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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1928
Page
2
The readable portion presents garbled phrases and lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities to form a proper news item. No clear people, places, dates, or events are readable enough to summarize into a headline and summary.
A feature urging women to correct round shoulders and salt cellar hollows through specific breathing and posture exercises. It explains how poor carriage tightens the chest and weakens lungs, outlines diagnostic mirror checks, and prescribes routines to straighten the spine and strengthen back muscles. (To be continued.)
A home cookbook excerpt describes Pressel beef with lean brisket simmered with spices and vegetables, pressed and glazed, then shaped for garnish. It also covers Harley Croquettes using barley in vegetable stock, white sauce, and fried crisp crouton-like morsels with optional cheese and herb seasoning.
A Cairns Post fragment from September 4 1928 features letters between young Bairns and Rosemary, Golded Floss, Blue Jay and others. They discuss birthdays, a dingo bite, a tame bird with a damaged wing, and garden notes with ferns and orchids. Messages praise mascots, poetry, and local weather while sharing family tidbits and school updates.
A school demonstration featured a sand play by younger pupils and a learning focus for Kindergarten. Students sang four songs, did music drill, and played games. A small two and a half year old girl joined, while a birthday note mentions a tennis racquet gift and regular Saturday play.
The Bairns Circle sends playful birthday wishes in a festive note featuring quirky spellings and affectionate sign offs. The misspelled phrases hint at a jovial, informal celebration and long standing friendship.
A poetic fragment that presents a distant aerial voice echoing through dusk and trees. It evokes travel and meaning beyond the pine, hinting at sorrow tied to ancient hills, attributed to Udell Shepard in The Harvest of a Quiet Eye.
The note urges acts of kindness without delay and laments regret from hesitation. It quotes a verse about timely mercy and harmony, sent by May Al from Alice Haigh, conveying a warm reflective message on friendship and thoughtful deeds.
London reports the French Government paid 4 million pounds as the fifth installment on the wartime debt to Britain. This payment was confirmed yesterday by French authorities and noted by the British government.
Advertising copy promotes Rexona Soap for daily use to attain a bright complexion and youthful bloom. Claims include improved skin whether sallow or tanned, with emphasis on personal hygiene and beauty, priced at 1 shilling per tablet and widely available.
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