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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 28, 1928
Page
2
In Toowoomba a testimonial extols Clements Tonic as a safeguard against lassitude from the heat of an Australian summer. The tonic is said to strengthen resistance to disease and improve vigor for work and play throughout the year, with special value during summer.
A brief sentiment reflects on finding happiness amid life’s woes. It notes that true value lies in resilience and hope when circumstances feel overwhelming, urging calm and steady purpose despite difficulties.
A local note from Waratah and Pleasant letters tell of the missing child Biddy Hloeeves, last seen in the Cairns area. Patsy searches the garden and road, while Mrs Brogan and Rosemary exchange lines about pets and well wishes in a child’s missive scene.
A distressed mother and Patay scour the scrub for Biddy Blue-eyes with talk of police and danger. The child suddenly awakens from sleep in her bed, smiling as she explains she put herself to bed. The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes to Jack Randall with the group motto Do Your Best.
The Home Cook presents a tomato and salmon pie method. Layer sliced tomatoes with pepper and salt in a dish, top with Vinced salmon and breadcrumbs, bake until brown, optional smashed potatoes as top. A simple sauce blends five large fried tomatoes with milk for serve. Parsley sauce complements the potato-topped pie.
Coolgarra September 17 letter from Joe Ahern asks to join the Home Circle and Cheerio Band. He mentions attending Coolgarra State School, losing a pet cat Jack to dogs, and requests the pen name Old Hick Joe. Rosemary replies welcoming his entry and offering a choice of pen names Nada the Lily or others.
A list of numerous names paired with nicknames and flower themes appears for Joy in Anzac Park. Maud Thomas and Stanley Wilkinson plan to travel by mail train to Brisbane Friday morning, returning after Christmas.
A fragmented verse urges readers to seek righteousness and responsible leadership. It emphasizes tending one's own duties before meddling in others affairs and compares change to patient natural processes shaped by time and effort. The quotation credits E. W. Wilcox.
A garbled OCR fragment describes toffee making with sugar butter honey vinegar and water and warns about handling hot sugar as it firms into strings. It also gives unsafe kitchen guidance about placing fat in a pan and frying eggs with cursory references to heat and timing.
A fragment from a bairn's poem about three trees in a sunlit orchard. The apple and pear trees whisper to the lighter leaves while Robin Ped Breast is noted. Children dance in the breeze as the lam and trees share a gentle rhyme.
Myrtle and Ethel discuss Craig's Chemists showing pictures this week including sports finals such as Wattles versus Greys and Longreach versus Cairns, with a timetable stating broadcasts on Thursday Friday and Monday at 7.15, advising to arrive near the Post Office.
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