contrasts English and Australian living costs and wages amid strikes in Liverpool and nationwide unrest. He notes Hyde Park demonstrations, tours of Crystal Palace exhibits, and visits to the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, and other sights, while reflecting on emigration pressures and the appeal of Australia to workers and domestic servants.
An advertisement proclaims Sheldon’s Magnetic Liniment cures rheumatism and penetrates to bones and joints. It claims rapid relief without skin blistering, instructs readers to rub it in and assures the pain will stop. Price listed as 1/6 and 3/. Available at Walter Stephens in Colac and J. Aircy in Elliminyt.
A personal shopper offers to attend leading shops in Melbourne and suburbs and extend service to Victoria. Promises to buy anything from shatpin to piano, claiming global experience and access to bargains through “the baler in Toma” for minimal expenses. Write for details and services.
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