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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 15, 1929
Page
2
A mixed excerpt offers household hints on crafts and sewing from scrap lino to pot mats, dampening fabrics with steamed newspaper, hair care guidance with brushing and scalp massage, and choosing colorfully styled tea cosies. It includes personal letters from Yukon to Cairns about pets, school life, weather, and family anecdotes, reflecting everyday colonial life and community—with a closing note from Clara Zilda Petersen in Cairns.
A long letter from Hoonfell, Cumberland, May 1, describes farm duties near Etheridge River, droving trips with 37 horses and seven men, cattle dipping practices, local wildlife including a 14 foot brown snake, and daily chores like milking. The writer mentions postal requests, comic papers for sick children, and plans to publish a motto, with local musterers due from Islands Station and a note on dry river sections.
A pair of letters from Yukon Siding via Sarina Newfoundland recount daily farm life in May 1929. Topics include cold mornings and colds, foxes and fowls, a local teacher Miss Tegge, school memories, farm notes on grapes custard apples and oranges, and greetings to Rosemary and Edmonton Bairns.
A fragmented OCR page shows birthday wishes from the Bairns Circle to several individuals. Posed lines include phrases like many happy returns and affectionate sign-offs from MARY ROSE and others. The damaged item also mentions Samuel Allen and Sons as agents in some context.
A short fragmentary verse about couples showing mood shifts from bright to blue, noting heavy weather when two share misery and harmony in happiness. The speaker contrasts joyful skies with looming shadows and hints at lingering strain in the relationship.
Numerous meat free soups suitable for Lent are given. Start with water and rice then simmer with chopped vegetables and croutons. Milk tapioca cheese butter and Worcester sauce enrich a second soup. season off heat. A barley and green pea soup with onions simmers hours, then pressed smooth with butter.
An educational pamphlet issued by the Queensland Baby Clinics explains that colds are caused by infectious germs, not by cold weather, and details how people transfer germs through coughing and sneezing. It warns against myths about cold causes and emphasizes proper ventilation and caution around young children.
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