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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1930
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR listing various fabric items with inconsistent dates, widths, and prices. Mentions include silk and wool half mase, 54 inch sheet, narrow yardage lines, floral shadowette, and wide fabrics with speculative terms. No coherent sale or inventory context is recoverable.
A reflective item notes a theme of springlike renewal through devotion and self sacrifice. It extols absence of fault finding and censure, urging readiness to empathize with J. F. Cone and his notions and feelings despite challenges.
An article on poise for women discusses the link between mental balance and graceful bearing. It describes seated posture, arch of the feet, chin position, and torso alignment to project confidence. It notes color trends like navy blue and contrasts stagey designs with lighter prints.
Mew Spring Mode showcases feature Rogers, a new Anoant player, wearing dotted material frocks and appliqued dots. The display includes crepe, tasseled hems, and teal accents with short sleeved jackets reflecting this season’s style trends.
A bygone tip explains using a potash solution in warm water to remove grease from a gas oven, leaving it clean after a night soak. It also recounts a DIY vest decoration: tracing large floral transfers on beige fabric, coloring with wax crayons, and finishing with a leafy background in under half an hour.
From France a fragment describes Mdmelle Liette d Orvamnes and a French beauty named Liannees who adores powder. The piece weaves gossip with mentions of charm and a “Remghish” read, hinting at perfume products and a price of 12/6 per box sold widely.
A dresser report describes a popular hostess gown trend this season, highlighting Moochead wearing a fitted gold dress. The design features a sleek silhouette that sweeps into a small train, with decorative shade accents and a stylish fit.
The text notes a satin like satin twalln or similar fabric in cornflower blue and maize with a chiffon garden print. A sleeveless Mule Dima frock ends near the ground and a shoulder cape features short cape sleeves. long tight sleeves are fashionable.
A fragmented line of text mentions Rim The Rains Girgle sending greetings to Abe Lady with a playful motto about work and return. The readable fragment hints at a personal note or souvenir style message without clear event or date context.
A humorous column presents conversational riddles and puns. The text features questions like a boy who falls in a pond becoming dripping and contrasts between a hill and a pill. It showcases light wordplay and short answers typical of a casual humor page.
A fragmented devotional poem pleading to the Virgin Mary for help. The speaker mourns sorrow and isolation, appeals for aid, and seeks comfort from a devoted mother figure, referencing faith and divine intercession. The text reads like a single speaker's plea for solace and guidance.
A fragmented post from Mareeba dated July 30 1930 includes letters to Rosemary Marjorie from Jorje Ross and Harold McLean. Content mentions illness school music lessons rainfall gardening advice and stage of correspondence. Several mis-spellings suggest a family or school communication page.
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