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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1930
Page
2
An unusual ad style piece promoting Colgate toothpaste claims experiments with dentifrices reveal cleaning power beyond ordinary brushing. It teases product superiority, phrases like world’s greatest cleaning power, and urges readers to request samples despite garbled wording.
A fragmented OCR passage expresses duty and reflection with garbled phrases about destiny and blameless posture. The readable text hints at personal contemplation rather than a clear news item.
Parisian fashions reflect wartime life as patrons favor practical silhouettes and weathered fabrics. Mrs Burnett notes black outfits with white satin and ermine wraps while coats, dresses, and accessories emphasize slim lines, minimal ornament, and smart Parisian restraint during the war period. Marnett visits Theatre Palle with reporters, praising stage gowns and the latest Paris trends.
A Forum of Rural Women’s leaders including Mrs Fairfax discussed international efforts aiding mothers and daughters of men on the land. Delegates from Queensland Victoria West Australia South Australia and representatives from South Africa and Canada spoke on objects and aims of the movement and its lessons for women in agriculture.
A fragment of humorous quips and riddles, with garbled OCR text. Includes jokes about a promise to give up ten, identical apples when pared, rigging versus the Red Sea, seaside holidays, and a line about a coin worth double its value when aged.
A jumble of domestic tips on cleaning and care. Guidance covers tea and coffee handling, fabric and garment care, furniture upkeep, dented utensils, tooth care, and home remedies. Practical methods include washing quills, using olive oil with vinegar, and borax to deter pests.
An advertisement touts a new lace powder that allegedly smooths fine lines and conceals skin imperfections. It claims to reveal a: fair, cream, suntan blend and promises dramatic improvements in skin appearance. The product is priced at 2 shillings 6 pence per box and is sold widely.
A fragmented letters page from December 1929 shows children in Cairns writing to Rosemary and Moonflower about Christmas holidays, school life, gifts, and wishes. Messages mention holidays, a Christmas tree, jewelry gifts, and hopes to visit loved ones.
A historical recipe detailing a two-protein dish using lamb or mutton and rabbit. Instructions cover crust, boiling, slow simmering, and assembly with onions, bacon, breadcrumbs, capers, olives, and herbs. Baking finishes the dish with a browned top and tomato sauce accompaniment.
A recipe describes simmering shelled peas with carrot slices in white stock or water for 13 minutes, then adding milk and parsley. Season with salt and pepper, heat briefly, avoid boiling, and serve hot with a border of boiled rice.
A lyrical portrait by Myra Morris titled Old Sister Mary Martha shows a frail nun moving along a convent path past blossoms and a plum tree. The verse uses delicate imagery of glassy eyes, a gray skirt, and memories, merging earthly fragrance with angelic imagery. Rose Jensen, Cooktown, adds a closing attribution.
A snippet reports provisional directors being named for a Herbey sermanent company venture with Gary Friedrick Lowe listed as manager at Great Northern. Early broker reference to Ernest Conmuninaron Agena appears in the fragment.
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