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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1928
Page
11
The notice lists ladies wear including cotton vests with rib knit and low necks, bloomers with elastic waist and knee, and towelling items in striped designs. It mentions fair prices and bulk quantities with several items described in brief, period-appropriate language.
Readable items show Xmas fair price ranges for manicure sets, fancy masks, ladies boxes, and handkerchiefs. Mentions assorted boy and girl animal and ore themes with date-like price spans. Contains multiple product lines and price marks centered on holiday offers.
An advertisement lists varieties of pure silk fabrics including heavy weight Fugi silk in multiple colors and striped Fugi silk. Crepe de Chine in mauve with embroidery and bordered crepe de chine are offered as yardage pieces. Prices shown at fair sale rates.
A period ad lists textiles and linens with Xmas fair pricing. Items include twill cotton dowlas 24 inches wide, white cellular shirting 16 white, unbleached pillow slips, and embroidered borders with stencil work. Prices shown per yard or piece, highlighting quality and guaranteed standards.
Men's natural British Fugi shirts with neck tails and striped options in a full range for Christmas, priced 6/11 to 11/9. Includes natural Fugi sports shirts, roomy for sports wear and sizes 14 to XMAS fair price, with special 30/1 base in some listings.
A fragmented footwear section lists Xmas fair price promos for various styles. Entries mention black patent shoes, tan sandals, ladies patent 1 bar shoes, canvas shoes for women, and unspecified foot apparel with marked prices, reflecting a holiday sale catalog style.
December 4 saw a Christmas Tree for youngsters with gifts from Santa Claus amid wintry weather. Frannie Wie and Praniee led a Friday program with games, a picnic, and a Saturday fancy dress concert at Shure Hall featuring prize distribution.
The annual report lists candidates in the Jimier Pulite Examination and Junior Certificate results. Ethel Gane Mabel Moss Ida Keeling and Valmine Smith are noted as successful, with L J Bennet also passing. Nine candidates were nominated for the Junior University Examination, with results pending.
A cryptic poem fragment from a private room at Sandrine reflects on rules of the game, avoiding worry and sentiment, seeking balance between praise and silence, and praying to win or lose gracefully. The lines evoke discipline, humility, and quiet resolve in sportlike conduct.
A fragmentary schoolgirl correspondence from Vasrine Cairns and Mavis Lewis recounts holiday parties, a shoe race victory, and wishes a merry Christmas. The letters mention names Bairngs Cheerios and The Wonderful Bunnies, with hopeful notes about postholiday writing and upcoming weeks of activity.
A pair of personal letters from Sheridan Street LAIRNS December 9 recounts plans for the Chad Eisteddfod a child’s Christmas wishes and family updates including a sick grandfather and generosity from Mumany. Rosemary and Joan Wilesmith sign with warm regards and cheerful anticipation.
Prepare a mid size goose with a stuffing of oatmeal onions salt pepper sage and marjoram soaked overnight. Roast gently two to three hours, prick wings and legs to release fat, serve with gravy and fruit sauce.
A method for roasting a goose with salt inside and out then stuffing with a mix of Ira and chestnuts, boiled until soft. Goose is cooked breast down first in a crimped baking dish with onions, then flipped, basted, and finished with a flour butter sauce enriched by meat stock.
A new coach service opens on the Leathernetailway linking London and Mourne Mouth, offering faster travel between the two towns with updated schedules and routes.
An ornate ad touts Creme Charmosan Immensi, claiming for burn marks freckles and aging skin. features a film star Billie Howe quote and a two shillings sixpence large jar price. The copy Mixes product claims with fashion colors and repeated praise across storefronts.
Ethel and Myrtle compare Christmas presents and prices at Craig's Chemists and other shops. They praise diverse stocks from perfumes and Brussels makers to glassware and brass items, noting new England imports and original designs.
A lengthy 1924 prize list from Herberton High School details awards and certificates earned by students for academic results and examinations. Names include F Woolley and A Woolley among many others for junior certificates and geography, arithmetic, history, and French. Additional sports prizes cover darts, tennis, swimming, and track events with recipients such as T Lenton, R Pickering, E Stock, A Morgan, and Alice Woolley. The document also lists team prizes for basketball and a guessing contest, with various keepsakes and trophies awarded.
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