Thought for Today Motto Amid Daily Moments
A fragmentary thought quotes Leigh Hest on daily life, stressing that peace and pleasantness come from small moments. The text includes garbled phrases and incomplete segments, making full sense elusive.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1929
Page
2
A fragmentary thought quotes Leigh Hest on daily life, stressing that peace and pleasantness come from small moments. The text includes garbled phrases and incomplete segments, making full sense elusive.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a birthday party invitation with phrases about going to a party at three o clock, activities such as games, and hopes for fun in the evening. Names appear as Lily Blond and references to clothing like a pinky dress. The text is incomplete and scattered.
The text captures children playing a variety of names like I Sex and Tay Towchwood, with interruptions for tea and whispers. A shrill voice answers deep groans as they search the room, suggesting a tense, puzzling moment in a quiet domestic scene.
A collage of letters from Mulga Leaf and Rose dated March 1929 from Cairns and Cooktown recounts rain, school plans, pets, jokes, badges, and family notes. The writers mention Townsville, the convent, illness recovery, and awaiting a return to Cairns. Mentions O Possum Darby and a badge request.
The note to Rose of Sharon recounts a trip to Edmonton passages about Bonnie Doon, an Auntie, and a piano at Edmonton Comvent School. It mentions enjoying the stories in the Beat, hoping the recipient is well, and asks about a postcard receipt. The writer sends kind regards to the Bairns and notes many cards received.
A young reader from Tarzali explains her age eleven coming June, requests admission to the Home Circle, and asks for a pen name either Golden Daffodil or Narcissus. She mentions a pet kitten named Fluff, siblings, and desire to write to Rose Betty in Tolga, with guidance from Rosemary.
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