Thoughts for Today and Pen Friends Request
A reader in Cairns seeks pen pals in the Cairns district and asks for luck color a number and a badge. The letter from Jeanette mentions Home Circle interest praises the page and provides addresses for pen friends including Joan Archibald Vinonds Hill Innisfail Elsie River Thomas street Cairns and Gordonsvale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns Post
Cecly
Glen
Joan Archioli
Vinonds Hill
Innisfail
Elsie River Thomas
Cairns
Gordonsaie
Jeanette
Birthday Greetings From a Dizzy Line of Jumbled Nonsense
A garbled birthday notice contains scattered names and phrases, making it hard to identify any clear person, place, or event. The readable fragments mention several unclear terms and stray references without coherent context or dates.
Childrens Circle Letters from Mareeba Audience
A reader shares a long whimisical letter from a child named Jeanette May asking to join a club, noting age in fourth grade and requesting a specific nickname. The missive includes social greetings, school reflections, and an addressed request to join the Mymne Clie. Mareeba children write about birthdays and preferred names Peach Blossom or Fairy Glen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovestreet
Mareeba
Dian _Jeanette
Mymne Clie
Tam
Fairy Glen
Mysterious Uncle Tales From Distant Lands
A jumble of satirical ruminations on unverified claims about an uncle’s travels. It references an Indian province, a South American hacienda, a tiger, horses, apes, a glutinous substance from fish air bladders, sturgeon and other fish, and a famed city bisected by a river. Also recalls Dickens characters as curiosities on the last page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Howeer
South America
Arabia
Grand
Liley
Nature Notes on Whales and Related Mammals
The article explains whales are not fish but mammals, detailing baleen and toothed whales, their evolution from land to sea, and their physical traits. It covers killer whales, dolphins, porpoises, gray and right whales, baleen plates, lungs, and the basics of feeding, blubber, and oil. It notes sizes from a few feet to enormous, with mentions of the largest living whales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neome
Matteil
North Polar Sea
Sperm Whale Facts and Whaling Methods in Ancient Texts
The excerpt describes sperm whales reaching 60 to 70 feet, their distinctive head, and the role of ambergris. It details whaling boats, harpoons, and the dangerous pursuit, noting long voyages, multiple whales aboard, and the whale’s swift dives for air during hunts.
Measles Epidemic Sweeps Sydney As Schools Hit Hard
An epidemic of measles sweeps Sydney in July with thousands affected though not virulent. Infants suffer most and school attendance falls in districts. Willoughby public school reports over half its 430 pupils away at one time while Bondi school sees about half of its 350 pupils out. Doctors expect spread to country areas and hope ramn may help abatement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Willoughby Public
Bondi School
Methods and hazards of whaling described in historical text
The account explains whaling practice with lances and explosive harpoons, detailing whale capture, towing, rendering blubber into oil, and the use of cannons and timing fuzes. It notes dangers to crew, variations by whale species, and the impracticality of certain methods for larger or dangerous whales.
Aggressive sea predator blamed for vanished whaling vessels
The text notes a fierce predator known to harass whaling boats. It hints at multiple ships vanishing without trace, suggesting this creature as a recurring and feared maritime hazard affecting sea commerce and safety.
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Mackay
Faily Guarante
MacKay & CO. Pty. Ltd
Pmude-Etreet
Edictatreet_ INNISFAIL
Mr. Masonite
the & Gore
NBS
Babinda
North
Queensland
Tooheys
STAG
Burns Philp & CO. Ltd
Mapple
Robby
Bairns
Joe Fishine
Coe
Neebey
Wiley Wae
Beiears
Prar
Cpls
Golden
Walltviere
Matin
Novling
Childrens Circle
Har Magvsie Sands
Jaye
Yintis
Tey Bertidies
Mosman
Vale Guy Carolith
Sid Slievtelbe Steeet
Cannes Vivar
Glasgow
Calcuua
Dubie
New York
Valparaiso
Hong Kong
Londonderry
Capetown
Charles Dickens
Mr. Pickwick
Tracy Tupman
Bob Lawser
Sam Weller
Job Trotter
Mr. Wardle
Stiggins
Alfred Jingle
Nature Notes
Antarctic
Tropics
South Pacific
Othene
Inds
Greenland
Maxater Bax
Nestlé
Nestle’s
Nestle
Brisbane
Astoria
Adelaide Street
Admiralty
Ee Lara Alee
Ovale Ik
Meeg Eps
Tare
C.P.0
N.s.w
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