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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1934
Page
3
The article traces evolving door styles from unobtrusive eighteenth century trunks to elaborate present designs. It notes a shift from plain panels to decorative options like brocade coverings and leather door hangings, highlighting matching with window treatments and the rise of three ply and leather in panel work.
The piece discusses bold tower pieces and door panels in room design. It notes choices between real wood or cabinet plywood for ceilings and doors, aiming for a unified look. It suggests deep red leather as a decor option and describes patterns like nails or criss cross patterns on doors.
A detailed guide shows wool tape embroidery in bright colours to decorate cushion covers, curtains, table runners, and quilts. It describes using wool tape in emerald green and red and yellow braids, with frames of braids and felt leaves, textures, and stitching patterns across cushions and borders. It notes background fabrics like coarse linen and coordinated pins and stitching techniques to complete the design.
A vintage style guide discusses disguising scars with flesh colored grease paints in multiple shade numbers, powder, and varnish techniques. It warns against rough treatment and advises gentle extraction and application, noting olive skin tones require different hues and outlining risks of lingering marks.
A dentist emphasizes early regular dental attention for children and saving teeth with timely treatment. He advises consistent dentifrice use, avoiding long waits for appointments, and rubbing teeth before rinsing. Do not delay visiting a dentist for needed care.
Fragmentary lines indicate a discussion on delays in dental care and attitudes toward treatment. The text suggests concern that postponing care renders teeth unsalvageable and notes a belief that women show greater bravery regarding dental treatment.
Telegraphic note describes sedan chair telephone booths as London’s latest crane. Special acoustic properties claim to suit calling use. Sedan chair booths may not become popular. plain black versions cost up to £30 while French models go around £120.
A garbled luncheon recipe describes cooking rice with flavoring, haddock and cheese then baking in a fireproof dish. Bananas are fried and arranged around the main mixture, garnished with ground spice, served with white sauce. The text also includes ham spinach prune stew and a shortcrust pastry pie assembled in two rounds with an egg wash.
A fragment discusses wholemeal flour and its uses in bread macaroni and pastry. It notes wholemeal varieties differ from coarse to fine, praising wholemeal for digestion and body, while white flour lacks the same food value. It suggests trying paste made with white flour versus wholemeal to prove the difference.
A remarkable discovery of a natural cave abode of a primitive man in hus in the Caucasus region near Kharavut, found about 260 feet up the mountainside. The cave yielded numerous flint and bone implements and skeletal fragments of large animals including the primitive bull and cave boar.
The Geological Museum shifts from Jermyn Street to South Kensington, with about 500000 exhibits weighing over 300 tons to be moved and rearranged. Some 78000 fossils 10000 books and 20000 rock specimens accompany the collection as the operation spans another year before public access resumes.
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