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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
5
Christmas entertaining tips include easy verandah tea parties and new sandwich ideas. Try making fish fillings with tuna or sardines, celery, olives, capers and creamed butter, then spread between brown and white bread for simple party dishes.
A guide urges plain storage of simple first aid supplies in a high placed cupboard for safety. It lists items such as cotton, eye bath, adhesive tape, olive oil, crystals, needles, thread, and tweezers and explains basic care for a cut, including cleaning with Candy's crystals solution, dressing with tape, and iodine application to prevent infection.
A scattered narrative blends rough recipes for mushroom bacon spread on brown bread with long digressions on Christmas preparations. It mixes odd instructions for hors d oeuvres with hints of seasonal duties, culminating in cake making and decorative touches for a cheerful holiday table.
Instructions describe rinsing the eye with thoracic lotion and water, using eye drops and a glass to gently bathe the eye, then lying in a dark room with eyes closed. Warns not to rinse with water at all at times and to neutralize lime exposure.
Uncle Hugh writes to young readers about holiday plans and staying engaged in club activities. He recalls past summers, asks for holiday entries, and urges timely submissions while wishing cheer and good fortune to Rena Cockman and others who shared letters and updates from Moora and Whitaker's Mill.
A long reader column from a small town page features names and voices of members in a Young Companions Club style. It mentions Harold Brews Mia Moon and a mix of local asks about a dwelling, social events, horse riding, cricket and cycling, with requests for partners and notes on where people live and their interests. The tone is community bulletin, listing members such as Mary Francis, Kathleen Wyatt, Gladys Taylor, Kevin Coutts, Eileen Hardacre, Leslie Wyatt, and more, with references to places like Goodwood Dennybrook and North Cunderdia and events around Christmas and local social life.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a new contest or event with unclear names like Alvin and Jett Lew Yaw. The readable bits hint at a gathering or performance, with stray phrases suggesting a tasting or tasting-like or tasting-themed event and a follow-up remembrance.
Obscure instructions describe first aid for bites and fevers with dangerous methods. Advice covers snake bites, sunstroke, fainting, fits, burns and scalds, and general injury care, urging unverified remedies and risky actions. The text remains garbled but showcases unsafe guidance and inconsistent remedies.
Fragment of a cheese custard recipe with corrupted words. It mentions grated cheese, an egg, fat, herbs, salt, and a pour over cheese mixture. Garbled instructions obscure exact steps and measurements. The readable portions imply a baked dish served hot with appetite commentary.
An outline notes infant feeding progress and evaluation within the program. It records feeding methods, caregiver guidance, and ongoing assessment of nutritional status and tolerance.
A vintage ad describes a colour chart and material key for a decorative wall hanging pattern. It promises a striking sample piece and illustrations of stitches, with instructions to send a postal mail for the sample pattern number, including name and address to Wythe Cattell Neelecraft, P.O. Box 4190X, Sydney.
A historical note outlines home remedies for burns including tea, a white rag, and immediate care with references to emetics and stomach washes. It warns to seek a doctor promptly and mentions hospital treatment, with a suggestion of free services for mothers affecting their offspring.
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