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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1928
Page
2
Fragmented text references home communications and readers, with hints of journal sections and publishing practices. The legible portions suggest a call for readers to contribute notes and letters, possibly for a periodical or home desk feature.
A column advises careful wardrobe planning for trips. It stresses choosing clothes by travel practicality and packability, recommends beige as a foundation color, and notes beige to Greece tones, while warning that natural and cool earth shades are hard to wear.
A fragmentary quotation presents an old fashioned moral exhortation about improving nature through wise direction. The text references self perfection and the guidance of knowledge, attributed to a writer or editor labeled Sowis in a work titled Liberal Knowledge.
A readable fragment from a Cairns post letter mentions Namour to Cairns travel, an annual Namour show planned for the 28th of the month, and a family note from Edith M. Alman to Rosemary. It reflects winds and safe passage, with a short personal message about the baby and town pride.
Advice on drying mackintoshes, fur garments, gloves, umbrellas, and overcoats without damage. Warnings against direct heat, suggests air currents, use of absorbent towels, and proper hanging methods to avoid moisture stains, scorch, and distortion. Also notes use of coat trees and careful handling of wet footwear and blankets.
A seasoned traveler offers methods to pack holiday frocks efficiently avoiding wrinkles. Techniques include flat folding with center godets and side draperies, layering tissue, and using a dressing gown as a flat base. Cardboard supports help keep garments rigid for transit.
A Cairns Post page features multiple brief letters from young readers dated 1928. The notes discuss exam results, school activities like Captain Ball, family news, pets, and letters to friends such as Rosemary and Lone Star. Several children share updates on studies, family routines, and asking about a joke competition.
A brief letter mentions Carrie Theat Dear Don welcoming readers to a Home Circle. It also references possible membership in the Cheerio Band and alludes to a choice of Kingsford Smith by another Bairn with a note about Goodwin for an open name.
Message fragments show The Pains Circle and The Bairns Circle offering warm birthday wishes with phrases like “Your ninth,” “many happy returns,” and affectionate closings. The text blends misspellings and garbled names, but each group expresses celebratory sentiments and well wishes.
Neighborhood children and caregivers are invited to Anzac Park for an afternoon program labeled Bairns and Cheerins. Rosemary will collect names from four to five, with non writing participants supported, weather permitting. A new vest competition and watch event are announced for later details.
A household column offers savings tips such as gelatin amounts for cakes, dissolving gelatin in hot water, and using a whisk to combine batter. It suggests washing linoleum with floor cream in warm water, and using an old broom to dust bricks on a back verandah. It also recommends covering hat boxes with leftover wallpaper to disguise storage on wardrobes.
The Cairns Post hosts a boys competition to craft a toy chair eight inches high from lawyer cane wood. Prizes include Editor’s gift and a pencil case. chairs judged and displayed at A J Draper Limited Abbott Street before sending to local or country hospitals. Deliver by July 31 with name pen name and address.
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