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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1926
Page
12
A Cairns Post page features letters from Annie Bussey and others in Edmonton inviting a friend to join the Home Circle. Correspondents discuss pen names, pets, schooling, and fond memories of rivers and places, with affectionate signoffs and requests to join.
_READERS respond to Mollie Whitby and other children in the Home Circle column. The letters from Mollie Whitby of St. Monica's School recounts her age eight and February 27 birthday and a plea for a pen name Holly Derry. Other children George Remilton Cairns and Emily Slater Cairns request pen names Clover Bud and Clove. Responses welcome their inquiries and encourage continued writing and study.
The Cairns Post invites matrons, maidens, and bairns to submit verses for the Recemary section. Youth contributors are urged to write two lines about friendships and daily life with ear youthe age noted for judging and prize certificates to be awarded where deserved.
The article notes festive window displays featuring elegant Irish linen tea cloths and luncheon sets edged with fine real lace, praised for artistry and tasteful arrangement. It contrasts with a lack of strong window exhibitions and signals purses and purchases by discerning shoppers.
A late season sale showcases crystal, canister sets, seagrass chairs, and oak and maple furniture. Beautiful inlaid headboards, ornate chairs, and enamel teapots join silver and Doulton ware. A rotary canister and many items promise practical elegance for well appointed kitchens and rooms.
A bustling window display showcases a broad assortment for Christmas shoppers. Toys, bags, furniture, desk accessories, cosmetics, clocks, shirts, hats, and children's wear tempt visitors with vivid colors and refined designs. The piece urges a showroom visit to see the diverse holiday goods.
A reader from Reah, December 1, asks Rosemary to join the Home Circle and notes fond memories of pets Polly and Jacko and a cat named Beauty. The writer mentions turning fourteen next May and describes daily routines including going to school by boat and train.
A child from Cooktown writes about school life and a local picnic this December. She asks Rosemary to enroll her in the club, shares details of her school, home on the Endeavour River, and prizes won, hoping for the name Word Winter as a possible pen name.
Rosemary has been asking for news about the baby born on Jubilee Day and shouted the word medal in reply to “Mother.” No definite information has been received yet, and the enquiries will be continued.
The page contains a friendly missive from Rosemary to Snowdrop describing a recent school picnic at Harvey's Creek and a playful exchange. She mentions receiving letters, enjoying the swim, and inviting a friend to enrol, with affectionate closing remarks.
A folktale retells how a greedy woodcutter ignores Sunday and encounters an angel in the forest. The angel condemns him to labor on Monday forever, while a poor man carries a load of sticks under a full moon. The tale ends with a moral about keeping the Sabbath.
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