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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
2
A school week begins notes from a Cairns reader in the Home Circle column. The writer recalls holidays spent at Mareeba and asks about friends adventures while hoping for Rosemary’s recovery. The letter closes with warm regards to “Jeanette.”
Dorothy Deas reports the Bates enjoyed marvellous holidays with seven weeks of fine weather. They mention planning for Christmas, money, and time, noting Rosemary will improve and they will see her as she begins to get better.
The Bairns Circle extends many happy returns of the day to Rosemary. Messages are casual and playful with varied mottos and wishes such as radiating happiness and best wishes, reflecting a community birthday greeting page style.
Fragmentary crossword style item mentions Sponger and Jenkins in a club scene. A dubious exchange includes a request for money refused and a self description. the text then hints at a figure total and a miscount in a die puzzle with remnants of the spelling distorted.
A fragmented OCR item hints at a cryptic puzzle involving twenty letters, numbered levers, and a coded sequence. The readable text points to a playful riddle about alphabets and mechanical or symbolic steps, inviting deciphering without clear context or names.
The fragment features a quip about youth and cosmetics. Arabella declares she still feels youth’s thrill and praises Powder Charmosans for imparting glamour. The dialogue nods to vanity and timeless appeal through a playful tone.
A bustling Brisbane scene recalls farewells at the Orford voyage departure with a crowd on the wharf and a parade of travellers bound for Colombo Melbourne Tasmania and beyond. The piece notes social events, including a CWA division meeting in Toowoomba, a successful Clayfield Hamilton OWEL bridge party, and activities of the Social Service League amid warm weather and community fundraising efforts.
A guide for busy women outlining a morning routine with alarm clocks, quick beauty steps, breakfast, dressing, and a nighttime wind down. It emphasizes waking early, facial care, makeup, hair, shoes, and a quick evening routine to stay polished for a day in the office and social outings.
Over thirty guests attended a wedding event with a large parchment sachet and ribbons, honoring a former bridesmaid turned guest. The couple Thelma Dates and Willis Charcelor, from the Church of England Grammar, will wed next month in the school chapel. Personal notes mention Mrs Leslie visiting, and ministers and guests traveling between Brisbane, Townsville, and Tamworth.
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