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Newspaper
Bundaberg Mail
Location
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 16, 1925
Page
11
An article stresses economical dressing and wise spending for women, urging care in purchases, proper care of garments, and avoiding showy but costly items. It advocates using practical patterns from Weldon’s, home dressmaking tips, and simple maintenance methods to extend wardrobe life.
A garbled page offers rough remedies for cleaning metals varnish and glass, preserving lemons and linings, and making glue from potatoes. It suggests moistening powders, rubbing with cloths, vinegar dips, milk-wrung rags, and air drying to maintain items and improve longevity.
The column invites readers to submit tried recipes and household tips. Several documented dishes include Egg and Gherkin Sandwiches with a butter egg mixture, Steam Chocolate Pudding with sponge cake, Passion Fruit Scuffle, Cream and Fruit Filling, No Cake, and Spanish Honeycomb.
Breeding birds should not be too young or too old as both harm hatch quality. Favor pullets in their first laying year and well developed males for strong offspring. Monitor growth, discard faulty birds, and train chicks early with safe restraint methods to prevent injury.
A guide on stopping halter pulling by horses, detailing unsafe breaking methods and safer training. It explains tying routines, using a strong halter, and gradually conditioning the horse to avoid relapse, emphasizing patience and repeated practice over days.
The article warns against crowding and overwatering seedlings to prevent damping off fungus. It advises thin sowing, ample air and shade, avoiding drafts, and handling soil and batches carefully. Dusting sulfur can help slightly, but hardy, minimal watering and early transplanting are key.
The piece reports a shortage of domestic workers and government dole aims for 11 555 of 34 480 underage girls employed or seeking aid. It cites Lady Helena Acland Hood criticizing dole as a fix and notes widespread ad placements for domestic roles across London and suburbs with typical wages for maids and cooks.
A humorous villain of linguistic blunders and social misreads follows a clerical Indian clerk and his misinterpreted telegrams. Students and Babus reveal cultural clash and family demands in hill town communications.
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