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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
3
A dated cookery excerpt urges cheerful Lenten meals using simple, nutritious dishes. It provides step by step methods for potato cheese bake and vegetable stews, detailing ingredients like potatoes milk cheese parsley eggs and celery, with notes on preparation, seasoning and garnishing.
Fashion guidance on hairdressing options for different face shapes and ages. Offers pattern-based methods and DIY tips with unclear details, mentions pattern 1310 and a contact for obtaining patterns.
Pattern 1292 describes an afghan with clover patterning and four fold wool shades. Instructions note crochet or knitting steps and materials, urging readers to mail stamps or inserts to United Needlecraft in Sydney for the pattern.
A scrambled OCR recipe fragment describes mixing flour with water, making a soup, toasting and buttering bread, and adding salt pepper and chopped cheese. It mentions a small saucepan and serving with a sauce, but many words are garbled and unclear.
A fragment describes salmon cakes using ingredients like mashed potatoes breadcrumbs parsley lemon salt pepper flour and egg. Instructions mention washing the salmon and mixing with seasonings, but the text is garbled and incomplete.
A garbled OCR recipe lists cabbage and salt with pepper and vinegar steps. It describes a method to heat a sauce pan add cabbage and cook slowly for two hours, then stir in sugars.
A vintage ad offers wedding cake boxes complete with card and tin for transmission under Commonwealth postal rules. Boxes priced at 3 shillings 6 pence per dozen, post free, available at the oit of Paper or United Press Ltd in Perth.
A jagged recipe fragment describes stuffed tomatoes with hard boiled eggs and mixed vegetables, seasoned with pepper and salt. It mentions tomato paste, herbs, and a bake method, plus serving with grated cheese.
A fragmented meter reads on reusable soap variants including a product named Variom. It notes these soaps can be stored in bags and used similarly to ordinary soap, with emphasis on durability and potential disposal concerns. The text also mentions practical handling and market considerations for these items.
The article describes styling and trimming advice to balance facial features. It covers forward fringe and contour lines for receding chins, avoiding forehead exposure on certain types, and using curls or waves to alter perceived proportions. It emphasizes fringe placement, back hair shaping, and creating angle from nose to head to slim the face.
A long reader page blends notes on Australian explorers John Forrest and Alexander Forrest with a vivid recounting of Bushranger days in New South Wales. It weaves in celebrity anecdotes about Joan Blondell, Clark Gable, and Fred MacMurray, plus letters, jokes, and pen friend ads from a lively community column.
A health note on baby's first month emphasizes mother and infant care during the second fortnight. It urges nursing guidance, a strict daily timetable, rest for the mother, and practical routines to prevent nervous exhaustion and ensure proper feeding, bathing, and care.
The readable lines mention a chaotic mix of phrases about heat, surroundings, and a stray reference to experiments. No clear people or organizations are identifiable, making a precise card difficult.
The piece notes a rise in home bread making across Australia due to bread price increases. It discusses difficulties in obtaining reliable yeast and the desire to bake at home, highlighting a shift in domestic practice amid rising costs.
A Russian jumper style frock features bold stripes and a new high neckline. It is paired with an al Breton sailor hat in balibuntal straw, showcasing current fashion details.
A guide to color choices for kitchens emphasizes bright cheerful tones. Suggestions include cream enamel with green trim, white walls, off white ceilings, green accents on furniture, and a green and cream linoleum floor design. Curtains and textiles add floral touches to create a lively, welcoming space.
A damaged advertisement promotes PLOBYLIN YEAST PLUS a yeast product promising 12 months shelf life and cost savings for bread makers. Send 4d in stamps for a trial sample to Willenice Heyy Box 12 Fre mantle.
A historic tip suggests handling onion odors by rubbing hands with twustard and then washing. The method reflects period kitchen lore and culinary practice described in the source text.
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