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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1932
Page
2
The fragment discusses a child addressing Rosemary May Home Circle and asks about a pet name. It mentions a sister joining the Circle, a long ride to school, being in third grade with nine in class, and turning nine soon. It hints at a pen name Fairy Godmother and welcomes Joyce to the Home Circle with a badge request.
A confused report describes a deaf man at an unspecified scene asking about time and three games while a dentist–like figure is referenced. The fragmentary text mentions a person named Jin and a request for guineas, but details are unclear and no coherent event emerges.
A brief devotional fragment reflecting on comfort and faith, invoking a quiet mind and divine assurance. Contains archaic phrasing and misspellings yet centers on spiritual consolation through prayer and contemplation as the day ends.
A dialog in a domestic column on neglecting envy, urging practical comforts over grand wants. Mrs. Squash counsels spending modestly to brighten home life, warns against churning longing, and recalls past couples to illustrate sensible restraint. The piece ends with a cue for tea.
The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes to Miss Muffet Gene Tunney and Frisky Frolic with mottos about effort, optimism, and perseverance. Rosemary adds a loving note.
A fragment from a verse describes a weary heart seeking solace in a church. The narrator prays for courage and finds peace, guided by a perceived divine presence. A scene of flowers, specifically zinnias, prompts a sense of beauty and spiritual quiet, stirring reflection and renewal.
Fragmentary verse describes a fisherman's cottage lit by a warmer glow while outside a dark night roars with wind and sea. A child peers from a window as a woman's shadow moves about the room, the storm beating against the house. The poem evokes a quiet interior against the tempest outside.
An unreadable OCR segment shows disjointed dialogue with phrases about rightness and a humorous coincidence. The text is fragmentary with many garbled words and lacks clear context or identifiable persons or organizations.
Rev Carter and Mr Beard led the ceremony awarding numerous prizes across classes. Winners included Goria, Stella Sugdzo, Enid Smith, Mary Johnstone, Marjorie Lawsin, and Joyce Love among many others, with multiple entries in GP and class divisions such as pros, boys, and proficiency.
The epidemic of infantile paralysis alarmed parents with its rapid spread and fear of lasting disability. Early detection and serum treatment show promise to prevent onset of paralysis, but time is critical and full recovery varies. Long-term care may be required, with substantial costs to the state for hospitalizations and sustained treatment for affected children.
The readable lines describe a crippled child residence in hospital during Brat week and lingering illness. The text mentions accusatory feelings, six weeks in bed, and a melancholy setting with imagery of nets and marble imagination as the scene unfolds despite hope.
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