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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Nov 28, 1941
Page
5
A health note urges eating at least two cooked vegetables daily and maximizing vitamin retention through quick cooking and proper refrigeration. It offers simple prep tips, saving cooking water for sauces, and suggests flavorful pairings like carrots with celery or corn with tomatoes to enhance variety.
A terse exchange centers on an alleged engagement claim. The phrase about promising marriage to secure fortune is challenged as not constituting a real engagement. The dispute highlights differing interpretations of social etiquette and commitment.
A vintage style tip guides readers on shaping waistlines in dresses using a side zip and a narrow Petersham band to create a flatter, smoother silhouette. The advice emphasizes sewing inside details for a lighter, more comfortable fit and a visually slimmer waist.
An old idea to reuse worn crochet lace into a delicate lace collar for a frock. Cut the centre damask or linen, shape with sharp scissors, hem edges so all stitches are secure, and stitch to neckline. A thrifty way to create fashionable new finery from handmade lace.
Advice on nasal breathing for infants highlighting risks of mouth breathing and proper sleep positioning. Emphasizes keeping airways clear, gentle nasal cleaning with a wool or salt solution, and consulting a doctor if nasal breathing is blocked.
The article advises mothers of twins to establish a strict daily feeding routine. Four hourly feeds are suitable if babies weigh at least 8 pounds at birth. otherwise three hourly feeds until weight stabilizes. It promotes simultaneous feeding for efficiency and describes a comfortable nursing setup with cushions and pillows for proper positioning.
In 1902 ex-Sergeant Caldow recalls a Mary River killing near Hall's Creek. A murder suspect Poorngburn is identified via a circle of named stones around a body, but a burial tree shows the body missing and a stone displaced, signaling further native customs and investigation challenges.
A lengthy, fragmented opinion piece compares sports and military life in wartime Australia. It argues parade drill, soldier fitness, and public events shape morale, while noting civilians and troops value practical training over show. The author critiques overformal parade culture and highlights older soldiers defending functional drills.
The narrator details infant feeding options and complications, then shifts to a patrol in Hall's Creek recounting a murder inquiry. He describes native practices, fears, and a grisly discovery of bones as he questions villagers, confronting superstition and the harsh realities of frontier justice.
A distressed girl wonders why a conceited suitor, in odd slang, vanished into the night after a failed joke about money. The exchange ends with the man departing while the girl remains unwell and puzzled.
Fragmentary ad style text claims a woman’s nerves are steadied by Williams Pink Pills. It hints at improved appetite and facial reddening though the wording is garbled and unreliable, suggesting a medical or patent remedy promotion from an older period.
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