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Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
6
Auction notices and real estate listings appear with varied items including cottages farms and grocery businesses. The fragment focuses on removal sales cottages villas and a range of properties for sale across multiple locations with prices and terms hinted.
Fragment outlines a sale by auction with items like household goods and tools. Includes a date and time fragment 957 am Turquay Mol and references to sellers and contact details, but much of the text is garbled OCR.
A garbled schedule of auctions and sales lists multiple properties and goods in Melbourne. Details include various sale dates, bidders, and items such as real estate, livestock, and household goods, with references to organizers Burns & Co and other agents. The fragmentary text notes upcoming sales on Thursday and Friday with numerous names and locations, though specifics are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text references shipping and water matters with unreadable names and dates. No clear event, parties, or locations can be determined from the provided snippet.
A garbled text fragment lists numerous items and proper nouns including names like Viwedey, SSRP, Womibokina, Perr, and Mes at unclear events. It mentions meats, ropes, and equipment with scattered numerical hints such as 48, 68 and 25.9, but the overall sense is fragmentary and non-cohesive.
A jumbled OCR passage describes a patient with severe diarrhea and facial or eye issues, mentioning treatments and timings. The text references a location and names but is largely indecipherable.
Entertainment column details a chaotic concert scene with performers, venues, and patrons. It references Holden and Popes, a crowded tavern landscape, and varied acts, including a mother of a partner and a procession of performers. The article weaves through venues, crowds, and the social milieu of a bustling music season.
Fragmentary OCR shows figures on factory pay and hours, including weekly wages around 36 pounds 9 months and 147 pence weekly. Mentions early wage rates, working days, and scales, with references to apprentices and age inferred from the damaged text.
A testimonial style ad recounts kidney pain and swelling relief after using Doane Buckneie Katine Fills and Buckuske Kidney Pills. It promotes DOAN'S and related products with pricing and retailer details, urging readers to buy and hope for similar results. The piece imitates a period newspaper health advertisement.
A long garbled block of letters and phrases appears to be a Letters to the Editor page with numerous misread words. It mentions names, places, and scattered topics but lacks coherent arguments or clear events. The readable portions hint at social issues, taxes, and public concerns, though details are obscured.
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