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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 26, 1929
Page
2
Thought for today opens with a Shakespeare quote and moves to autumn fashion trends. It highlights jumper suits as smart winter wear with varied fabrics such as art silk and wool blends, often paired with shot coats to form three piece costumes.
The Bairns Circle sends Aram Lillium Sunny Garden and Heart of your with mottos about beauty and seas. Rosemary signs three birthday wishes and messages of praise for the named individuals.
A Cairns Post excerpt from Tarzali dated April 1929 shows letters from young readers Ina Knox Catherine En Ps and Rosemary asking to join the Home Circle and Cheerio Band. They describe ages birthdays pets calves cats and family travel to school and pen names. Rosemary replies welcoming members and offering guidance.
A question prompts which Bairn will write in Flower of the Mist, listing Doreen James and Gordon vale as candidates. The note frames a literary choice in a short, intriguing prompt.
A fragment shows a list of quizzical riddles and playful answers such as why a doctor misses patients due to lost practice and how a schoolmaster polishes understanding. Other items include timeless wordplay like reviver and a riddle about becoming shorter when lengthened.
A set of vintage cooking directions details prune dessert with gelatine cream and prune syrup, plus dried fruit variations and a prune loaf. It includes soaking, boiling, moulding steps and notes on almond and apricot toppings, with guidance on serving and timing.
A note advertises K. B. Lager as a highly beneficial drink with Samuel Allen and Sons Ltd listed as the agents promoting it.
A short verse tribute to a boy nicknamed Ragey Britches. The narrator describes the child's dirtied face sunburnt legs and dreamy laughter, noting his seven year old absence as he went away to Heaven. Sent by Rose Bower, Veronica Scanlan.
Nearys highlights bargain winter items as cold weather arrives. Blankets, rugs, flannelette fabrics, and pajamas are offered in various weights and sizes with several price points including yard pricing and complete pajama sets for men and boys.
Useful hints on cleaning methods for mirrors and windows. Spirits of camphor on flannel remove stains from panes. Salt in mustard keeps it moist and fresh. Do not leave a scrubbing brush in water as bristles loosen. attach a tap to hang and drain.
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