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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
8
A garbled fragmentary excerpt contains phrases about women, virtue, and emotion, plus scattered words like rejoice and weep and a numeric reference 1215. The passage appears nonsensical and unclear in context, with distorted capitalization and punctuation.
Birthday wishes pour in for The Bains and The Rains as friends and relatives echo kind messages. The note mentions hopes for good health and happiness, and compliments the families on their life and community ties.
Fragmentary correspondence to Jeanette references greeting and well wishes. The text imitates casual New Year style notes with salutation Dear Jeanette and stray lines about daily life, home, and a Buick mention. Names Desmond, Daniel Rumbby, and CATE POET appear amid garbled phrases.
A fragmentary mixed set of questions and phrases on taste life and belief. It mentions sauces spices and a humorous reference to Timbuktu parimutuel systems and Australian joking terms. The tone is casual and conversational.
A knitting guide outlines steps for a man’s waistcoat sized around 34 inch chest. It details needle sizes yarn types buttonholes pockets and shaping through back neck and shoulder steps.
An assortment of recipe steps and knitting directions appears, blending Celery and milk based cooking with garment construction. The text outlines celery preparation, a milk dipping method, yolks and whites, and then shifts to crochet and shaping a waistcoat pattern with stitches, neck shaping, and seams.
A recipe styled piece details making chocolate ewiee boli with vanilla cream, jelly roll methods, and a crocon chocolate filling. It lists ingredients, mixing steps, rolling technique, and finishing touches for a layered dessert suitable for a chilled, decorative serve.
Shirley Temple left Fox Film Studio after a highly profitable period. The article notes she earned substantial sums for the studio during peak years, drawing audiences to theaters and rivaling famous stars. It praises her impact and recalls fellow child stars like Mary Pickford and Mabel Ford, while highlighting her decline as the studio moved on.
Fragmented text describes ancient beauty procedures and recipes. It mentions hair care methods with emollients like honey almond oil and perfumes, plus a cautionary note about formaldehyde solutions. The piece blends cultural reflections with instructional cosmetic details.
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