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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1929
Page
11
Genuine pure Silk Shantung in black and ecru at special price 2 dollars 11 cents per yard. Durable classy fabric offered in a concise advert for shoppers seeking affordable luxury.
British Fugi romper set in two pieces with buttoned waist and box hem listed at 7 shillings 11 pence each. Narrow stripe British Fugi frocks in shades with pleated skirt and finished bodice offered at 23 shillings 11 pence each. Flesh colored brassiere bandeau priced at 1 shilling 6 pence.
The fragment lists valance net and floral lateen fabrics with special prices per yard, pillow ticking and flax canvas options for upholstery and crafts. Prices range from 1s 9d to 1s 11d per yard and mention suitable uses like cushion covers Apron trim chair backs and water bags.
Wool black cashmere half price and white striped French braces offered as special values. Children’s striped British Fugi shirt waists in sizes 2 to 7 priced at 3/11 each, plus natural British Fugi shirts with adaptable collars in sizes 9 to 14 priced at 5/11 each.
Department advertises LADIES JAPANESE SUNSHADES in oiled ACE finish at special price 1/11 each and ENGLISH CUT GLASS WATER SETS Jug and Six Tumblers at 15/11 and 16/11. DAINTY MARBLE CLOCKS claim good time keeping with ACE special price 6/6 to 15/6. TORCHON AND FILET INSERTION sold in bundles dozen yards at 1/- per bundle.
Footwear section lists gents black patent oxford shoes at 23/6 per pair and tan Onis style at 18/11 per pair. One-bar black patent shoes with flapper heel priced 25 per pair, and nusene surf shoes with chic Nea designs offered at 5/11 to 7/11.
A brief note from the A C B Cash and Grocery section highlights a money saving policy focusing on value and practical pricing for customers. The item emphasizes accessible discounts and straightforward savings.
A brief inspirational verse urges passing the countersign Endure to those who bear adversity. It frames endurance as divine and the path to the victor’s garland, addressed to steadfast individuals. The tone is classical and exhortatory, matching late 19th or early 20th century newspaper feel.
A moral reflection advises choosing harmony over life’s discord. It urges cultivating pure thoughts, valuing love and nature, and sharing positive changes with others. Practical tips include simple kitchen tricks and a home cooling method using a sand filled box and biscuit tin.
A dated list records visitors to the Rest Room beginning December 14 1928. Names span Mesdames McCullough Mant Heath Jones Escuder H Rowland W Hamwood M L Powell Hannam Dick A J Christenson Glynn H Ross J J Mason Johnson H M Newton H Morris R H Morris Davis O P Lowe C Hanson S J Bente C Hegarty A Chargots Shaw J English Doolan Mis ses R Crossland Barbara McCullough Escadar A M Peterson K Ross Halm Birch Moira McCullough Davis Jones and others.
Bouquets of roses and other flowers are presented to Rosemary at the District Hospital daily. Rosemary expresses gratitude to Lindbergh Camellia Wald Rose Pansy and other named donors for their thoughtful kindness and affectionate messages.
A parcel of comics for the children at the hospital arrived from Red Tulip and included Rosemary and Butterfly Lily items with the sender’s note.
The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes to Pobin Hood That Girl and Butterfly Lily with mottos Smiles Win Be True and Love Conquers. Rosemary adds affectionate regards and best wishes for a happy day.
A schoolroom tale presents a mother with four Patatees to share among five children. Students calculate solutions, and a clever boy named Johnny proposes mashing the remaining potatoes to even the shares.
A first prize poem extols North Queensland sights from Barron Falls to Cairns. It praises gorges lakes hills and the Barron River journey from Mareeba to Kuranda and on to the coast, highlighting sugar cane farms and Cairns near the sea. Written by 13 year old Eileen Putt of Atherton.
For a year one Barnes street in S W has used automatic lamps. Each lamp contains a silicon cell that senses twilight or fog and switches on automatically to illuminate the street.
A Christmas and New Year exchange in the Cairns Post features a reader named Joan Wilesmith signing as Brown Elf. She reports 64 of 68 in music tests, mentions family health, Aunt Violet’s baby Hazel joining the Home Circle, and a humorous but grim note about a child’s injured head with a joking remedy.
Cleaning advice covers collar care with vinegar and cloth wiping. Soap suds preserve garden trees and curtain hems using a safety pin. Methylated spirits aid rinsing water for white silk. Salt added to whitewash helps it stick. Soak limp vegetables in cold water and lemon juice to refresh. Treacle measured by flour-dipped spoon prevents sticking.
A collection of riddles and quips about burglars wigs usurping locks, lengthened by cuts, stamps and postage, mice haystacks and cats, and a noted longest word riddle with quirky wordplay and mispunctuated lines.
An American invention promises to convert rough unseasoned timber into complete matches in one hour. The device, described as a rapid timber processing machine, is proposed for introduction in England to streamline production and packaging into neat boxed sets.
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