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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
6
Advertisers tout Nestle's Cream as a boon for afternoon tea and entertaining. The copy extols Nestle's rich, thick country cream sterilized and sealed in glass jars and promises it keeps indefinitely. It claims stockpiling the product prevents embarrassment over lacking cream on desserts and fruits.
A practical guide on maintaining pendulum clocks facing temperature and humidity. It explains effects of winding and placement, tips to prevent derangement, and careful handling to protect delicate mechanisms. It warns against direct heat and moisture, and suggests using felt or cork to insulate and stabilise.
A discussion on how to make salad dressing, noting that vinegar makes oil digentible and offering ratios. Some prefer three parts oil to one part vinegar, while others argue for equal parts or different blends, with various hints on pepper and salt.
Fragmentary OCR text references a registered office in Ainslie Canberra and printing details. The legible parts suggest a corporate notice or filing at the company’s registered office. Details are insufficient to identify parties, date, or outcome.
Fragmented guidelines describe procedures for testing liquids and milk using simple oils and ammonia. It explains steps to identify clarity texture and presence of fats by noting color changes after soaking, shaking, and observing separation over time.
A garbled report describes corking bottles and handling necks with care. It mentions bottles, markets, and a plan to celebrate a coming event, though many details are unclear due to text corruption.
An OCR fragment presents a garbled recipe instruction set mentioning water, salt, lemon, parsley, pepper, cheese, and mustard. It appears to describe boiling, straining, and garnishing with herbs and a cheese topping, but many words are unreadable or misspelled, preventing full reconstruction.
A fragment describes making potpourri with rose petals two ounces of Livender thyme rosemary and bay. Petals are dried and layered with powdered roots and resin, then mixed and stored for two to three weeks to develop fragrance.
The passage claims January-born women are powerful, magnetic entertainers and reliable workers. It asserts they are natural teachers and can excel in hotels, stores, and many commercial roles, often achieving success once they start in business despite mixed temperaments.
A new fad for fans rises as a graceful slender tortoiseshell design is shown. The revival mirrors old styles and gains momentum from Her Majesty’s exhibition loans by the Royal Amateur Art Society.
Thy Queen owns a vast private collection of antique works from many nations. It includes items once owned by Marie Antoinette and gifts from the Queen of Apoln. The museum-like set continually seeks new specimens to add to the royal collection.
The article advises selecting proper shoe size and fit to avoid binding and looseness. It warns leather shoes dampness and cracking, recommends drying before wear, and suggests muslin wraps with bran for moisture control. It describes cleaning, stain removal, and a wax polish method using oil to restore worn kid shoes.
The text describes a traditional hot oil treatment for hair using olive oil heated in boiling water and applied with towels and a sponge. It instructs wrapping the head, repeating the process, and allowing scalp absorption while maintaining heat.
To wash silk articles do not soak coloured silks. Rinse in lukewarm soapy water then hot water if possible. Use cold rinse with half a teaspoon of salt and same of vinegar. Boil silk in borax water and rinse as above. Use a teaspoon methylated spirits instead of salt and vinegar. Rinse soap thoroughly. Squeeze gently. Wrap tightly in clean cloth and iron lightly.
A local notice describes soaking new sponges prior to use and notes a preparation step to aid cleaning. It mentions chemical assistance and a sequence to wet the sponge with water, though the text is garbled.
A fragment warns about boiling baby bottles to prevent spoilage. It mentions heating steps and cautions about boiling water and keeping bottles from spoiling too fast. The text shows garbled OCR but focuses on safe bottle preparation.
The text compiles kitchen guidance for sauces and various dishes, detailing heating to avoid skin formation, slicing and preparing rolls and cheeses, and making a bag garnish. It also references egg yolk wrinkling, breading methods, and a fried item, with scattered notes on timing and serving.
The readable lines list ingredients and steps in broken form including brown sugar and seedless items. Instructions mention mixing dry ingredients, adding liquid, kneading, and boiling for three hours, but many words are garbled. The item reads like an old kitchen recipe with unclear measurements and paths.
A rustic cooking note describes boil simmer and fry methods for turnips. It outlines boiling until tender then baking with butter and brown sugar, and serving portions with spinach or other vegetables as preferred.
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