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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1928
Page
2
A fragmented note discusses the secret of success and the timing for opportunity. It mentions a seer’s counsel and references a voter or vessel metaphor to imply readiness. Names and places are unclear due to damaged OCR but the theme centers on preparation and readiness for a turning point.
Cairns readers exchange birthday wishes and pen names for the Home Circle and Cheerio Band. Letters from Nellie Tung Ye and Tommy Tung express desire to join, while Rosemary asks for May Blossom as pen name. Florrie Ennis chooses May Blossom as well and shares details of pets.
An unclear OCR passage hints at a family situation with emotional strain and mentions several local names and a worker. The garbled text references Mapa and Linney among others, implying a community or household context but lacks coherent facts or events.
A garbled 19th century household guide offers advice on clothing care and fabric maintenance. It includes tips to wash and rinse garments with careful water use and cautions about bleaching and dyeing effects.
A dated guide describes crafting feather flowers with stems wired to florist wire and bundled into a clump. It covers materials like marlin, leather, and decorative finishes, plus detailing for inner flower portions with small feathers and finishing touches to add color and texture.
A heartfelt, fragmentary letter from Rosemary in Starstone discusses an absent child, birthdays in October and January, and a plea for a pencil and pen. The writer asks for return to school, mentions a nine lives saying, and signs from Roy Moa in Spence Street.
A quirky tale follows Claude the cuttlefish and his family as misadventures unfold over two days. Claude forgets breakfast, rows to class late, and during a sea chase with a whale suffers injuries while the whale and his foe clash. Papa Cuttlefish blames himself as the characters reflect on parental influence and misfortune.
A fragmented recipe outlines rubbing butter into flour, adding sugar and currants, beating yolk with egg, rolling thin, cutting shapes, and baking with self raising flour. Mentions quantities loosely and multiple inconsistent terms, indicating a damaged archival cooking note.
A detailed account of the February 1 wedding of Miss Adair at St Monica's Church. The bride wore pink tulle with silver accents. bridesmaids in pale pink and silver. attendants and guests numbered about 150. After the ceremony, a reception at Freshwater Hall featured color streamers and catered services. The couple planned a honeymoon aboard the Ormiston toward Sydney then to Cairns.
A pair of women discuss looking younger and attribute it to Char mosan skin cream. The piece markets Creme Charmosen as the best cream for sunburn freckles and aging skin, claiming greaseless formula and a two shillings one and a penny price, sold widely.
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