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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1929
Page
8
An advertisement extols Palmolive Soap for nightly and morning facial care. It urges rich lather, warm water rinses, upward outward massage to boost circulation, and finishing cream in the morning. It claims blotches vanish and skin feels cool and clean, with a low cost per cake.
Members of the Canhwrre Drained Club arrange gymkhana on lawns near Hotel Canterr Saturday afternoon. Lady Carman, vice-president, will preside as trophies donated. Events for both men and women, with a fernioot twist fundraiser at one shilling entry. Mrs Towns end leads a mixed stall for jams fruits vegetables flowers and other goods.
The piece surveys current dress and millinery trends with notes on hairpieces, bow accents, frock variations, velvet and felt hats, and light coloured fabrics. It highlights modest evening wear, youthful styles for 14 to 16 year olds, and the season’s preferred palettes including navy and pale crepe de chine.
The article details a frock combining billick lace and actin over a plain foundation. Satin forms a modish diagonal line and the skirt adheres to a daytime maxi rule with even hems.
A torn mack and wet weather gear are repaired with simple home methods. Patch tears with silk, cement, and a weight until the patch sets. fix rubber-soled shoes to improve waterproofing. blot and dry fur and collars without rubbing. and seal small holes with adhesive tape or plaster to prevent further wear.
A hairdresser notes a shift from the wartime permanent wave to longer natural hair as women, especially married ones, favor the new style. She explains that crown length and “curling up” remain practical while avoiding the oppressive look of earlier waves.
The article outlines careful steps for making liqueurs at home using fresh ingredients, high quality sugar candy, and natural flavors. It details mint, lemon flavors, and a Dutch kummel style infusion with brandy and gin, specifying quantities and steeping times.
Practical tips for hosting tea parties with affordable linens and cakes. Emphasizes harmonious china, quality tea, simple adaptable recipes, and careful table setting to please guests. Includes cake and biscuit preparations and oven methods for a pleasant, economical gathering.
Early marmalade tips advise simmering not boiling, skimming scum after set, and testing with a saucer jelly. The text then outlines pear marmalade with lemon, breadcrumbs, egg yolk milk, and meringue topping, plus apple and cinnamon preserves, lemon rind, gelatine pink jelly moulds, plum and damson variants, and a rice pudding with stewed plums.
Multicoloured scraps of chenille form circles triangles and squares as a rimming for a gold brocade and embroidery clutch. The chenille is stitched in lines to create the shapes and the bag features a gold inset section with contrasting colours.
A fragment describes preserving lemons by thick skinned halves, juicing and discarding pulp, soaking peels in cold water, changing water daily, simmering until tender, then making a syrup with sugar and water per pound of peel, adding lemon slices and boiling briefly before cooling.
A jumbled OCR text describes making potato soup with steps like mashing and boiling potatoes, adding milk and a thickener, and serving with butter. The fragmentary wording includes misread terms and unclear measures, but conveys a basic soup preparation sequence.
A beauty routine from the past suggests cleansing the face nightly after exposure to the elements. Use a cotton cloth dampened with water, wipe, then apply a cream and powder to polish the skin. The method aims to prevent wrinkles by keeping pores clear and the complexion fresh.
Instructions describe shaping a wooden board substitute from pasteboard or heavy material. Steps cover cutting shaping padding wrapping with fabric, securing with string, and storing boards flat for reuse.
A fragment outlines slang in France, America, and Australia with notes on tonal quirks. It discusses words like cobber and yakker as signs of national character and the social mood during the Great War era.
Black straw quickly gains depth of colour. Mix two teaspoonfuls of black and slightly less weak gum, apply with a stiff brush and let dry.
Loc issues Lonér Statistics showing thousands of Londoners volunteering for city welfare, while recent elections reveal low voter turnout. Despite apathy, authorities report almost £40 million spent across the London area.
Porridge remnants and flour are kneaded into a stiff dough, rolled on a board, and baked on a greased surface. When cooked, split, spread with batter, and finished until brown, using a cold boiled ham stock for moisture.
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