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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1931
Page
3
A scrambled OCR fragment from a local newspaper page mentions terms and pockets in a vague way. The readable portions do not present a complete event or clear names, places, or dates. The item appears as a partial notice or caption with insufficient context to identify individuals or organizations involved.
A lengthy essay discusses the Greek ideal of moderation and its relevance to contemporary youth, citing Attic Greeks and Praxiteles as exemplars. The piece contrasts balance with excess, urging self control, orderly conduct, and refined taste in art, music, and daily behavior to cultivate a well ordered character.
A reflective essay celebrates Robert Burns as a national figure whose life and work illuminate simplicity, sincerity, and the power of lyric beauty. It traces Burns from humble peasant origins to literary influence, noting patronage, struggle, and the enduring devotion of Scots and English speakers.
A vivid, if imperfect, 19th century prose sketch portrays Clovelly as a steep, winding village of ladders and stone houses. The passage highlights narrow stairways, crowding cottages, sea views, and the workaday life of residents as they go about climbing and peering from their windows along the rugged coastal street.
A fragmentary obituary-like piece reflects on Molly Dean and the poet Meri Dea, noting a defiant, individualistic mind beyond orthodox norms. It references a November 1929 publication and hints at literary works including a long blank verse poem, plus a recurring theme of inner struggle and pursuit of knowledge.
Fragmentary poem by Kenneth Shade Alling appears in Vgiom. The lines describe a bird flock and a speaker with witty wind imagery, referencing a cleaved fly and a tree entanglement. The text is garbled but preserves poetic fragments and unusual language.
In a turn of reminiscence from a 1917 notebook passage, the narrator recalls Harne’s account of how the name Wendy emerged. A Henley portrait prompted a poet’s casual remark about a “beautiful little danigh ter,” leading to the Darling child’s endearing nickname Wendy as a near equivalent to friend.
Fragment from a New Hampshire landscape ode praising Monadnock and surrounding peaks. The speaker extols granite ridges, distant firs, oaks, and brooks, envisioning snow and summer light on a vast mountain panorama as a tribute to Waghilt Dean Practar.
A fragmentary note speaks of one sigh marked by longing for self measurement and solitude. The lines evoke inward contemplation and a desire for personal solace through quiet reflection.
Seventeenth century Massachusetts settlers noted trailing arbutus blossoms amid New England forests naming them Slayfawcr ers. A related arbutus, the madrone, was later found by explorers, described as a grand patriarch tree with red bark that peels to reveal green underbark. Jack London’s Valley of the Moon evokes Sonoma’s madrone. the piece links this tree to Mayflower lore, noting the madrone’s waxy white blossoms, red berries, and mottled bark, and compares its form to the trailing arbutus.
Fragmentary OCR yields a jumble mentioning Jere poplars and names like Sinha Comber and Gehry. It hints at a sequence of people and places but lacks a coherent event or clear reporting. The readable elements suggest a local piece with scattered proper nouns and dates unresolved.
A historical essay discusses the silent era’s actors and the rise of talkies. It contrasts Rudolph Valentino Douglas Fairbanks and Lon Chaney, noting Chaney’s silent-era central presence and the evolving value of gesture and makeup over spoken lines. It argues the public remembers performers for image and artistry rather than dialogue.
The passage surveys Australian letters and the translation of Henry Lawson, noting the influence of Native blood and the evolving Australian literary voice. It mentions figures like Barnard Ellershaw and Dorothy Coatsrel, with references to Harrap’s April issue and several unnamed authors, stressing recent expansion of Australian literature and the desire for fewer petitions and more credible writing.
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