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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1931
Page
2
A devotional excerpt emphasizes love driving out fear and perfect love casting out fear. It cites 1 John 4:18 and exhorts praise to God, promising spiritual assurance and divine generosity to the faithful. The text blends biblical quotes with devotional exhortation about fearing God and trusting in love.
A terse note describes a base act done in zeal for a friend and the strong golden thread binding their hearts, attributed to Jeremy Taxlor.
A reflective piece on finding inner peace through Christ amid worldly noise and emotional turmoil. It speaks of God as the supreme Artist and the believer’s path to tranquility, bridging the gap between mortal upheavals and heavenly harmony, with a focus on steadfast faith and divine presence.
A reflective piece on temper control urging systematic daily effort in home and work. It argues that plans and a disciplined will align with a universal order to prevent illness and waste, detailing how a well governed mind can elevate temper from hasty to a desired standard.
A pretty wedding occurred at Chul England Atherton on Wednesday. Ethel Steinheart daughter of Mr and Mrs Steinheart Sunshane married Thomas Cook of Tareal. The ceremony was by Rev Alsop with flowers and lace decorations. The bride wore white satin with lace and a pearl necklace. attendants included Ethel Cook in apricot crepe de Chine. Best man was J King, brother in law Bramish assisted at breakfast at Dorothy Cafe. The couple departed by train for Cais.
A domestic guidance piece advises modern housewives to protect hands with gloves, wash routines, and cuticle care to prevent hang nails and grime. It recommends soap in nails, light cream, powder for the face, and a paraffin cleansing shield with a bathing cap to control odors and keep hair protected during daily chores.
The passage discusses temper as a lack of balance and impulse, detailing irritable temper linked to hunger or liver issues, morose temper as early sulkiness, and spiteful temper described as deadly and corrupting. It argues for early treatment by shaming the vice and forming a plan to improve behavior.
A historical article reviews how vitamin science moved from focusing on single deficiencies to overall dietary vitamin balance. It cites McCarrison’s rat experiments showing deficient diets cause multiple diseases, while vitamin rich foods strengthen immunity, with emphasis on milk butter cheese greens liver kidneys and whole grains as key sources.
A weathered meditation on the sea and night sky, where the writer wanders before a silent, grave tableau. Dim sea-wraiths drift in a funeral room of pine and tide, while the world seems exhausted and the earth awaits burial. The cosmos and Earth contemplate meaning amid lingering doubt.
Edmont on readers share long letters from young correspondents in Cairns Post style. Messages from Bairns like Water Blossom Briar Rose Silver Lily Cupid express school life posts, daily rain news, family updates, and thanks to Rosemary and Miss Watson.
The Bairns Circle sends celebratory greetings to many names including Peep 0 Prairie Gand English Daisy and Wild Ginger Lily with maxims such as Haste makes waste and Love thyself last. The notices present a collage of mottoes and names in a playful, ceremonial spirit.
Edmonton September 17 St Francis Church Ladies Guild held a pleasant evening in Memorial Hall to raise funds. Euchre overseen by C Fuller with prizes awarded to Mrs Sid Down Miss K McGahan for Ladies. E Wienert Mr Mc Gahan for Gentlemen. Escuder supervised Bridge with prizes to Mrs Leonard and Er T Bikey. chocolates won by Miss K McGahan. Dainty refreshments served by Guild members.
The Queensland Presbyterian Moderator Rev J A Hunter and Mrs Hunter visited Mareeba on Sept 15. They stayed with Mr and Mrs H F Sugden and enjoyed a social at the United Church Hall with Rev Reid presiding. Mrs Hunter received roses from Miss Stella Sugden. Local church groups welcomed them and a musical programme followed.
To deter moths, wipe the inside sizes of cupboards and boxes with a rag dipped in turpentine. This old household tip suggests turpentine as a moth repellent to protect stored goods.
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