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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1931
Page
2
The Cult of Slenderness and Healthful Exercise
Home health article urges slenderness through regular exercise and diet, warns against starvation as dangerous and unnecessary, and extols a well functioning circulatory system as the safe path to health and proportion. It notes many women seek better figures and can reshape habits to improve circulation, pace, and vitality.
Teeth analogy reveals how gum disease and tooth loss harm bite
The piece explains how back teeth bear more stress due to multiple roots, while front teeth endure less. It links excessive load on remaining teeth to pyorrhoea, gum recession, and loosening teeth, then advocates replacing lost teeth, balanced bite, and even load distribution. It also discusses circulation, diet, and safe foods for a slender body, with avoidances of fried foods, meats, sweets, dairy, sauces, and alcohol.
Birthday greetings from the Bairns Circles
The Bairns Circle sends Golden Dawn and Barley birthday wishes with mottos such as Every fathire is a step to success and Gentleness succeeds better than violence. The Baths Circle also greets Ametral with the motto Forgive others often yourself never.
Home Humor and Odd Observations in a Gentle Parade
A collection of light vignettes and brisk one liners. A man jokes about asking his future father in law while a neighbor recalls a chopper’s durability. A mother boasts of a pianist son as a puzzled listener replies with a whisker quip. Golfers joke about a ding dong struggle as a wife uses a keyhole ruse to tame late nights. A London club soup tale ends with a timid volunteer offering help to a boastful eater.
Children circle letters from Atherton and Cairns
Dear Rosemary invites Lucy Lewis and Minnie Jue Sue to join Home Circle and Cheerio Band. Both request pen names Jazz Baby Charmaine Baby Doll and ask for badges. Replies welcome them, note rain and rural life, and confirm badge dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
Lucy
Atherton
Rosemary
Charmaine
Tolga
Minnie Jue Sue
Minnie
Semary
Selected Verse Cheery greeting lifts grey skies to blue
A brief cheerful verse urges turning mood to kindness. The speaker celebrates simple waves and friendly hellos as real comfort for troubled hearts, noting that friends read genuine goodwill in eye contact and daily salutes regardless of distance.
Charmosan face powder promises youth like magic
An old time advertisement extols Charmosan face powder as transforming dull skin into a clear youthful glow. It claims the product subdues conceals and softens faults, making skin look ten years younger with rose petal smoothness and a charming youthful sensation. Price listed as 2 shillings 6 pence per large bottle.
What a Clock Shares With a Blacksmith
A riddle about time and craft, comparing a clock to a blacksmith through a shared rhythm of strikes and steady work.
Sydney Clothier Dies From Tennis Injury in Bromley
Australian Cable Service reports Sidney Clothier aged 25 broke his neck while playing tennis in Bromley. He jerked his head backward at a high ball and was taken to hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sidney Clothier
Erian
Pital
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