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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 23, 1939
Page
6
Sister Nicholson outlines infant health basics emphasizing fresh air, exercise, and avoiding overheating. She describes a deep abdomen massage to tone the bowels, with step by step guidance on positioning, pressure, breathing, and subsequent leg stretches.
The text describes abdominal massage as a method to ease sluggish bowel movement in infants. It emphasizes gentle, persistent stimulation over a period and timing before feeding, noting it can restore normal motion, though efficiency varies and other measures may be tried if needed.
Recipe fragment describes baked creamed potatoes with ham. It lists potatoes, butter, flour, salt, pepper, eggs, ham, crumbs, milk, and layering steps. Includes steps to melt butter, prepare creamed mixture, alternate layers with ham and potatoes, top with crumbs, bake until hot and bubbly.
Fragmentary notes describe a lemon shake involving water sugar and taste notes. The text is garbled and lacks clear names or events to establish a fuller summary.
Recipe notes describe making spiced vinegar for after pickles using peppercorns allspice cloves and mustard seed. Directions mention quantities per quart and outline preservation ideas for plums walnuts onions cauliflower and cabbage with a simple method.
A rough recipe describes preparing rhubarb with sugar and water, cooking until tender, then removing from heat and boiling briefly before chilling. The directions are garbled but indicate combining rhubarb with sugar and liquid, then finishing with a boil and chill.
Pattern 073 offers seven easy cross stitch tea towel motifs featuring playful pups for kitchen decor. Includes transfer pattern sized about 12 inches and basic material suggestions. Send request to Conte Prose Mousehill Arts Dept Box HBWW GPO Sydney with name and address.
A fragment shows unclear culinary instructions about tying spices, heating with vinegar in an enamel pail, bringing to a boil point then removing, cooling and steaming. The text is distorted with mistyped words and inconsistent phrasing, but suggests a spiced vinegar recipe and a waiting period before use.
The passage describes washing and discarding discolored parts and thick core of red cabbage. It instructs cutting into four, shredding finely, layering in an enamel bowl with salt and pepper, sprinkling salt between layers, covering with jars, and finishing with cold spiced vinegar.
Break into small sections and soak in brine for 24 hours. Rinse and dry thoroughly, pack into jars with red chili between layers. Cover with spiced vinegar and seal. If using corks, boil for an hour and dip in melted wax to seal tightly.
A vintage recipe outlines making mixed pickles using vegetables such as beans onions chillies and marrow. It instructs soaking in brine for a day rinsing draining and packing into jars then pouring a cold vinegar mixture with salt bay leaves and mace for flavor.
A fragmentary recipe passage describes peeling pigs skin and boiling water, then brining onions for three days. It mentions draining, cooling, packing, and sealing with cold spiced vinegar for storage. The text is incomplete with garbled terms and unclear measurements.
A recipe brief describes mustard pickle with steps for preparing a Chinese style pickle. It outlines quantities for mustard, vinegar, sugar, and spices, then explains heating, pouring over prepared vegetables, simmering briefly, and bottling the finished product.
A vintage style instruction describes mixing malt with water stirred until frothy then beating stiff peaks. Sugar syrup is added slowly and folded with rhubarb, then the mixture is served immediately.
A recipe fragment describes glazing baked ham with rhubarb and sugar. It lists ingredients including ham pieces water sugar and cloves. The method adds rhubarb with water, pours over ham, tops with orange slices, then bakes covered then uncovering near the end.
A dough pastry shell is filled with rhubarb pieces and baked with a top crust. Serve with a hot lemon sauce made from butter sugar flour salt lemon juice rind boiling water and a beaten egg. The sauce is cooked briefly to blend flavors.
A fragmentary note describes a dramatic outfit with a fitted skirt, a bow, and a throat slit effect. The text references shaving, a worm pattern, and a dark evening look with dining and dancing plans. The writing is unclear and reads as a fashion or costume description with garbled terms.
A vintage style health feature advises busy women to use spare moments for skincare and grooming. It promotes daily bath routines, cleansing, creams, glycerine jelly for hands, nail care, eyebrow shaping, and regular eye baths to maintain an attractive, practical beauty regimen.
A reader laments the shortage of large shoe sizes including 46 and above in current displays. The piece surveys shopper frustration with form and color variety, noting store constraints and hints of cross‑sectional style demand in overseas fashion commentary.
A fragmented recipe describes making vanilla custard and vanilla slices. It details rolling pastry, baking to golden, assembling with custard, and a vanilla icing glaze. The text also includes stray reflections about women and staying strong.
Fragmentary OCR text appears garbled with mixed phrases and placeholders. The snippet references pattern numbers, names, and locations without clear news events or coherent context. No definable people, organizations, places, dates, or outcomes emerge to form a proper summary.
When measuring for laid carpet seams may run end to end causing waste cutting. Lay across the room to economize. Do not fold newly cleaned carpet along seams. Avoid heavy sweeping first. vacuum cleaning should follow the grain of the pile.
The notice instructs on moisture management for wooden floors, warning that wet cleaning can cause warping and cracking. It stresses using absorbent methods and prompt drying, noting frequent dampness risks and advising careful washing and polishing practices.
Reliable Sight-Testing Opticians at 23-25 Central Arcade Terth offers critical service with a stated guarantee. The Rennerated Opnerans Co and W. high Optometert are listed as associated names with an establishment date of 108 and telephone code BSS.
Butter should be stored in a cool dry place away from strong odors. Best in a refrigerator. if unavailable use a cool area. Wrap butter in parchment, place in a covered container, and keep it immersed in a brine of two cups salt to one gallon water if no fridge exists.
A fragment describes using a lump of sugar in water to clean and polish oilcloth and linoleum. It suggests sugar improves gloss and restores color in worn linoleum and advises adding sugar to a teapot preparation to prevent tarnish during use.
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