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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
2
The piece describes youths drawing letters about home and school life, including tips on polishing silver and cleaning dishes. It notes the publication of letters in a children's column and offers advice on using salt for cleaning and proper washing and drying of silverware.
At six months in Salford England George Edward Pellows weighed only six pounds eight ounces and was described as skin and bone. After starting Virol a year later he weighed 319 pounds and appeared healthy. Virol is praised for aiding mothers by strengthening malnourished children.
A reflective anonymous verse urges living in the present. It muses that yesterday cannot be changed and today should be made sweet by timely effort.
Rosemary writes of 1929 as a voyage for children, outlining calm days and dangerous rocks such as disobedience selfishness and laziness. Obedience and love steer the ships, promising happiness, friendship, hard work, and joy through the year ahead.
Practical household hints include washing sponges with ammoniated water, rinsing in clean water, and drying in the sun. A small amount of cream of tartar in water preserves bread and cake moistness and freshness. A polish for silver wards off tarnish, and gentle pigs of fat help fix fatty foods.
Pale green satin pyjamas with wide-legged trousers and lace trim suit Clara Bow for Paramount in Three Week Ends. Florence Victor in a midnight ensemble for The Tong War with Wallace Beery includes a black chiffon gown with silver stars. Louise Brooks appears in an evening gown with asymmetric hem for Canary Murder Case. Sports frocks feature side embroidery and tailored ensembles use side panels.
A garbled set of culinary instructions lists ingredients like eggs sugar vanilla and milk for a dessert, then shifts to a separate barley dish with barley, lemon, peppercorns, and cloves. The text is heavily corrupted with misspellings and incomplete steps.
A historic kitchen note describes simmering a stock for an hour, straining into a basin, rinsing the saucepan, returning the liquid, and adding sage seed. It instructs chewing mushrooms until mushy and adding gently for half an hour, then serving with thin finger toast.
A collage of 1923 1928 letters from Cairns Home Circle pages. Childrens names Rosemary Herbert Wright Fisherman Rosemary Roah and others send season greetings and poolside hopes. Notes mention Christmas joy, New Year wishes, school entries, and a child’s request to join the Cheerios band.
The Bairns Circle sends Charles Ray warm birthday wishes with motto Shine for All Love Conquers. Rosemary adds best regards and many happy returns to Charles Ray.
A short poem sending loving Christmas greetings from Wood Violet to Rosemary, signed by Rose Jensen. It expresses thoughts of love hope and bright summer birds and flowers as part of a cheerful holiday message.
A fragmentary poem about the moon and a mayor named Harry Lees described as a window cleaner. The piece imagines playful scenes of rocking the moon, calling on stars, and following a bright sky through clouds. Public figure mentions appear amid the dreamy verse.
Fragmented poetry text describes silver feet and distant roads. Mixed garbled lines suggest travel imagery and wakeful dreams. Mentions road, sleep, and a distant journey with unclear author and source.
A readable fragment describes hot weather dishes featuring gelatine as a setting agent. It lists three summer recipes using bananas, sago, and dried fruit with sugar, water, and lemon rind, aiming to retain shape and appearance.
Phyllis Haver extols Char mosan new skin cream as aristocrat of sin creams. She says it keeps skin clear young and lovely, lightens freckles, helps sunburn, holds makeup, greaseless and priced 2 shillings 6 pence per large jar. Sold everywhere.
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