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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1928
Page
2
Thought for Today notes that true value lies in home rather than wealth or luxury. The line asserts humility and suggests no place compares to the comfort of home in a timeless, folksy sentiment.
A collection of child letters from Mareeba area dated October sharing school life, pets, poetry, and family incidents. Roy Melvin asks for Kid Boots, a goat named Snowie appears, and a broken arm accident is described. Folio includes supportive replies from Rosemary and Mary with gentle moral notes and birthday greetings.
Dear Mascotte you were fortunate to have a nice birthday party. Eight candles on my cake I blew out seven. We wore yellow and blue jackets and played many games. We have a new black cat named Felix and friends Spat. Lots of love from Mary Sem Cairns Pupi.
A fragmentary letter from Rosemary to Charlie Hills mentions joining Home Circle and Cheerio Band, celebrating a birthday October 22, noting a pet parrot named Mary, a planned second parrot, playing with friend Ned, and hoping for active club participation.
Fragmented poem-like text describes love for stars and a nightly prayer ritual. mentions soft silver rays, the heavens, whispers of protection, and a caregiver tucking in a child. Tone is lyrical, with garbled phrases suggesting an obsolete or damaged OCR source.
The fragment describes a street incident where a man on a lane is approached by a bobbie who takes a whistle. The sender, Ronald Melvin of Woree, notes the event in an informal Sun Tide item. The readable text is incomplete and lacks official details.
Dorothy Vernon recounts a whimsical sighting with her companion Betty of a grey silk fairy seen on a hill outside town. The tiny being appeared in grey frilly attire, transformed into a Persian Dima, spoke to them, and then vanished into a thicket of oleanders leaving Betty and Dorothy amazed.
A detailed guide to cleansing and using face masks for a fresh complexion. It describes a homemade whitening and toning mask using almond meal, Fuller’s earth, lemon juice, and egg white, plus step by step preparation, application, and removal for firmer skin and reduced wrinkles.
The latest year saw 412686 foreign visitors to Great Britain, a rise from the 404 in a prior period, reflecting continued international tourism demand despite economic fluctuations.
A health note explains premature infants require urgent care to improve survival. It covers prevention of chilling, careful feeding with mother's milk when possible, infection avoidance, and minimal handling. Immediate warming, improvised cribs, and cautious feeding methods are outlined, emphasizing gradual heat reduction and careful milk preparation.
The text warns to limit visitors to protect a very weak premature baby. It advises nine ounces of field daily and cautions against unneeded contact, emphasizing careful handling and limited movement while feeding. It notes special attention to meconium and positioning every four hours, highlighting high skill and pride in successful infant rearing.
Innisfail October 22 Mr J Ponse MLA wires the secretary that the Enabling Bill to empower trustees to borrow for mortgaging land to erect a new school of arts is before Parliament. Once passed, arrangements will be made for financing the new building.
London reports the New Australian battleship Canberra will sail back to Australia in mid January. Submarines Oxley and Otway completed steam trials at Malta and are conducting diving and other exercises in preparation for departure in the second week of November.
In sunny weather at Everton 25 000 spectators watched England defeat Ireland by two goals to one. The match drew a large crowd and showcased the home team’s attacking play.
A Cairns woman Mrs Maree reports severe backache and kidney distress improved after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. She credits quick relief, eight years of good health since, and urges others with similar symptoms to seek the remedy from chemists and stores, via Oster McClellan Co Sydney.
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