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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1936
Page
4
Pudifin discovers a subterranean chamber under a hill chapel on the island. A lamp lights a prison cell and a coffin draped in black. Radford confronts Pudifin, who realizes the island hides a conspiracy tied to Granger and the Torfrey affair.
Practical tips on preserving food and cleaning. Pour tea or coffee into a proper Earthware vessel, remove cake from tins by inverting and using a wet cloth, use vinegar for bottle cleaning, ashes to scour pots, and stamp out stains. Friction to comb hair, remove heat marks on trays, starch paste for ceilings, methylated spirits for damp windows, ham fat for roasting joints, and salt as a disinfectant. Boiled eggs versus simmered, peeling apples with juice, silver knives for cutting, proper laundering to avoid creases, packing guidance, and drying hints for travel. Simple disinfectants include coffee camphor scent, charcoal, and copper sulphate solutions as cleaners and deodorizers.
A discussion on graceful seating to avoid strain, criticizing braces and forceful postures. It argues true charm comes from natural carriage, balanced shoulders, and a spine aligned with the chair. It cautions against overt display of intellect and urges learning to soften into character and deportment.
An advice piece on hand care endorses gentle methods for soft skin. It recommends warm water with borax or ammonia, white of egg and alum paste for night treatment, dry oatmeal rubs, and wearing gloves in bed. It notes Roman toilet paste as an option but prefers oatmeal and simple humectants. It claims even rough hands can soften in a month with nightly care.
In some American cities there are hotels solely for women. They operate under the same rules as regular hotels, but no man may sleep there. He may dine as a guest of a lady but cannot live there or pay a bill. There are many women only boarding houses as well.
An instructional passage details a fitness routine to enhance the neck and chest. It describes standing with weight on the feet, arms extended forward then pulled back, keeping tension on the rope and shoulders steady. Breathing and nerve control are timed with the return to the starting posture.
A clergyman at a simple wedding warns the bride to follow her husband in all things and forsake family ties. The bride protests. the clergyman insists on lifelong obedience, prompting the bride to joke about marrying a postman.
A Marching caution on lip compression and mouth tightness. The piece argues that lip compression makes faces look hard and old, invites misjudgment, and suggests smiling corners as a cure. It notes finger pinch habits and protruding teeth as roots of the issue and hints at dental remedies.
Advice stresses that punishment must not harm the child or affect spirits, and should be brief to avoid rebellion. Emphasizes honest parenting, proper early education, and avoiding early arousal of the mind. Recommends quiet first year, safe play with bread crusts, and cautions against tossing infants. Birth weight noted as 6 to 8 pounds with rapid monthly increases.
A reflection on a educated girl's transition from schooling to life beyond. It notes the gap between the ideal classroom world and the real world, where popularity with teachers as a diligent student may not guarantee expected outcomes after graduation.
Advice urges slow wake up through gentle stretching to protect heart and vital organs. A full yawn and stretch routine is promoted as better for health than a cold bath, encouraging patience, longer life, and preserved vitality.
Erysipelas is an infectious skin disease often fatal in the elderly and alcoholics. It typically affects the face, begins with fever and redness, then swelling and paler advancing edges. treatment includes carbolic acid lotion and boracic wool dressings, medical aid advised though milder cases may improve without treatment.
Article advises patients with gastric dysfunction to sleep on the right side to aid digestion and reduce gas. Left-side sleeping increases gas and regurgitation. Recommends warm drinks and infusions of chamomile or aniseed, or similar aromatic infusions, as better than plain warm water. Also notes mineral waters aid digestion, with alkaline water in small doses after meals to stimulate gastric juice secretion and acidity in low acid cases.
A vintage guide describes tattoo removal using pure nitric acid with a gliss tool, washing with oak water, scab formation, and later application of carbolic oil. It also offers health tips: daily body washing, cold morning baths, good nutrition, vigorous towel rub, Turkish baths, ventilated rooms, and avoiding drafts. It ends with a stray, reflective question about nosiness.
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