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Newspaper
Warrnambool Standard
Location
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1918
Page
5
An old advertisement features Sack's offering quick spectacle repairs and satisfaction. It touts expert advice and best quality with bold claims for customer service and value.
A fragment lists weights and measures for various outputs and goods. It includes hardwood and sawn timber, bags of bushels for produce, hay and straw volumes, flour bags, wheat, oats, maize, potatoes, onions, fruit, butter and milk volumes. Measurements mix cubic feet and bushels with numerous oddities and truncated terms.
Market notes report buyers showing strong demand for fancy cows and good store cattle, with several entries of fat cattle and lambs. Prices range from £1 to £14 for various aged cows and calves, with quotes for forward sales and noted dullness in some store offerings. Local names appear among buyers and sellers, including W. Fleming, J. Willis, and M. Helly, with sparse details on quantities and specific lots.
Terang Pic Market reports a small yarding with limited demand for improved rates. Prices top at Best prim £315 to £2, with various lots and values noted including pigs and sheep. a long list of vendors and specific prices appears, alongside a public notice about Warrnambool City Council actions and upcoming local entertainment programs and sales.
Clemo and Son advertise a large clearance sale featuring white and unbleached towels calico blankets quilts and woollen blankets in assorted colors. The notice lists wide fabrics and bedding items with prices and packages, urging shoppers to visit for discounted household goods.
The page advertises a mid priced assortment of men youths and boys garments including ready to wear tweed suits wool overcoats shirts and jackets. It emphasizes value without being cheap and notes various styles and sizes with numeric prices and go deadlines.
A historical fabric listing details navy blue gorge and white check patterns in multiple widths including 40 inches and 40 inch wide fabrics, with items such as serge in navy blue, black velveteen, and poplin. It notes prices by yard and describes various textures and colors, reflecting a late era textile catalog.
A distressed old advertisement promises deep cuts on infants wear and gloves with garbled phrases like ladies black hose and cashmere items. It touts infant jackets rompers gowns and petticoats at unusually low prices, urging readers to hurry to buy.
Catalog excerpt lists ladies and children outerwear and golf garments. Items include gabardine coats, all wool outfits, skirts, golf trousers in navy, brown, and other colors. Prices range from 6d to 17/6 with multiple styles and belt options.
A damaged OCR fragment recalls a parent describing severe eczema affecting a daughter. Words are garbled but convey burning itch, red blotches, skin pain, and weeks of treatment with eventual hope or relief. Unable to confirm names, dates, or exact location from the text.
The brief market bulletin records mixed melon and maize prices with parcels higher and varying quotes across items. Notable figures include ranges around 4136 to 415 for some goods and miscellaneous prices for goods like food and mediam, with entries referencing weddings and other items in the same market listing.
The letter from P. O Conner notes his return to the United States to counter anti propaganda and defend his cause. He claims to have overcome hostile attacks by countermen in Great Britain and asserts support from trusted allies.
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