04 Apr 1917
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Newspaper
Gloucester Advocate
Location
Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 04, 1917
Page
1
A local ad lists a large assortment of ladies garments and accessories including tweens, varattine, silc popus, velvimeens, leadily shades, and crepe items. It highlights trimmed pluging and ready to wear pieces with hats, flowers, appliques, and mink trims.
A fragmented grocery advertisement lists preserved fruits, prunes, apples, apricots, dripping ham, and tinned fish. It mentions salmon, kippered herring, and various canned foods with garbled product names but industry terms suggesting a wide assortment and sale pricing.
Poorly legible notice describes a department with a varied assortment including china and glassware, plus displays of electroplated wares such as gas burners, wheels and table coverings. It mentions items like ammonia and other chemical names in a blurred listing.
A vintage style notice describes furniture pricing and a guide to selecting mannekins and display pieces from a local catalogue. It references showroom streets and varied items for customers choosing home furnishings.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Peace Man's contest with vague references to battles, enemies, and names. Mentions of May, Nine Tram Hanae, and Tom Gye hint at a wartime setting. Overall, the readable text is disrupted and intermittent.
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