The Cairns Post Home Circle Thought For Today
A brief inspirational thought from The Cairns Post quoting George Meredith on courage versus cowardice. The item reflects a daily reader note in the Home Circle section.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1930
Page
2
Training baby nine months old to eat with manners
Guidance to mothers on feeding nine month old babies with independence at meals. Emphasizes calm praise over nagging, regular meal times, and offering alternatives when a child resists. Encourages curiosity and gentle discipline founded on love to foster proper development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Tommy
Satan Ram
Ding Dong Bell Game Ends With Tokay Green Catch
A description of a circle game where Ding Dong Bell moves to reveal a noise for Johnny Green to locate. Ding Dong must finds a resting place inside the circle while players block spaces and may shift to assist or hinder. If unable to hide, Ding Dong is caught and becomes Tokay Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ding
Johnny Green
Ding Dong
Ding Dang
Tokay Green
Advice on infant sleep and movement for strong muscles
Hoare of Slee advocates nine month old babies sleep 15 to 16 hours daily and stresses daily play and freedom. He warns against overcooping and overemphasis on walking or crawling to develop muscles, promoting back lying and gradual, natural muscle use.
Housekeeping Hints and Stain Removal Tips
A housekeeper advises on preventing window sticking after painting by opening and moving windows for a few days. It also covers stain removal methods for coffee and fruit stains using glycerine and starch, with ironing on the garment’s wrong side while damp stains are treated.
Making Fruit Ice and Variations for Hot Weather
A guide to fruit ice types including peach and pear blends with orange juice and sugar, sherbets enriched with cream or eggs, and punch flavored versions. Sorbets use aromatic water and alcohols like rum or maraschino, with light texture from egg white, while ice cream bases rely on custard with milk and eggs and optional flavorings and added nuts or syrups.
Children’s Circle Letters From Cairns Post Teens
A Cairns January 6 1930 correspondence page from the Children’s Circle features letters from Norma Bennett Melba Forrester and Rosemary describing daily life in Cairns and Mareeba. The notes mention a fall downstairs rain delays mushrooms reading notes pen friends and plans for a meeting. Rosemary writes about Sydney trips and staying in touch with cousins in Townsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan—Street
Cairns
Rosemary
Father Christmas
Townsville
Nee Tee
Woodland Elf
Norma Bennett
Mareeba
Berton
Margaret
Alfa
Sydney
Melba Forrester
Jerry at boarding school and a blunt Uncle visit
In a brief scene Jerry, in his first term away, chats with his uncle Usede who asks about his Form Master. Jerry criticizes the master as bigoted while sharing light quips about spelling, puzzles, and a punny exchange about the Post and its readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Usede
Verses From Bairns The Favourite Shop
A village scene recalls Christmas cheer as every shop blooms with holiday display except Mr Leigh’s shop kept by Leigh. The narrator asks for Christmas in the window and receives a playful reply offering to oblige with a Christmas bat in the window. The moment captures local shop life and a child’s hopeful request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littleormer
Mr. Leigh
Mother
Selected Verses Eire tds WOVEN STRANDS
Fragmentary poetry excerpt references Persian Rugs and woven strands. Mentions Eire tds and Keftsington with lines about dusty streets, orange and rust, alien floors, and a孤 lonely weaver. Conveys themes of solitary craft and quest for beauty through individual threads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eire
Keftsington
Creme Charmosan Ad Brightens Aging Skin In Australia
Ann and Betty discuss a beauty cream praised across Sydney and Melbourne. The ad claims Creme Charmosan removes age signs, rejuvenates the look, and makes a 50 year old appear 40 and 30 feel twenty. It promises greaseless charm for burn marks freckles and tan at 2/6 per large jar sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Betty
Tam
Birthday Greetings From The Ende
A brief birthday wish from The Ende family offers warm congratulations. The note expresses affection and best wishes for the recipient, signed with loving regard, noting the sender’s friend or relative connection.
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Ask For
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Slee
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Twili Bells
Thelma Dempsey
Jj. M. Burns
Mayers
Auntry Clien
Léa
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Oxford C
L. A. Wilkinson
Northern) Ltd
Tropical Theatre
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