22 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Warrnambool Standard
Location
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1918
Page
1
A hurried list shows heavy discounts on ladies and men’s wear including coats suits shirts and undergarments. Items like denim trousers socks blankets and fabric yards are priced to clear with many examples noted and quantities such as 30 pairs of pillow lace and 10 dozen underwear.
Warrnambool resident Lydia Gray claims over 50 years of practice worldwide in hair and skin care. She guarantees satisfaction, teaches massage at home, provides hair care instructions, and uses no hair dyes. Evening home visits are available with appointments via Mrs W McKellar at Merri Street near the railway station.
The notice promotes early booking of seeds for vegetables and flowers including grasses and grains. It lists items such as Rie Grass Comgrass Lacert Alsite Qoekstont White Stawberry Subterranean j and other Glovers Rape Peas Oats Wheat and more, urging farmers to secure supplies.
A garbled Victorian-era notice reports rising railway revenue and hints at improved finances for the transit system. It mentions Emery's Bargains and various patent medicines advertised for Wednesday and the rest of the week, reflecting typical period commercial chatter alongside the rough revenue note.
Fragments show Emery's advertising Half Price Sale on ladies costumes and hats with discounts on corsets, flax forfar, black gatton hose, aprons, and ready to wear items. The notes indicate mothers and families targeted with special prices, limited stock, and emphasis on fit and variety.
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