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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 23, 1934
Page
3
A 37 year old woman claims rapid weight loss after three months on Krimschen Salts. She reports losing 28 pounds and feeling younger, claiming improved energy and ease climbing stairs. The testimonial suggests the product cleanses the system and prevents rheumatic and body poisons.
A 1920s style guide outlines winter wardrobe ideas for women, highlighting velvet blouses, taffeta and crepe tops, and decorative sleeves. It suggests sashes at the waist, pearl beadwork on evening bags, and wary advice on dress expenses within marital finances. It also discusses the husband’s need to set allowances to control a wife’s dress spending.
The article traces classic facial care ideas from kitchens and orchards across eras. It cites Greek practice of rubbing orange halves to cleanse, Empress Poppaea's milk baths for youth, and use of almonds honey lemons and cream in creams lotions and hair washes to suggest safe internal and external beauty regimes.
Mr Justice McCardie, noted for sharp wit, dismissed a dressmaker's claim against a husband over a large bill for his wife. He warned married women considering extravagant careers to weigh a man's gross income after taxes and the risk of illness or loss of work, urging prudent financial planning.
The item gives instructions for washing embroidered linen with white soap and hot water, rinsing thoroughly, pressing moisture from towels, and drying on blotting paper to avoid ironing. It also lists old weight and measure equivalents using coins as weights, and includes a home made soup recipe with resin and caustic soda.
A garbled text describes a soap making method using flame control and kerosene tin halves to divide a mixture. It mentions letting the soap “tanmd five days,” then cutting into bars, storing for a month, yielding 12 medium sized bars.
A column of frugal dessert ideas for the average household. Recipes include Apricot Swirl Mousse, Frosted Fig Tart, Watermelon Fritters, Baked Peach Pudding, Fig and Ginger Pudding, Peach Whip, and Kentish Plum Trifle with step by step ingredients and methods.
Irish barrister Curran clash with a clever ostler witness in a Horve trade dispute. Curran’s attempts to break the man failed as the witness answered with sharp humor and steady poise, leaving Curran floored and the case swinging to the witness’s side.
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