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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
6
An old Palmolive advertisement promotes daily facial washing with the soap to maintain a smooth complexion. It advises gentle cleansing, warm and cold rinses, and a light cream at night for dry skin, warning against overnight powder and rouge. The copy claims Palmolive as the finest facial soap and offers a free sample from Colgate Palmolive Co. Ltd. Sydney.
A long, fragmented letter bag piece references a missing story about Athens and several names, places, and events. The writer hints at searches, holidays, and prior discussions while noting delays and ongoing efforts to uncover details. The tone remains speculative, with scattered personal remarks and intermittent dates.
Fragmentary text recounts a hockey game at Telopea Park on May 05 with Wanderers and other teams. Player names and actions are garbled, but references to goals and outcomes imply a close contest and local team activity.
An amateur party game described with players seated in a circle. One person marks a cat face on a surface while crossing their feet, aiming to trick others into incorrect observations. The piece notes playful attempts and reactions as players fail to spot the feet crossing and the trick emerges.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a debate or scene involving Ainslie Virvid and a gator figure, mentioning echoes and emergent feet. The readable lines hint at a mutinous or tense situation and reference to beauty and decorum in a setting that resembles a local event or narrative fragment.
Uheletuphin's school plans to resume labour work on Monday next May 2 after a vacation. Courietw amd ne Canyherra Crammer school with regulations on dhe 4.
Marjorie loved to sew with her dolls May Belle and Tiny Tin visiting Bally on text street. A green white basket, padded bottom, holds scissors, thread, ribbons, lace, buttons and a pincushion. Mater fills it with colored goods and Marjorie keeps it by her bed where it helps her dress and sew daily.
A warehouse scene shows a cat and a rat forming an unusual bond. The rat, kept from fighting by a plate of bread, Bond with the cat and its kittens as the warehouse worker observes. The facility suffers a rat infestation, yet the pair appear peacefully allied.
The passage instructs students to write their name on every letter and sign with their own name, and to fill in birth details if not provided. It requests neat handwriting on one side of the page, includes a note about not copying others work, and mentions various tasks like riddles and puzzles kept separate.
A quirky tale of Albert the drake raised by a hen who mistook him for her chick. The duckling refuses water, endures teasing, then musters courage to follow the hen to the pond and finally joins the others without straying.
A fragmented description explains a paper folding method to create precise dots and circles. It outlines folding steps and guiding the pencil to produce a circular mark on the folded sheet, highlighting technique without removing the pen from the page.
A woodcutter injured by a collapsing tree was found by a stray dog that led others to his shelter. The dog lay beside him to keep him warm and thus helped summon aid, preserving the man’s life.
A Swedish girl inspires a young collector to write daily. He sends thirty letters but a stamp purchase fails when the stamp bears the misspelled word down. The tale ends with curious envelopes and small mercantile efforts from the owner, highlighting a rare stamp’s fate.
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