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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 21, 1929
Page
2
Sensible 50 year old woman promotes Najol as a helper for aging and health. She credits it with reducing fatigue and toxins, and urges starting now for three months. Najol is advertised as a pure product available only in sealed packages at chemists.
Rosemary writes from home circle in 7 year old voice naming pen names Orange Blossom Por Set me not and Magic Bracelet as possible aliases. She asks for an address or town help and signs Rosemary with love from Novester 1.
A reflective saying argues a home should be more than a fort. it remains a right by law to transform a dwelling into a real, comfortable home.
A series of practical household hints covers drying fruit peels for fire starters, whitening Ivory handles with moisture and ammonia, cleaning burnt saucepans with wood ash, repurposing a wooden dress hanger for kitchen hooks, testing meat safety with a silver coin, burning crepe dresses during nursing, and making furniture polish from raw linseed oil and petrol.
The article presents tomato based dishes. It details tomato soup with soda and milk, seasoned with pepper and salt, thickened with cornflour, and baked tomato layered pies with onions breadcrumbs and butter. It also suggests tomato halves with cream cheese and a greens bed with dressing.
Letters fromNormanton dated November 11 describe long gap in communication Dear Rosemary and Agnes Kayes in Orange Grove sending birthday greetings and hoping for rain to save cattle. The writers lament dust storms and poor cattle conditions, asking for rain to fill tanks and water-holes.
Poetic verse urges looking for the good in everyone whether friend or foe. It counsels blind to faults, searching the heart for virtue, and reminds that gold can be found even in rough ground.
An advertisement extols Charmosan face powder as a beauty revolution from Paris. It pledges to subdue and conceal aging signs, giving a fresh, young look with a Persian garden fragrance. Available in white pink and three shade options at 2/6 per box, sold widely.
Advertises California Syrup of Figs as a remedy for bilious children with headache and prostration. Claims the syrup clears constipation and undigested food, leaving the system clean and sweet. Promotes Califig by the taste and directions, sold by chemists and stores.
A playful exchange unfolds in a lift with a punchy repartee about family, routine, and a bath. The doctor jokes about exercise after bathing and a blunder about stepping on soap, while a reader notes a literary bent and a quip about being bent into rake.
A motor coach tour through the Swiss mountains prompts questions about where rocks originate. The driver proposes glaciers as the source, while the travelers seek proof. The text also touches on a quirky collection of domestic and workplace notes, including a note to Mrs Harrison and a manager advising not to write love letters at work.
The November 11 meeting at the Ambulance headquarters chaired by Mr M Palmer notes October figures: accidents 14 transports 13 offices severe 1 fire slight 608 redressing age motor 4 saddles 4. Payments total £58 3 6. receipts £718 11. donations £67. A letter from Atherton Centre re transport charges was discussed and a rate of 94 1 per mile offered in place of 3 11 per mile. A New Year’s Day ambulances sports program was approved.
Harold Prins aged 16 of Malanda suffered incised wounds to his right hand on November 10 when it was caught in the rear wheel spokes of a motor cycle. He received treatment after the incident.
A cosmetic claim promises to remove freckles and blemishes with Rinthydoubly-steenth, advising use twice daily for clear skin. The ad urges readers to demand the double strength version, backed by a money back guarantee if results fail.
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