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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
2
Fragmentary lines suggest a terse aphorism about silence as a great peace maker and a remark directed at a low fellow. The readable text hints at a reflective, mood setting caption likely from a newspaper page.
A guide to breathing and posture improving lung function. It emphasizes standing and lying positions to align the chest and shoulders, safe practice with minimal clothing in warm weather, body rubs to invigorate circulation, and step by step nostril breathing and diaphragmatic exercises to strengthen respiration.
The instruction details a breathing routine with hands on the chest, inhaling through the nose to fill the lower ribs and button of the lungs, slight chest rise as upper lungs fill, then a quick mouth exhale. Repeat six times at first, gradually increasing to ten, with rests as needed.
Old household marmalade guide outlines three methods for orange and peel marmalade. Steps include boiling peels with water, removing pith and seeds, and combining juice, peel, and sugar to set. Variants discuss soaking pips and fruit, cooking times, and using milk to seal jars.
A letter from GOLDEN ROSEBUD Grace Stewart in Cairns to Rosemary at Worre School describes a school concert and health concerns among students. It mentions greetings, garden imagery, and a hope to visit again, with a sign off as Your bowing friend.
A Cairns Post letter from Dorothy Richards to Tands writes of attending Edge Hill Sunday school with her sister and joining the gardens project. She mentions a mid winter meet planned for August 3 and sends best wishes to the Home Circle and Cheerio Band. Rosemary replies about garden care and the value of home study.
A set of cheerful greetings and school news from Cairns and letters to Rosemary. Dew Drop writes about good weather, tennis, exams where he places second, and daily family chores. Cairns replies with tennis praise, cleanliness tips, and a garden update including vegetables and flowers.
The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes to Iris Cirle Moon Senshi Rexona Fay Dainty Petals Modern Mins with mottos such as Bo your Best Keep yy om and similar cheer. The text appears as a compilation of names and celebratory messages with garbled phrases.
Fragmentary London reminiscence evokes miners and memory as sunlit streets fade. Vivid impressions of strawberries, light evenings, and a bank in shade hint at a past era where people are described as ghosts of a sunlit edifice breaking like a wave, with no tomorrow.
A fragmentary verse speaks of bearing a torch to light paths for travellers and ward off darkness. The speaker asks if the torch can be held high, casting rays that guide and alert against the night’s end, invoking the idea of a steadfast beacon in darkness.
A notice directs visiting days to Angst Park near Anzac Park instead of Country Vera. Children should write their names on paper and ring it to Rosemary for entry from four to five. Visitors must wear something and depart when Rosemary ends. no visiting if weather is wet.
A Cairns Post and Herald contest invites letters on Kindness to Animals. Prize five shillings donated by W. Gargett for best piece, 100 to 200 words, signed with real and pen name, age. Entry closes September 30. all entrants achieving 580+ marks receive a certificate, letters published.
Fragmented verse fragment describes the first day of summer with arousing imagery. It contrasts waking joy with long reluctant mornings and evokes childhood warmth and memory of summers long ago in a still dew laden place. The piece centers on seasonal awakening and nostalgic sentiment.
A letter from Peter Petersen of Cairns dated July 28 requests joining Rosemary's Home Circle and Cheerio Band. He attends Parramatta School in Lower Fourth and signs with the pen name Themilerfoot or Fred Humes, sending best wishes.
An article snippet depicts Claire, age 34, at a party planning marriage and crediting Creme Charmosan for clear youthful skin. It markets a greaseless powder with a large jar priced at 2 shillings 6 pence, touting age-defying claims.
Myrtle and Ethel recall a large turnout outside Craig's Pharmacy last night for a new film shown in the windows opposite the Post Office. Traffic was blocked and police stopped the program, with staff preparing the weekly local happenings gazette as the film returns from Melbourne for weekend screening.
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