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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1927
Page
2
Rosemary sends affectionate notes to the Bairns Circle and Harley on their birthdays with the motto Persevere and warm regards. The message expresses love and best wishes for a joyful morning and ongoing happiness.
In Cairns a flood of child pen pals writes Christmas greetings to friends in the Home Circle and Cheer Band. Notes from Tommy, Rosemary, Moonbeam, Rose Bud and others praise gifts, birthdays, dances, and holiday plans while mentioning rain, school, siblings, and pets.
A note thanks Cheerios for gifts and mentions a pretty greeting card by Jean Ormaby as Memory and a dainty handkerchief by Dawn Clarke titled Peep of Day. The text repeats gratitude phrases and names two givers associated with keepsake items.
Dear Rosemary I was glad to see my last Cairns Post letter. I have not received my badge yet please send it immediately. The note speaks of little Estelle, merry tunes, and garden romps as Christmas approaches. The writer signs off as your dear and unseen friend from the sea.
Theresa Wieland writes from Dewar praising the Rose of Sharon Cheerls Band and inviting a child to join. The column then shifts to a glossary of sandwich ideas using ripe vegetables, tuna, sardines, olives, and asparagus with simple dressings and preparation tips.
A curious collection of domestic tricks includes reviving worn carpet bristles with salt water and sun drying, keeping curtains straight with cane, using newspaper for bed warmth, and a cold wind plan. It notes petrol cleaning tricks, china steam risks, hot salt toothache remedies, and oiling castors to ease moving heavy furniture.
The latest Helen's Weekly holiday issue offers domestic and social articles, health hints, children's corner, and advice for mothers. It highlights North Queensland scenes including Kuranda with patterns for a tennis frock and other patterns.
The fragment presents a wandering speaker, a woman asking for help for a garden bite and a tale of a son who died in Denmark. The text references a lodger, a belt, and a journey to find someone who met a lost son, with a note by Joye Wildman as sender.
A garbled passage discusses bread costs and work arrangements. It mentions not slipping, corner to corner moves, and positions of pieces, but the text is largely unreadable and lacks clear facts or entities. The fragment provides minimal actionable detail beyond general references to pricing and work tasks.
A vintage tribute outlining vegetable salads suited to Australian tastes. It describes Asparagus and Cucumber Salad, Bag Salad with ham and yolk mix, and Jelly Salad with cucumber, tomato, and green herb accents. Includes homemade Mayonnaise Dressing and serving tips.
A recipe describes cooking two large bananas with boiled rice per person. Bananas are lightly fried in butter with curry powder and paste, then browned and seasoned with salt cayenne and optional tomato sauce or jam and lemon. Milk is added and simmered gently about 20 minutes.
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