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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1940
Page
8
A reflective musing urges choosing refinement over luxury and inner virtue over wealth. It advocates quiet, brave action, restrained speech, and honest self- revelation, urging the reader to align with true self and purpose. attributed to E Channing.
The Bairns Circle and Burns Circle send birthday wishes to several names like Mountain Rive Lyota Morning Bells and Peninanta Orghla. Messages praise striving, learning, obedience, and friendship with affectionate but unclear phrasing.
Red Cross knitting project seeks wool socks for donation. Instructions specify white wool 36 stitch cast, knit to two inches, stockinette, shaping decreases three times, aiming for a 44 inch finished garment and noting sample at the Red Cross office.
The report lists winners in senior and junior sections of a competition with two sisters among the prize recipients. It highlights judge satisfaction with standards and emphasizes the value of true stories. A feature recount includes a spooky tale about a ghost that turns out to be a girl in a sheet.
Fragmented recipe text describes a square pie with mint and apple ingredients and steps. Instructions mention trimming meat, layering with peppers and apples, herbs, and baking, but many words are garbled. The readable parts indicate a bake process and a desire for a browned, thorough cooking result.
In Western Queensland a 12 year old boy followed his mother along a bush railway line. As a train approached the pair clung to a girder. the mother kept him safe by insisting he obey. The boy’s careful behavior and adherence to commands saved him from danger.
Essie Raixis tells of a tragedy in a mining area where a dog warned its master of danger from a band of wild dogs. The mine worker rushed to safety but was fatally wounded by an unseen spear, later dying in hospital. The tale notes the dog’s loyalty and a vow for future safety.
An obscure morning scene follows a narrator's rapid dash from bed into the scrub. Birds sing as a beast and horned animal pursue, crashing through stumps and felled trees. Exhausted, the chase ends with a bell in sight and two youths, aged 0 and 10, returning home.
The ceremony joined Private Arthur Kirkman son of Mr and Mrs Morgan Kirkman Archdeacon Cale in More a lovely gown with mermaid train and double veil. Bridesmaid Amy Smith wore white silk net and blue forget me not accents. Matron of Honour Mrs Gray wore white brocaded sheer with a white straw hat. The bride was given away by Mr Henry Greenway and the couple hosted a reception at Mrs Gray's residence before leaving Towne to visit the groom's family and await his rejoinment with his unit.
Mange is a common dog complaint more rapid in cities due to roaming and contact. Symptoms include itching, red blotches, pimples and hair loss progressing to discomfort, neuroses, and potential death. Treatment covers shaving infected areas, cleansing, and medicated washes, with alternating home remedies and professional remedies avoided for safety.
A fragmented wartime note laments alcohol addiction among soldiers and civilians, praising temperance as a duty to country. It cites police and military concerns, Coroner remarks on liquor easing discipline, and calls for sobriety to prevent tragedies and maintain order.
A quirky riff explores mispronunciations and mixed meanings as readers juggle spelling and sense. It muses on terms from spices to ships and famed figures, noting how similar sounds hide different origins and uses in a verbose puzzle style.
Australian Associated Press reports London October 22 that the Genealogist Society aims to compile a full and complex record of every birth marriage and death in England between 188 and 1212 after the originals were threatened by enemy actions.
Fragmented text from a wartime report notes confusion in setting sugar duties. Authorities debate whether to appoint a committee to examine prevailing rates and data. The piece hints at shifts in policy amid wartime conditions and potential reforms.
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