28 Feb 1917
Page 1
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Newspaper
Warrnambool Standard
Location
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1917
Page
1
Fragmentary text hints at a factory scene with references to machines and a botted event. Names like Henderson and Keown appear, but the passage is garbled. The readable parts suggest a factory or manufacturing setting with a noting of three items or outs, but essential details are missing.
Advertises Bose 2B items and varied apparel and footwear including Knickerbocker and Tunica hats boots. Mentions prices and stock like Prom outfits and fisted lined pants, with stock codes and catalog notes.
Fragmentary industrial ad listing prices and goods from Clemo & Sons and Western Instinct Factories Cooperative, mentioning ladies garments, machinery, dairy utensils, and a recruitment notice for a capable woman. The text includes partial addresses and scattered product names with minimal coherent context.
Lord Derby urges Australia to supply 16 500 men monthly to sustain the front. October figures show 30 000 eligible Victorians aged 21 to 35, but only about 60 percent are serving. He argues only capable men should stay at home while others go to war, condemning delayed enlistment and highlighting racial prejudice debates.
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