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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1930
Page
2
Catalog style sale listing numerous cheap items across apparel, fabrics, and household goods. Items include toddlers frocks, merino dresses, hats, coats, shirts, hats, and various textiles with deep discounts noted as Now prices per yard or per pair. Mostly generic product names with limited dates or locations.
A fragmented excerpt presents a spiritual reflection on sanctity compassion and service. The text glances at holiness and happiness while urging humble deeds and caring for others as marks of greatness. The readable portions emphasize serving and guiding the soul toward virtue.
Fragment from Sheridan Street Cairns dated June 22 190? letters to Rosemary from Eden Dear Fringed Poppy mentions illness and sending rhymes comics poetry and a story book for the sick children. The writer notes awaiting reply and thanks for parcels and rhymes.
A period article urges careful home dressmaking and sensible fabric choices. It advises testing two sample garments, using durable washable fabrics, and trimming costs by sewing at home rather than buying new gowns. It notes the demand for compact dressing robes for travel and hotel stays, with silk and wool options available in various patterns.
A fragmented 1930s style household recipe shows an orange pudding method with flour sugar treacle and orange juice, plus a tomato jam preserving section with tomatoes lemon juice sugar and vinegars. The text mixes measurements and steps, including steaming and a smooth orange sauce, then a separate jam procedure with cooking times and ingredients.
A postcard style letter from Rosemary to Muriel Kennedy recounts a trip from Kennedy Creek near Cardwell to Sydney and Bondi Beach. The writer describes Ferns at Kennedy Creek, a lightning scare near a telephone line, a zoo picnic, David Jones's birthday party, and a wedding cake moment, ending with well wishes and questions about monkeys.
The Bairns Circle extends cheerful greetings to Merrie Lady Geraldine and Sylvan May noting mottos Heaven lies within No sun shine without shadow and There is no love like a mother's. Rosemary signs the message with affection.
Name papers and certificates are sought after as a local appeal asks the Bairn who took charge if Sheila Power’s papers can be traced. A request for the return of the Rosemary documents is noted amid a small-town mystery.
Household tips cover cleaning vines like distemper stains with hot vinegar and starch preparation with borax. Advice includes washing glass with lukewarm water and soap, salt, and castor oil. mustard mixtures for flavor. gramophone repairs. and saving varnish scraps for a tar-like paste. Also notes that parrots will be barred from England due to disease concerns.
Uncle Dick praises Circle members joining the Young Australia League and urges readiness and effort. A diamond metaphor highlights national potential and the need for boys to prepare, polish, and claim their share of the country’s future, with instructions on crafting a decorative training device.
A fragmented reflection on virtue and work ethic urges persistence in chosen toil and the lasting value of kindness. It emphasizes pride in quiet effort, rewards of patience, and the unseen impact of a friend’s smiles across days. The voice honors steady labor and humane conduct.
Thousands of Poles report Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery easing colds swiftly. The medicine targets coughs and colds with claims of rapid relief. Priced at 1/9 and 3/-.
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