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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1933
Page
3
In a column on dressmaking, guidance urges choosing frocks by study of the wearer’s figure, material, and coloring. It notes that hair color, skin tint, and body shape dictate fabric, color, and trim choices, with examples for pale and dark complexions and cautions about mismatched hues and accessories.
The piece warns buyers to avoid cheap workmanship and emphasizes that first class shops source from reliable suppliers and offer lasting value. It notes that quality fabrics like pique and Scotch gingham can still be found at fair prices, with attention to material, style, color, and personal comfort.
An array of lightweight fabrics dominates this summer section, highlighting Organdi in plaid and patterned weaves, crepes, lawn, and voile. Notable choices include cotton blends, Zephyrs with stripes and checks, and delicate prints, offering affordable options for every figure and purse. A health tip on indigestion follows, recommending hot water to soothe the stomach.
A garbled list of household tips covers cooking methods and cleaning advice. It mentions adding mysterious substances to mixtures, using lemon juice to treat iron mould, soaking brushes to prevent bristle loss, and various vague steps for toasting, polishing, and washing. The text is nonsensical and riddled with misspellings and fragments.
A jumble of baking and curry instructions lists fruit cakes biscuits and several curry dishes. It includes Butter sugar and flour based biscuit methods, cream techniques, and oven times. It also covers curry components such as coconut, curries from Madras to coconut milk, and seafood curries with lobster or prawns, plus rice and accompaniments.
The Postmaster-General notes newspapers often mispost at 1d per 605% fractions within Australia and are charged double deficiencies, while papers to beyond the Commonwealth are cramped or destroyed. The department aims to ensure prepaid postal articles to avoid waste and resentment. weigh each newspaper at the post office to prevent unpaid surcharges.
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