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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1929
Page
6
The article discusses updated hair styling trends with wigs waves and center partings. It mentions touring fashion hubs London and Pris favoring ivory tones and tinted powders to shape choker and earrings. It notes jewelry mixes pendants and crystal touches for evening wear and a refined ensemble with long coiffures and center parts.
A recipe note lists two tried cake mixtures with baking tips and long bake times. It emphasizes a hot oven, gradual temperature drop, and letting cakes mature a week or two before wearing. Ingredients include currants almonds candied peel and spices.
A fragmented recipe describes mixing brown sugar currants raisins candied peel and milk into batter. It mentions almond meal icing sugar and a lemon juice syrup to pour over the baked cake.
A method suggests salvaging butter with a sour taste or odor by melting it and toasting a slice of bread until browned. The bread absorbs the offensive flavor, then the butter is cooled and cut into neat squares yielding a sweeter apparent butter.
The bride’s travel wardrobe highlights the season with slim straight models and many outfits decorated in contrasting piping and heather tones. Tweed designs with minimalist bands stand out, while alternatives are scarce in this style guide excerpt.
A colonial style guide discusses frocks and jumpers made of silk and other fabrics for travel. It covers neck coverings, favored trims, and novelty hats like crown feather and strap varieties, emphasizing plain, thick designs and matching outfits with the wearer.
A fragmented guide promotes walking as a beauty aid and daily routine. It suggests scenic country strolls and train trips, urges gradual habit building, and offers tips on footwear and steady practice for about three weeks to improve results. It emphasizes consistency and varied steps while avoiding repeated footwear.
Readable text notes repurposing an old felt hat into two pairs of socks to keep children's feet dry and warm. Instructions describe cutting off the briny and growing tite to form socks and shaping material for boots, with steps to glue and shape the felt.
A practical note advises whitening brushes by washing in cold water and, if needed, using a strong solution of alum and water heated gently. Dip brushes in rising warm water and set near a fire to dry, preserving bristle stiffness.
A vintage style ad markets a facial youth product promising rapid cosmetic effects. It touts age concealment and blemish coverage with dubious claims. The copy links generous praise to unsolicited testimonials and includes pricing references to a kit and chemist or store channels.
A recipe describes making a sweet orange beverage. Directions include boiling a sugar water syrup, adding orange juice, then diluting. The method targets both adults and children for parties with a note on selecting ripe oranges.
This article outlines techniques for decorate cakes using candied fruits jellies angelica gin ger pineapple and other sweets. It covers coloring almonds cocoanut pistachios and how to shape petals leaves and stems for flowers as well as simple ready made decors for birthday cakes.
Recipe fragment describes making a lemon butter by simmering lemon rind and juice with sugar in a pan. Instructs to heat slowly until a transparent liquid forms, then optionally store in pots with parchment paper as for jam.
The most charmingly dressed women are those who spend wisely at great couturiers and take care of their purchases. Love your clothes to get the most use and enjoyment, the article suggests.
A fragmented recipe text describes making bread without yeast using substances like tartaric acid and butter. It mentions dissolving acids in lukewarm water, heating butter, pouring into a pan, and baking quickly, though the wording is garbled and unclear.
Official notice printed for the Federal Capital Prep of Australia Ltd. at its registered office in Alpelic Cauberrs. Details unreadable in the provided fragment.
Scribbled directions describe a Brandy Snaps bake using golden syrup butter caster sugar ginger lemon rind brandy and flour. Mix sugar and syrup with hot butter then stir in ginger lemon rind and brandy gradually add flour. Drop small heaps on a buttered tin bake briefly until golden, then roll thin and cool.
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