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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1941
Page
2
Fragmented page lists knitting instructions for a red cross sock with detailed tension and cast on counts, plus sewing and cleaning tips. Also includes simple desserts and bake ideas, with notes on pressing delicate fabrics, mildew removal, raincoat cleaning, and keeping biscuits for visitors.
A garbled column offers tips on furniture cream making using tar fentine linseed oil vinegar and methylated spirit. It covers cleaning wood removing grease preserving finishes and polishing with methylated spirit. Additional advice includes carpet care and odor control using bread in a saucepan and other household tricks.
London debris salvage accelerates with nearly four percent recovered for reuse. Demolition squads Pioneer Corps and clearance teams move bricks stone metal and timber from dumps to cleared sites as Ministry of Supply coordinates secondhand materials. Local authorities note a strict priority system prioritizing essential services traffic points and main roads while the public gains access to salvaged goods through official channels.
Belgium in exile moves to attach 260 million dollars held by the Bank of France and misdirected by the Bank of France during the invasion. The gold was reportedly sent to Dakar and on to Port Said then to Germany, amid Belgian opposition. The Age Khan leads a Muslim sect claiming holy waters with healing properties and daily bottled exports to India at high prices.
Ednay Marsden recalls in the Sydney Morning Herald how the army salute evolved from a grim practice where conscripts and criminals faced execution. The salute emerged from fears of weapons and missteps in the hand salute, shaping a formal gesture of respect still enforced today.
A quirky tale traces three English sparrows that followed two people from Kamae City to San Francisco then toward Shanghai. They rode behind trains and slept in car routes above compartments, ultimately arriving in Shanghai where they greeted old friends. Witnesses confirm the birds’ identity amid long travel.
An article notes that color matching is a hard profession not teachable as an exact science. It describes a major firm with a large laboratory and specialized instruments for making colors. One subtle detail mentions adding a small amount of red to yellow to achieve the correct mix, detectable by expert eyes.
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