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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1929
Page
11
A sales promotion continues this week highlighting footwear bargains and money saving opportunities. Shoppers are urged to take advantage of discounts, special pricing, and limited time offers across selected styles and brands.
Silk slippers with heeled fashion in satin and pigskin styles. Prices shown per pair and per item include three quarter and eight pair equivalents. Embroidered handkerchiefs offered at stocktaking prices sixpence each.
Passe shortfabric and silk stock are highlighted with rich dye tones and a wide color range. The Palm 2 novelty fast dyed cotton fabric and Marie Striped Fuji Silk showcase new stocktaking prices with bold color themes including Black White and Navy.
Readable text lists 11 ladies floral voile frocks with birdered designs and waist eased skirts priced at 9/11. Fancy art silk frocks have box-pleated skirts and plain foot bands priced at 37/6. West hats stitched and priced 26/6. Red crepe nights gowns in sky pink mauve with embroidered design priced 3/11.
Bargain notices show white curtain net and related fabrics at sensational prices. Listings speak of yardage and quantities with stocktaking prices, Swiss patterns, and a range of white materials.
Readable items include gents fancy neckwear priced 1 shilling 6 pence to 1 shilling 11 pence and striped crash shirt offerings. Natural British tennis shirts with adjustable collars priced 4 shillings 11 pence each. Stocktaking sale applies to all items.
Listing of children’s shoes in small sizes with stocktaking prices. includes cherry patent shoes 14/6 pair and 16/6 stocktaking price, black box calf boots 25 pair, black kid oxford shoes 23/6 pair, black patent shoes 22/6 pair, tournament sandals 3/9 pair, ladies fancy bedroom slippers 8/11 pair.
In Wan 2B May I join your Home Circle and Cheerio Band asks Gloria Tille of Mareeba aged four. Rosemary replies Welcome to our Home Circle you may be a Cheerio member and may keep the pen-name Blackeyes with a request to write again.
Canon Scott Holland states that strength of character comes from mastering and using any circumstances given, not from demanding special ones. The note emphasizes resilience and ethical conduct as daily practice.
Household guide notes dry cleaning at home for cream flannel with tea rub or French chalk wrapped for hours or days, then brushed. Stains may be treated with benzine from outside in to prevent spreading. China and glass can be toughened by boiling and cooling in cold water.
A fragmented recipe collection describing desserts and preserves. Includes pastry dough, custards, baked fruit dishes, peach custard, junket, rennet, apples with raisins and citrus, and a winter relish made from apples oranges and spices. The text mixes measurements and methods with many OCR errors but centers on home baking and preserves.
Youthful letters from Cairns residents dated March 24 and 28 discuss joining the Home Circle and Cheerio Band. The children mention pen names Rose of Honolua and Lagoona and ask about pets and pets’ names. The correspondents receive welcoming replies and warm wishes from Thellys Rogers and Dulcie Rogers.
The Bairns Circle sends many happy returns to several names including Magic Wings Cactus Dahlia Hare borne Echo Moonlit Snow Harebell Ethel wyn Pal O Mine and others. Each note includes a personal motto and loving closing from Rosemary FS and RogeacaRY.
A whimsical tale set in a Fairies Park with Fairy Twinkle Toes dancing in Fairy Dell. Fairies bathe at Fairy Fountain and summon the Fairy Godmother to cast a rainbow swing. The scene features Fairy Wings, Flowers, Stars, and a Fairy Band guiding creatures away at night.
Eva Girle of Mareeba sends a roll of papers to the hospital as a gift for the sick. The note asks supporters to send in their birthday.
An excerpt narrates three little fairies crying in a grassy Summer day until they meet brightness. Fairy tears form six streams while sun and rainbows appear, then the fairies rise, clap, and skip with gleeful laughter. The speaker invites a child to try skipping rope and believe the tale.
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