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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1929
Page
2
A brief quotation frames living freely as a real man on a mountain. The message cites Marcus Aurelius detailing living as one was meant to live and invites readers to show the genuine life to others.
Those who wrote to Rosemary are advised that all letters and replies will be printed during her absence in the South. Readers are asked to share picnics outings and fun, and to write today to Rosemary care Cairns Post.
A lively note on up to the minute fashion urging garments to feature a leftward slant in trims, pockets, bows, and lines. It highlights slanting materials and the marvellous coherence of taste when all elements align with the slant.
Describes two types of stews brown from red meats and white from white meats including tips on preparation, browning, cooking times, and serving. Explains sealing the pot, adding milk to white stews, and thickening with flour. Garnishes for brown stews include parsley and dry vegetables or toast triangles.
A scrambled page shows a childlike letter from Rosemary in Silkwood dated 1929 and a muddled recipe segment. The letter mentions Christmas greetings and a money box, while the recipe outlines curry meat preparation with onions apples and stock, including frying steps and simmering times. The item reads as fragmented newspaper content with personal notes and cooking instructions.
A design note suggests making silk fringe full length along the skirt with left dip, using a crocket hook to pull strands. It advises contrasting the sun with the frock, and pairing a handbag to match a jumper for a tailored look. Autumn coats and box-pleated skirts appear chic and simple.
A scrambled culinary note describes batter making with flour sugar and leavening agents, forming a stiff dough to shape and bake in a brisk oven. It details marrow and egg preparations with ham tomato breadcrumb butter and parsley, then lemon rind spice and fruit cake style mixtures with almonds sultanas currants and nuts, concluding with cream caramel and fig walnut square treats.
A letter from Cairns Post messages a birthday greeting to Golden Day and asks for more details from distant travels. The writer notes a recent journey by wagon sulky and buggy to Normanton and closes with best wishes and affectionate sign offs.
Thoughts of the Bush celebrate returning to the bush and touring North Queensland. The verse praises caves with stalactites and the canopy of birdsong, inviting travelers to Australia as a home for poets and to enjoy fresh air and flowers. The author is Doris Campbell aged fourteen from Gordonvale.
Fragmented kitchen notes describe vanilla jelly with milk and cream. Steps mention dissolving gelatine in hot and cold water, folding in milk and whipped cream, then chilling in a mould, followed by a separate sweet butter mixture and eggs. Details are incomplete and garbled but indicate two dessert components.
The Bairns Circle sends wishes of many happy returns of the day with the motto Try Again and names Bamba fina and Jes mond in celebratory messages.
Flo Crapp known as Zinnia and Evelyn Slade known as Ragged Blossom seek pen friends in Gordonvale and Croydon. They invite letters from any local children or “Bairn” readers.
Queensland fauna describes the golden bower bird known for its eight foot bowers and wall decorations, including orchids. The female builds a separate bower near a playground, while other wildlife like moor-hens and water birds are noted along with kangaroo rats and a fox presence in North Queensland.
Poem by Oliver Huckle D D contrasts ease with the cost of returning to safety. The verse ponders doubt pain healing speech concealment and fate. It echoes classic tales of release and restraint while warning against unchecked power and reckless freedom.
A devotional verse asks for guidance to hear youth, govern self with steadfast truth, and place trust in God rather than peers. It seeks strength to aid the weak, forgiveness free of malice, and love for all under the sun. It honors the homeland and fathers who died for it, closing with a pledge to the country.
A fragment hints at marriage stories where passion fades to ashes, leaving emotional ruins. The terse lines suggest relationships ending in heartbreak and the remnants of affection.
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