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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1939
Page
5
An OCR fragment notes a revival of old-world styles such as dog collars cameos and Edwardian gowns. It describes a shift toward severe street frocks with high necklines, tight jackets, and heavily gathered sleeves, restoring grandmother’s day silhouettes for the season.
A dubious postal request circulates offering to send a pat ern number for filet crochet. It asks for the sender’s name and address to The United Neetle craft Box 4190 Sydney.
A textile loaded description details evening gowns with black marquisette lace, net panels, and blue grape appliques. Fashions emphasize feathered headpieces, fur trims, ostrich plumes, and elaborate hoops with wire-tube skirts, signaling a vibrant Edwardian style preview.
Getting Married. If 0 you will need Wedding Cake Boxes. We supply boxes with card and tin for wedding cake, designed for transmission under the Commonwealth postal regulations, priced 5/6 per dozen post free. Available at the paper’s office or from Limited Press Ltd Hay Street Perth.
Promotion notes on Dr Warren's new book The Wife's Guide and Friend addressing birth control. Price 1/6 past free. Advertisement includes publisher A Saunders & Co Pty Ltd Melbourne and Rubber Supply Co Perth. Mentions postal wrapper and Flinders Lane address in Melbourne. The fragmented text references medical topics and distribution details.
A crowded, noisy passage describes hidden features of a cupboard and door frames with mentions of a rail, a wooden frame, and possible security concerns. It suggests damp, stained surfaces and suspended items inside the doors as potential indicators of concealment.
A lively column extols ripe apples and shares multiple era style dessert ideas. It outlines several apple based recipes including crust pies, baked desserts, and meringue topped treats, with steps on prep, mixing, baking and garnishing. The fragment emphasizes apples as a beloved fruit for all ages and hints at playful presentation.
A visitor finds the sitter uplifted by a handmade bookmark sent with a pink and silver card. The note emphasizes personal meaning, praising bookmarks as unique tokens that suit the recipient and declaring that handmade gifts bring real pleasure and appreciation.
A holiday visit showcases a two piece ensemble in sheer romame with violet blue shade, Clover belt, and sash. A wide brimmed Italian Ley hat tones the outfit for a refined formal look.
A simple method uses dried lemon or orange peel burned in an iron shovel to freshen a stuffy or congested room when coffee grounds or lavender are unavailable. The citrus aroma helps clear air, reduce heaviness, and leave the space more pleasant.
For those who still use stove irons, place irons in position 07 stove and cover with a deep meat pan lid. Lift the iron with stove litter as heat quickly rises and stays hot long when treated this way.
A reader from Bichand Junetum WA describes years of nerve attacks with dizziness and biliousness. After using Williams' Pink Pills, she reports splendid improvement, restored colour to cheeks and lips, improved appetite and digestion, and no further attacks. The advertisement promotes the pills as blood enriching and helpful for anaemic symptoms.
A fragmentary text notes a sentiment filled moment with a mother’s praise. The passage emphasizes cuteness and affection around a handmade object, seemingly focusing on emotional value over physical details.
An old custom of sending bookmarks to mark occasions endures for a young mother as a sentimental token. The bookmark withstands time on the library shelf, unlike cards or handkerchiefs, and many collect them as a charming, enduring memento.
A fashion guidance piece explains refreshing wardrobes after winter with ironing and alterations. It details hat cleaning methods for straw and felt, cautions on dyeing at home, and suggests professional dyeing. It covers veils, feather trims, colors, and harnessing accessories to modernize hats and outfits.
Practical guide on cosmetic use for women describing makeup basics. Discusses mirrors, rouge placement for different face shapes, powder finishes, and techniques to avoid overdoing color. Emphasizes personalized makeup as an expression of beauty and keys for shaping facial features.
Readable lines describe a beauty tip focusing on day makeup being subtler than night makeup. Mentions rouge near eyes to intensify sparkle and a touch along the lobes of the ears and chin. Lists color names such as Red Pony, Geranium, Red Kevets Raspberry, Strawberry, and Floral.
An uncle writes during a holiday season about a joyous seaside crowd and festive skating. He mentions family members traveling to enjoy the celebrations, the lively crowd, and hopes readers are enjoying the holiday. He signs off from the Young Companions Club with cheer.
Fossil records reveal giant prehistoric creatures in Australia and elsewhere. Monstrous reptiles like a rib-headed behemoth roamed rivers and lakes, with remains found across New South Wales and Victoria. Descriptions note enormous skulls, long bodies, and early tailed hunters in a primordial era.
A fragmented early note covers explorers Blasland and Lawson Wentworth across ranges near Bathurst and Darramate vineyard work. Also includes a column and pen friend notices from Roy Clarke Goomalling Ken Drage Maerydale and others seeking correspondents across Australia for music sport riding reading and hobbies.
Fragmentary notes describe a local club event with disjoint phrases. The text mentions May Street Perth, a person called Hin Mu, and a reference to a winner and Uncle Meh Salloring. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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