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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
2
The article previews holiday wardrobe ideas with Mexican inspired outfits for travel to the sea and dancing. It highlights beach togs in salitcoloured wood buttons, braided trims, stripes, rafia sandals, Navajo coloured bags, and floral linen dresses with ruffles. It notes vivid embroidery, belts, and matching accessories.
Guidance on poised walking emphasizes rhythm, posture, and balance. Simple head-held, book-on-head drills train carriage while stretches and leg shifts build coordinated movement and graceful stance for a refined presentable appearance.
A dated domestic guide offers kitchen hacks from peeling tomatoes and oranges with hot water to prevent eye irritation from onions. It covers fat absorption during frying, thickening soup with milk and soda, cake icing with flour, macaroons with coconut and condensed milk, custard improvements with syrup and vanilla, and tart handling and open treacle tart tips.
A vintage Lenten menu features Smoked Haddock Croquettes with lemon, parsley, and double dipping in breadcrumbs then frying. Also includes Baked Stuffed Marrow with salmon filling, garnished with cheese, and a gelatinous fruit and crab jelly mould.
Public health notice urges drastic action against houseflies citing disease transmission from Typhoid fever to infantile diarrhoea. Doctors warn flies contaminate food and interiors after contact with infected material and may transmit pathogens over distances. A spray like Fly-Tox is recommended for indoor use.
Fragmented cooking notes describe preparing salmon with a lemon parsley sauce and potato crust, plus a shrimp and spaghetti ring dish. Ingredients listed include canned salmon, bread crumbs, parsley, eggs, lettuce, chutney, butter, flour, lemon juice, and seasonings. Methods cover mashing potatoes, baking, and assembling layered fish and mashed potato pies with garnish.
The advert offers violin theory and harmony at Pinnoforte with first term starting February 8. It lists classes and private lessons in all dancing styles including tap, to be held at Girls' Hostel Crarteville.
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