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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1939
Page
3
Fragmented OCR reads discuss livestock health and feed, with mentions of veterinary care, feed quality, and farm practices. Names and places are unreadable, but the gist centers on livestock health management and related farm operations.
A damaged OCR fragment shows garbled diary style notes with partial phrases and unclear references. The legible parts hint at personal musings or relationship notes but lack coherent names, dates, or events for solid summary.
The article explores how anxiety and nerves hinder skilled individuals in games and professions, noting cases of self inflicted nerve breakdowns and the frequent challenge of performing under pressure. It mentions an amateur billiards figure and a court case context with references to stress and resilience.
Practical tips for cake making including ingredient prep, accurate measuring, and handling of ingredients. Guidance covers sorting fruit, blanching almonds, peeling rind, beating yolks and whites separately, and preparing tins. Also notes oven heat, testing doneness, icing techniques, and decorative touches.
A humorous piece notes husbands are human and can be trained to perform housework and amuse with tricks. It jokes that many women aim to marry, while those with husbands often save for one. It wryly observes husbands touch the cash register and stay pleasant, and that the best are neighborly.
F. W. Cheshire Pty. Ltd advertises buying and selling used school and university books. Bryan Bros of Colac Victoria promotes windmills praised for reliability, long service and automatic shutoff in gales with 40 years of experience and free estimates.
Town and Country Foundation promotes skin protection against sun wind and weather. It smooths lines and roughness while beautifying the complexion. Makeup blends more readily and lasts longer. Helena Rubinstein announces the new booklet Beauty For You from Melbourne at 125 Collins Street.
A guide notes multiple household applications for powdered alum. It suggests soaking brush bristles to stiffen them, adding alum to flour paste to boost adhesion, keeping hot paste for better results, painting ceilings with alum solutions to curb cracks, and using a starch wash to remove marks.
A brief look at the saying It is raining cats and dogs, tracing its Norse roots. Witches were thought to ride storms and Odin traveled the sky as dogs chased the storm. The superstition warns against naming witches or gods while describing heavy rain.
Distorted overheard lines advertise soft drinks and juice flavors. Mentions lime and other flavors but text is garbled. References a family friendly appeal and visitor appreciation with unclear product names and directions.
Small balls of wool leftovers can be used to make gloves, socks, sleeveless fronts, and cardigans. Combine plain and boucle wools for texture and stripes. Odd pieces suit tennis socks and decorative pieces for boots and costumes. A separate passage notes a dramatic exchange about love and loyalty.
New publication Lucky Stars by racehorse trainer Lawrence R Burbridge promotes a simple star chart method for betting. The book draws on over 30 years of experience as breeder owner and trainer while warning that not every horse will win yet more bets will yield winners. It includes an elementary guide a monthly week by week table and a concluding short story. Published by Robertson Matthews Ltd Melbourne price 2 shillings.
The Listener reports a Pittabursh study from 1931 using about ten shavers to test shaving myths. They tracked 31 men daily, with 20 blondes and 11 brunettes, finding that normal hair growth and thickness are unaffected by shaving or cutting.
A damaged OCR fragment captures a quirky scene with a hiker and a tramp. The tramp asks a self referential question while a blush and grooming items appear in the mundane moment. The excerpt hints at character dynamics without a full plot.
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