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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 29, 1911
Page
5
A long fragmented report discusses factory aid to dairymen and cow testing, hinting at industrial growth affecting agricultural production. It notes tensions between suppliers, management, and farmers seeking higher aid and better credit terms for improved dairy output.
An elderly account recalls aiding children through a severe winter with care and warmth. Names and places are obscured by garbled OCR but reference to local helping hands and families appears, noting persistent community support during hardship.
Reginald M Kenna first Lord of the Admiralty delivered a speech at Abergavenny Monmouthshire asserting ongoing naval expenditure tied to foreign costs. He pledged peace without yielding to supplication, noting Britain's world wide interests demand strength to guarantee sea freedom and Empire honor. The audience responded with cheers.
Full complement listed for Olympic and Titanic totaling 3346 persons with 740 first class passengers including 100 in single berths, 560 second class some single berths, and 1200 third class. Officers and crew 63, engine room 322, victualling 471.
An advertisement claims Creating's Powder destroys bugs fleas moth beetles and other insects while being safe for homes. It touts extraordinary beetle extermination, clean application, and authentic tins signed Thomas Keating. Sold in tins for sixpence and one shilling by all chemists.
A testimonial from L. M. Morrin of Otuhul New Zealand describes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy curing a cholera attack after a dose was given to a customer who faced violence. The advert notes sales through Bilson and Co Colac and Boylan Brow Carorooke.
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