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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 21, 1929
Page
2
Thought for today on kindness and conversion. Then a fashion note describes filigree buttons on a satin frock with beige lace and georgette, matching buckles, Shanning suit pearl pockets, and sports wear in yellows. Jumpers in fine jersey with royal blue trim, almond green jumper, crepe de Chine skirts, and Angora jumpers with silk accents.
A letterFrom Mossman September 12 1929 joins the Home Circle notes with Rosemary and Iva inviting pen names and cheerio messages. Snow Storm May 16 birthday and sister arm fracture noted. beach gorge plans and Paddy's Market trip teased.
Fashion notes from Melbourne describe hipline emphasis with flaring hems, tight hip-yokes, and swayful lines. Printed satins in beige and red on black, ivory georgette collars, and long coats pairing with lace frocks highlight the season. Shantung pastel pink suits feature hip length coats with patch pockets and box-pleated skirts.
Instructions cover jelly setting without ice using a damp cloth in cold water, keeping suet by flour, lining moulds with jelly, and forming a film. Flannel care includes water temperatures, avoiding soda, gentle handling, drying flat, ironing tips, and using an asbestos sheet to avoid heat conduction.
A compilation of kitchen instructions detailing multiple recipes for potato dumplings with crumbs, pineapple and ginger mix, buttered casseroles, stuffed shoulder roasts, marmalade cream cheese bread, coffee egg custard, citrus butter spread, celery soup with stock and cream, and a health drink promoted by Samuel Allerant Sons Ltd as agents.
A reader letter collection shows lighthearted notes about pen names, large families, injuries, friendships, beach comparisons, and plans to visit Paddy's Market. Rosemary signs a cordial message amid miscellaneous remarks about travel and names.
The Bairns' Circle sends many happy returns of the day to several members including Mari gold White Lily Duke of our many happy returns Little Mermaid Roy of the Ranches and Month [ae May. Each wish carries a personal motto or proverb reflecting the group’s friendly tone.
A salvage parcel from Gloria Moorland Heath includes books such as David Livingstone and Gene Tunney works and comics sent by Albert Kbar and George Kaur addressed to the sick aboard the vessel.
A humorous scene shows the bishop's children at the rectory with a hen that lays daily and a clergyman's son under counsel. A witness jokes about dispensing justice at a court, while Emily attends school and blurts out learning a word, and Jones Minor contends he was only verifying what he had written.
An old advertisement promotes a health remedy called Our Fissodice for anxiety relief. It claims years of use and a money refunded guarantee. The ad lists French herbs and other ingredients and gives a Brisbane address for Mr and Mrs L Gordon at 220 Queen Street.
A compact note from a literary fragment quoting James Elroy Flecker. It speaks of skies and atoms, nature’s drone, and the human thought, with images of light and retreat, ambushed aims, and the frontier of light. The cadence evokes a poetic meditation on nature and time.
Miss Isabel Crow, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Turner of Atherton, married Rev. Charles Day at the Presbyterian Church in Atherton. The ceremony featured cream roses and white garden attire, with bridesmaid Margaret Turner in rosy lavender crepe-de-Chine. Afterward, a breakfast at the bride’s home on Racecourse Road followed, and the couple departed for Cairns.
At the Federal Council of the National Council of Women annual meeting in Perth on September 19, a resolution from Washington urged equal pay for women in teaching and called for salary and promotion based on learning ability and experience, not sex, with intent to extend to all public service positions. South Australian delegates abstained.
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