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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
6
The guide outlines a scheduled bathing routine for infants, stressing a fixed bath time, warm dry environment, and careful handling. It covers water temperature testing, order of steps from undressing to dressing, and precautions to prevent heat loss, with detailed tips on towels, washers, soap use, drying, and avoiding drafts.
The season brings extreme hat and shoe styles with erratic elevations and gold piping on walking shoes. Bags in black suede with new trims, chain pouches, and pearl shell accents join bracelets and collars in a flamboyant display. Imitation gold dominates as real gems retreat to safes while showcasing at least half a dozen new trinkets for hair and adornment.
A sheer wool London Tan afternoon frock features a draped neckline, gathered waist with an inverted pleat in ale green forming an arrow head, narrow belt, green band finish, and pale green trim. Olivia De Havilland is shown wearing it.
Fashion notes praise simple design in new styles for day and evening wear. Wool weaves gain popularity with comfort oriented gowns, velvet ranks second for winter coziness, while close fitting lines feature contrast bands. Knitted and woolen day wear offer heavy and light options.
A note describes sorting items into separate containers to avoid rummaging through a single large box. It mentions a cigarette case, shopping list, date pad, and cash as examples of articles to be stored separately for easy access.
A delicately described dress features a contrasting belt with a softly swathed back fastened at the side. Near white chrysanthemums grace silver cloth, holding a 2 black sheer-wool frock for a long slim silhouette. The piece hints at pre war jewelry and a daughter’s blessing.
Advice on valuing eyesight and protecting vision through proper care. Warns against sun glare and prolonged exposure. Encourages timely eye examinations and use of glasses and protective hats to prevent long term eye misery. Emphasizes eye health as a safety issue.
A note from a reader urges prompt participation in a competition as the Trans express begins service from Perth Railway Station with faster travel. The writer recalls Germany building another airship after the Hindenburg disaster and praises resilience. No major town news this week. please share desired competition ideas.
The note describes tweeds of plain, striped and plaid patterns in a range of dark to light colours. Silk blouses or dark fronts pair well with costumes and suits made from light wooden fabric, suggesting clothing contrasts and outfit coordination.
A vintage recipe set detailing cheese based dishes. Includes steps for Macaroni with tomatoes, cheese stirabouts, cheese fritters, toasted cheese layers, and cheese custard. Mentions oatmeal in several preparations and baking guidance with salted water, pepper, and mustards.
A brief satirical remark noting that golf loses challenge without bunkers and hazards, suggesting the sport’s difficulty relies on those features for excitement.
Fragmented lines reflect a meditation on memory, loss, and perception. The speaker laments fading life and identity, warning that once loss occurs there are no spare parts for the human spirit, as darkness and memory intertwine in a near otherworldly dissociation.
Instructions describe sprinkling French chalk on grease stained fabric, letting the chalk absorb the grease, shaking off the excess, then pressing gently on the reverse side with a warm iron to transfer fat away from the material. The method relies on chalk absorbing grease before heat aid.
Instructional fragment describes cleaning a calf heart, removing veins, soaking in salt water, mixing dry herbs and crumbs, binding with beaten egg, stuffing into a dish, baking for 14 hours, and serving with brown gravy. Includes vague measurements and miscellaneous ingredients like parsley lemon and crushed crackers.
An advertisement urges readers to request a sample of Eno from J C Eno Pty Ltd at 350 William Street Melbourne by sending two pence in stamps to prove its pleasant and efficient health benefits.
A simple meat loaf mix of mince meat and onion is combined and baked in a buttered dish for thirty minutes. It is then cut into triangles, dipped in beaten egg and Arnott’s Lawn Tennis Soda crumbs, and fried in hot dripping or butter.
A fragment lists sweetbread dish with egg lemon and crumbed crust and urges a sensational home remedy pitch for nasal throat and chest ailments. It touts Heenzo a cheap concentrate to mix for nasal antiseptic gargle and internal cough relief, claiming wide cures and urging readers to order from a chemist or store.
A quirky issue from the Young Companions Club features letters from Kathie Wyatt and Beryl Ridley plus jokes and riddles. It announces a new competition closing June 4 with entries including name and address and invites readers to submit humorous exchanges and brainteasers.
A fragmented pen friend notice lists numerous individuals from South Australia and nearby areas seeking correspondents aged 9 to 15. Topics include bike and horse riding, pets, reading, cricket, and general subjects. Some entries request letters from New Zealand or New South Wales contacts.
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