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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1931
Page
2
The Bairns Circle members send heartfelt birthday wishes to various names including Apricot Blossom and Scotty coh, with mottos such as Revenge is the only debt is wrong to pay. Rosemary signs with affectionate regards.
A historical notice describes Williams five cash stores promoting thrifty, wholesome home cooking with an emphasis on green vegetables, preserves, honey, breakfast items, and a careful grocery budget. It notes multiple store branches and advocates planning meals to save money while maintaining proper nutrition.
The article discusses skirt styles and sewing details, noting plaid fabrics and new silhouettes. It highlights how women choose fitted waists and straight backs with certain flares, and mentions fashion tips from designers and period trends in tailoring.
A collection of handwritten school and club notes from Cairns and Edmonton addressed to Rosemary Tarzalt, Coral, and other correspondents. Topics include weather, holiday rain, school term starts, dressing ball, dairy cows, hens, a show, and requests for badges, with greetings and signs of friendship.
Tips include washing chiffon with warm heat and thorough rinsing, drying before use, and frying bacon after blanching to remove excess thickness. It advises polishing brass with boiling water and soda, and using kerosene starch soap for ironing to produce a shiny, smooth finish.
A garbled fragment shows strings about a pretty girl and commentary on charm. Mentions of ages and appearances appear amid distorted words and scattered phrases. No clear event or names emerge. the legible bits read like a dated column blurbs about beauty and fashion.
The article chronicles Rev. Gorbeld and companions from St Mary’s Herberton on a long pastoral journey through North Queensland towns. They held services at Gunnawarra Carson Park Chudiewh Park, visited Mt Sturgeon Stanton, Oak Park, Einasleigh, Carpentaria Downs, Spring Creek, Rosella Plains, Mt. Surprise, Mt Garnet, and concluded near Herberton with divine services. A bazaar in October will support the church and Schools League, with substantial funds already cleared for the school buildings.
Wilks and Co offers locksmithing wheelwrighting motor body building and related repairs at the old ambulance station, Sormce Street Calms. They provide ten springs made and available, with horses shod as needed.
The text argues meat supplies proteids but lacks vitamins, urging mixed diets for life. It notes muscle meat contains few vitamins while liver and kidneys are vitamin rich, and compares human eating habits to animal behavior, citing lions and jackals to illustrate dietary needs and sources of vitamins.
On Friday evening in Herberton Shire Hall a successful dance supporting the Herberton Football Club attracted a large crowd. Bar Ratt's Orchestra provided music and a Monte Carlo waltz was new to the town with Nurse Pasley and Mr Fitzgerald winning. Prizes went to Mrs G Moss, Miss Whebell, and Mr Frank Ganes with other games and nail-count guessing adding to the merriment.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions colors and sparse references to therapies for mental illness and English workers, with unclear names and phrases that do not form a coherent report or identifiable event.
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