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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
6
An old article extols eyes as soul mirrors and offers simple beauty tips. It suggests daily salt water rinses, olive oil or petroleum jelly on lids, and eyelash care to keep eyes sparkling. For tired eyes, rest with shaded light and a salt compress, while avoiding heavy mascara for blue eyes.
A guide to planning themed parties with animal flower and luck motifs. It suggests invitations shaped as animals or flowers, decorations like Noahs Ark displays and paper mascots, scene setting with matching tableware, and inexpensive prizes. It advises mixing active games with relaxed ones and offers example competitions.
The text urges women to favor moderate makeup over heavy mascara and to enhance latent beauty naturally. It recommends rub-in cold cream for eye wrinkles, careful massage, and a willingness to endure a little effort for healthy, sparkling eyes that reflect a lively personality.
Lemon juice added to washing up water breaks up grease and saves hands. One tablespoon of cornflour thickens as two tablespoons of Hour. A few drops of Eau de Cologne clean and polish eyeglasses. Vinegar sprinkled on cloth keeps windows and mirrors from attracting flies. Pour boiling water over new potatoes then rub skins off with fingers. Moisten boot polish with glycerine to extend life and shine. Satin walnut answers to equal parts sweet oil and turpentine. Finish with a duster moistened with methylated spirit.
A frieze space can host decorations using gay crepe paper and evergreen garlands looped along walls and ceilings. Fresh flowers are pricey for a flower party, so combine paper accents with cutouts of emblems like horseshoes cats spiders four leaf clovers pigs and other symbols to suit a festive animal themed gathering.
Guests receive paper and pencils to solve nine animal related clues read aloud around the room. 1 Part of the head 2 Falls from the clouds term of affection 3 Oppo site of old 4 Warmer as the cockney would pronounce it 5 Used in cricket 6 Several of these sound like a pert girl 7 Naked 8 Spoil a number 9 Most lanes have one of
In your home add sweetened water to a 2/- bottle of concentrated Heenzo to create a nasal antiseptic for catarrh and colds, a gargle for sore throats, and an internal remedy for coughs, croup, bronchitis, and influenza. Order Enzo from your chemist or store.
The article advises planning menus a week ahead to control costs and ensure balanced nutrition. It notes variation, consideration of tastes and needs, and differentiates dietary needs for workers and students. It ends with a recipe for Marinaded Steak with oil, vinegar, lemon juice, herbs, and parsley butter.
A compact list of animal names mapped to clues as given, naming solutions such as Hare reindeer gin otter bat mink bear marten hedgehog monkey bear chinchilla hyena sow bison antelope jackal cheetah pony with misordered or repeated items noted in sequence.
Invite guests to write down the games from two cut flower pictures. Remove leaves and show only the blossoms. Provide paper and pencils. In three minutes, the guest with the most correct items on the list wins a prize.
Players sit in a circle and name animals with each word starting with the last letter of the previous. A player is out if unable to respond in time or repeats a name. A similar version uses flower names, with players taking turns to continue the sequence.
Guests craft small animals from a tray of acorns beads wire pins nuts potatoes matches and other odds and ends. A 15 minute window guides the build and inspires further ideas for a lively party.
A homey recipe for a potato onion soup outlines ingredients and steps. Eight small potatoes with milk flour onion salt cayenne and parsley are simmered mashed potatoes scalded milk added, butter folded in and the soup heated briefly. Strain if desired and garnish with parsley.
A simple macaroni soup combines half a pound of macaroni with two quarts of stock and a small onion. Add two medium tomatoes and grated cheese, then season with salt and pepper. Boil macaroni briefly, rinse in cold water, then fold into the stock and finish to taste.
A long, chatty youth column invites readers to enter a monthly competition and write letters from Perth to peers across Australia. The page lists numerous pen-friend seekers aged roughly 9 to 16, with interests in riding, sport, flowers, and newspapers. Closing date noted as Monday July 11.
A simple broth based dish instructs to bring to a boil add diced vegetables and grains such as rice or barley. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped parsley before serving.
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