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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 02, 1941
Page
2
The article surveys neon inspired designs from Europe and America, highlighting coats, skirts with pleats, shirtwaist dresses, and bright colors. It notes trimmed scarves, belts, pockets, and accessories like scarves, hats, and sports socks, with mentions of beret styles and Glengarry caps. It also gives brief, practical cooking tips and onion peeling guidance interwoven with fashion notes.
A garbled 19th century style instruction explains cleaning a saucepan and teapot by simmering salt or carbonate of soda in water, soaking hours, and finishing with boiling water. It mentions milk, heat, and scouring methods, though the text is fragmented and noisy.
Fragmented cooking instructions describe making pastries with pastry edges crimped and glazed, a cheese and rice stuffing, and a baked rice ring with creamed spinach. Steps include boiling, frying, and baking methods, with ingredients like cooked rice, cheese, apples, breadcrumbs, milk, butter, and eggs. Contains garbled OCR terms and measurements.
A French woman traveling with her baby carried a coded envelope from Paris to Vichy to prevent Marshal Petain from going to Paris. The plan involved Laval and the Paris Project of Police, with M. Langeron, M. Peyroulon, and the Minister of the Interior central to the scheme. The envelope was delivered through the German checkpoints, triggering Petain's dismissal measures and Laval's downfall.
A neighbour reported a man seen firing at 4 o'clock and told him to go to the door and behave. The individual claimed intent to apply for a certificate, though he had never fired a revolver before.
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