This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Geelong Advertiser
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
3
A fragmented recipe column offers instructions for sauces baked sundaes and desserts, roast timings for beef mullen veal and pork, tripe with onions and brown gravy, cheap trifle assembly with sponge cakes and custard, cake icing tips, and methods to remove wallpaper clean old linoleum and color wash fabrics. It presents a domestic guide with period kitchen tasks and maintenance hints.
A damaged OCR passage describes a substitute for a substance named heeswan Tw. It mentions leaves, a pale substance, melting through heating, drying into bits, labhered particles, boiling, and impregnation into small envelopes.
The readable fragments discuss pregnancy and motherhood as women’s mission, urge simple cures for fertility doubts, and mention a Sydney ladies college booklet titled Guide to Woman's Wealth and Fastiess that promises advice for women. The tone reflects dated social norms and advice culture.
Mrs Elizabeth Tutty of Lennox Street Yarraville shares a detailed account of recovery from exhaustion and nervous breakdown after months of weakness. She credits Clement’s Tonic with restoring appetite stomach comfort energy and vitality, urging others to heed early warnings and seek treatment.
An amusing Paris anecdote recounted by the Daily Telegraph features Professor Lombroso attempting to match theory with fact. He analyzes Solvayland’s hands and a butcher’s, claiming ape-like lines prove nothing about crime while critics warn the images misrepresent citizens.
A discussion of royal personalities contrasts the Khedive Abbas Hilmi I with Turkish princesses, highlighting his marriage to a Circassian slave. The piece notes his preference for a private, literate life, his multilingual household, and a simple domestic regime amid palace European influences.
The article surveys dress trends and fabric choices for women and men, noting varied necklines sleeves and silhouettes. It highlights chiffon gowns with white foundations, elaborate trims, new velvet stripe fabrics, decorative embroidery, and growingly smaller hats with ribbon loops and plumes, plus humane concerns over animal plumes.
An Australian advertisement claims Frootoids provide rapid relief for headaches, liver congestion, bilious attacks, and other complaints. It asserts single doses are effective, removes toxins, and avoids dependence on daily aperients. Orders can be sent to W. G. Hearne in Geelong for delivery.
A butcher Mille is said to have been murdered after an insurance of £70000 was arranged by banker Caredysonne in Marseille. The death occurred last October, with an anonymous tip alleging murder. Eight insurance firms show interest. thirty three witnesses are to testify, most under protective secrecy, at the court. PORTONE TO FOUND A FAMILY. Pittsburg magnate Pant Hacke leaves £200,000 to a bachelor, with half his estate to the beneficiary on condition he marries and starts a family.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.