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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1940
Page
12
The Bains Code and Bains Circle extend greetings for many returns of the day with mottos urging rest for eyes and action with good nature. They wish “Sua Biré” and “Tacky Star Fairy” happy returns, while others pledge thoughtful deeds and early starts across RS Base Circle.
Fragmentary text discusses advice seeking and giving, noting people who ask often know their aim. It cites a biblical line from Genesis about creation, hinting at broader reflections on guidance and intention. The readable portion centers on personal decision making and the limits of external counsel.
A reflective meditation on how life resembles the game of noughts and crosses. It links childhood play with adult ambitions, noting how losses, rejections, and social pressures shape character, while praising examples of perseverance. The piece argues that choice and effort determine meaning despite fate’s crossings.
A reflective piece urges setting definite dates with oneself to complete overdue tasks and promises. It notes how easily people postpone letters, house chores, and exercise while promising future action, urging practical commitment instead of vague intentions.
Fragmented OCR text offers guidance on daily planning and habits with a pineapple tart recipe header. It emphasizes making and following a weekly to do list, with tasks arranged by day from Monday to Sunday. The advice notes persistence, timing, and concrete actions to complete chores and correspondence.
A fragmentary quiz text questions readers about travel landmarks and historical facts. It mentions Chateau Frontenac, the Riviera, Duke of Windsor, Monte Carlo, Methuselah, El Dorado, and the Thirty-nine Articles, then lists a multiple choice item about a food derived from seeds and berries with options Coffee vanilla nutmeg mustard cos.
The fragment reads a stark phrase about dark beginnings and painful paths. It hints at introspective themes and a cryptic probability, suggesting mood over concrete fact. No clear person or event is identified.
Keep jewellery free from finger-marks dust and dirt to retain brilliance. Most pieces can be cleaned at home with common household tools. even fine jade and diamonds can finish their cleaning in an ordinary wooden chopping bowl to avoid scratching settings.
Practical guide for washing polishing and drying hard stones such as diamonds sapphires emeralds rubies onyx jade and carnelian along with pearls imitation beads and rhinestones. Advises lukewarm water mild soap ammonia rare for soft stones and careful drying using silk linen sawdust or gentlest brushes.
Substantial jewellery described as imitation gold silver and crystal is said to emerge unharmed from a bath of warm water with a touch of ammonia, according to a brief note.
A playful verse describes children racing on scooters and skateboards along a driveway and sidewalk. The piece captures swift travel, bouncing sounds, and bustling motion as they push forward and return home. Berard Smith Jr. appears as the author or subject.
An advertisement touts Charmasan Cream as the secret to keeping skin smooth and youthful through hot sun, dust, and wind. It claims the product preserves skin tone, prevents aging, and even keeps powder in place for long periods, citing a million satisfied women.
An advertisement notes Creme Greaseless and Rige jar for the dressing table, priced 2/6, and a handbag tube 1/., sold everywhere by chemists, drapers, and stores.
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