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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
7
A crowded holiday scene shows four children pressed to a shop window as glistening toys, watches, and clocks tempt budget minded families. Parents negotiate the slippery street while clerks wrap purchases, celebrating the season amid twinkling lights and the Christ Child’s quiet reminder of love and peace.
The piece urges recognizing gifts beyond material offerings, describing endowment as a child’s talents such as art, humor, sympathy, and industry. It contrasts positive fairy gifting with critics, and stresses that true gifts lie in inner endowments, urging continued goodwill into the New Year.
Extensive Christmas gift range highlighted by Pelligrini’s Catholic Figy store on Catholic Street Perth. They showcase cribs and devotional articles with a new Christmas catalogue to be pasted on display window this season.
The Milne and Co house, founded nearly a century ago by Adelaide, moved from merchants to distillers in 1897. Their pure grave brandy and later whisky gin and rum earned top prizes, including four consecutive Royal Show firsts at Melbourne in 1951 1982 1933 and 1934, proving purity and foresight.
A California turkey grower claims he invented an ice veneer process that coats dressed turkeys with ice and water sprayed at four degrees below zero for two hours. The result is a gel like shell proposed to keep meat fresh indefinitely at normal fridge temps. The find draws mixed reaction from critics. Emerson’s quote appears, noting human limits and learning.
The piece notes colorful and cheery Christmas decorations brightening streets shops and homes. It reflects wartime shortages and cautious optimism as merchants offer goods while supply remains limited and uncertain for the season.
Choosing a book tailored to a recipient brings lasting joy and inspiration. A carefully picked work becomes a permanent home source of delight, encouraging reading over and over again.
The Yellow Cab Company announces reduced fares and new Checker Cabs added to their fleet. Advertisements urge readers to obtain the revised rate list from drivers or by writing to AU Adelaide Terrace Perth. The note touts prompt service and comfort with the modern fleet improving travel options across Central Railway Station and beyond.
Christmas Eve in Perth unfolds as streets close to traffic and crowds fill the capital. Shoppers and partygoers wear hats, merchants report brisk trade, and the festive mood lifts the city as color and music sweep through the night.
Levinson’s Jewelers highlights gift worthy items for the holiday season. The shop touts gems including sapphires and rubies, as well as watches from Movex and other leading brands. They recently secured Australian rights for Swiss Made Movex watches, claiming precision design and quality craftsmanship.
The article outlines fruit and vegetable bottling methods for home storage with emphasis on boiling water sterilisation and a Fowler steriliser. It compares methods for peaches cherries apricots and other produce, detailing jar preparation syrup filling sealing and testing for leaks. It notes the value of a well stocked preserve cupboard and mentions pickles soups and puddings as potential bottling items.
A reader asks about an ideal Christmas gift and prefers the King George IV Scotch Whisky. The prompt describes selecting a bottle for the holiday and notes the brand as a favored option for festive gifting.
Distillers Avenue Limited of Edinburgh introduces a Christmas pack for King George IV Scotch Whisky. The special gift set features a decorated amber bottle with holly, wrapped in cellophane, and includes a Say When Mon cartoon label. The bottle is designed for easy refrigeration and makes a handy gift choice.
A fragmentary description depicts a crowded urban thoroughfare at peak activity, then rapidly empties into a desolate street littered with debris and remnants of a festive parade. The passage mentions hats, bugle calls, ice cream cones, and a halted celebration as silence returns.
Local Wines for Christmas highlights a selection from well known producers like Rau Mahuta and Mountben, praising quality and variety. The piece notes regional vineyards, mentions retailers, and emphasizes peak holiday offerings and seasonal favorites.
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