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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 28, 1929
Page
11
Opening range features plan colours and season prices with value at 7/11. ACE SPECIAL offers 3/1 yard linen coloured winceyette in Rose, Salmon, Vieux Rose, Mak, Foxgrate, Bize, Lavender, and Cream. Good value at 1/5 per yard.
An old advertisement lists items in a fancy department including art silk wool at good value, colored shades such as Cloud Maple Hose and Lavender Talcum Powder. It references fingering wool with various color names and invites shoppers to visit Lane, Rose, Fawn and Emerald for value alongside several price cues.
A catalog style notice markets men’s and women’s shoes with leather soles and suede slippers in navy tones. Oxford shoes priced at 26 shillings, ladies black patent bar shoes at 26 shillings 6 pence, pair quantity noted. Returns indicate good value and multiple sizes.
Men's department lists Heather gloves and wool options with varied prices. Special price blocks highlight 2/3 pair, 4/6 pair, and higher values such as 13/6 15/6 22/6 and 27/6. Includes references to ACE and ANG as pricing lines.
Manchester department offers heavy wool army blankets in various sizes and conditions with special low prices. Also listed are linen damask patterns and down quilts with marked values and bulk discounts for customers.
Thoughtful aphorisms encourage morale with daily uplifts and faith. The text shifts to a fitness instruction stressing alternating repetitions and resting when fatigue signs appear. It emphasizes a fixed pelvis and back for an effective exercise, warning that loose hips reduce muscle engagement and overall strength gains.
The CWA Restroom acknowledges receipt of the recent number of B. P's Magazine. Names listed include Ian H. Gordon Vale A Smith Bellenden Ker J Moore Beaten S E Page Edmonton Potts Shaw Mists Escu der E Burdett Port Douglas.
A fragmented home recipe row mentions veal and pineapple fusion fruit jam. The readable text lists ingredients like sugar and fruit elements, with stray words suggesting a tested home cook compilation.
An instructional passage describes sequences to gain a figure through breathing and abdominal tightening. It details lying with knees raised, abdomen drawn in, slow breathing, and controlled tightening and relaxation to strengthen the diaphragm and oblique muscles. It then instructs a seated oblique twist with legs together, head up, shoulders down, and a torso twist held about thirty seconds before repeating on the other side.
A collection of letters dated May 12 1929 from Highleigh Road Gordonvale and Cairns featuring Clara Bow sending news of badge receipt and growing kittens, plus replies about chickens, exams, and friendly chatter among Rosemary Twinkle Heather and Sally OMalley with playful banter and comic thanks.
A fragment from a personal home circle letter collection includes greeting lines for Arnold Lee Bow and Ronald, inviting a pen name such as Jack and the Beanstalk and Cherie. The page shows box and date fragments from Innisfail and mentions a birthday not stated.
The king declares the princess his daughter and the prince asks for her hand. The princess, sent to sew her trousseau, fears she cannot finish without a thimble. She finds flowers in the wood that resemble thimbles, uses them to finish the dress, and returns home. A fox arrives with flowers on his feet, claiming they are his gloves.
Parcel highlights include Margert Fantro Sea Maid and Windfall comics, Sparkl ing Gem from Enroiea, Teobel Wallace Two story books, and a linen picture book from Jim Robertson. Proceeds support hospitalized readers and related charitable efforts.
A fragmented OCR entry notes three grey geese grazing in a green field while fifty finicky folk finger Phoebe's fitters fussily. The text presents a playful, tongue twister style scene without clear news context.
Atherton resident Yvette Anning also known as Rita Collard seeks a penfriend to discuss the opera Madam Butterfly. The note asks Joyce Purdy, possibly in Kairi, to write and respond, mentioning Rosemary in the query.
Poetic verse celebrating purity and sacred love between man and woman. Emphasizes God given gift, lifelong bond, and unity of souls within marriage. Includes archaic phrasing and references to heavenly life and threefold chain of love.
The Bairns Circle wishes "Holly hock" many happy returns and signs off with a motto about rough marble. A playful note also greets "Pilot Heath" with best wishes and a quirky line about a mill and water.
A damaged text fragment narrates a beautiful princess with golden hair and keen eyes living in a palace with her father. A handsome prince arrives at the gates to meet the king and glimpses the maiden while observing the garden from a window.
Cecil B De Mille star Phyllis Haver lauds the Charmosan skin cream calling it aristocratic and the most beautiful cream she has used. She claims it keeps skin clear young and pale evens freckles lightens brown skin suits sunburn and holds face powder for hours. Immense sale, greaseless, price 2/4 large jar, sold everywhere.
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