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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 03, 1930
Page
11
Local ad lists discounted textiles and garments including 60 by 80 inch blankets 89 each and 60 by 90 inch blankets 15 11. wool rugs and travel rugs with prices. ladies and children's clothing such as felt hats slipners and aprons with multiple markdowns. men trousers shirts and socks featured with sale prices. The notice points to a retail sale at 475 Abdott Street.
A local notice notes a May event likely a fundraiser supported by a group hosting an activity. The fragment hints at a community gathering or service to aid a cause with plans for a meal and activities. Readers are urged to watch for clearer details in coming notices.
A poem praising King George V and Queen Mary for the Birthday celebration in Australia. It extols British liberty and benefits for Australian children, inviting all home circle members to join in singing God Save the King.
A long fragment blends mythic dialogue involving Thetis Achilles and Charon with a contemporary note about New York real estate and a new steel mesh fence at a nearby aerodrome. The piece weaves classical scenes with a report on a golf course fairway defense, mentioning the cost and scale of the fence and its impact on play.
A child’s letter from Rosemary to Rosemary dated May 14 1030 recounts a holiday visit, travel through towns, farm life with pigs cows fowls and birds, and memories of Grandma and Grandpa.
A May 14 1930 letter from Tooowoomba records a baby girl named Betty Melwa born May 6. The writer expresses affection and mentions Betty’s health as strong, with playful exchanges about travel and birthdays between Dear Rosemary and Treasured Friends.
The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes to Gipsy Buen with loving regards and a motto about souls. The message expresses warm hopes for many happy returns and friendship.
A fragmentary health note teaches abdominal deep breathing over chest breathing. It advises erect posture with shoulders back, counting five on inhale and exhale, and gradually increasing breath-hold time to improve health and form.
A French Morle advertisement extols a lace powder named Charmosan that softens the skin and conceals age signs, claiming it makes the user look years younger. It promises a wide shade range including sun tan, priced at 2 shillings 4 pence per box and sold everywhere.
A poem warns children to avoid knots and tugs with a fairy tale frame. Florence Wickens signs a playful message urging safer play and patience, ending with a friendly bow motif as a lesson for kiddies.
A muddled pastiche lists misread biology, geometry, and history items. It mentions an uncertain giant named Charon, a dying figure around 1800, and notes on triangles and parallel lines. It touches on satire about Caesar, the three estates, and oddities of religion and travel.
A fragmentary verse piece describes rustling palms and a sea muse. It mentions a cadence tied to mystery, monotone sounds like rain and drums, and the drone of fallen leaves. The language evokes forest and seascape imagery with a lyrical, contemplative tone.
The verse lists letters of MOTHER as symbols of gifts from a mother, noting tears shed, a heart of gold, and aid from earliest days. It frames the mother as a universal, world-spanning figure of love and guidance.
Livery kitchen keeps a clip board listing house cleaning uses for kerosene. It suggests wiping gas stove bars, damp dusters with kerosene to refresh woodwork, and small antiseptic uses for kerosene when iodine is unavailable. It also notes adding a dash to damp dusters helps odor vanish and warns of careful use.
In London on May 31 James defeated Voigt by one hole while Wethered beat Hartley Lister by two. Bobby Jones edged a fellow American to reach the final, as a massive crowd watched the dramatic finish. Jones advances to meet Wethered in Saturday’s amateur final after James beat Wethered seven and six.
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