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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 03, 1904
Page
4
A housekeeper recommends a warm salt bath as a refreshing remedy for travel fatigue. If salt irritates the skin, use a violet and lavender water sponge and friction towel to prevent exhaustion and cold after bathing.
The passage urges opening the sleeping room door and bedclothes to air out the space. It extols air’s power to purify and refresh, recommending spread bedding on chairs by the window to ensure air reaches every area in contact with the sleeper.
The article discusses fatigue ranges from normal to abnormal, noting the heart’s recovery and brain fatigue under civilised life. It argues recuperation tests, warns against excessive sustained effort, and stresses education’s role in recognizing and refraining from danger. It highlights the risk of intellectual fatigue.
The article notes the rising role of hairdressers in achieving fashionable appearances through frames transformations and purchased fringe. It discusses wire circles, frames with holes for integration, and the use of large box irons and crinkled prongs to create big loose waves, highlighting shop-bought transformations.
The article suggests using cold cream and oat meal cream to ease heat skin symptoms and protect against dryness. It describes making aromatic vinegar from spirits of wine and benzoin tincture, applied as a facebath to keep the complexion fresh, and notes simple foot rubs with vinegar or tallow to ease swelling while walking.
A care note recommends a little bag-rum in water bath to revitalize skin and suggests cologne for friction. Ammonia in bath-water eases nervous debility, myrrh in water aids teeth, and a basic tooth powder uses chalk orris root borax and myrrh in equal parts.
A brief from the Tecmian Collean society features Miss Amy Monro as principal demonstrator of domestic cookery. The article outlines household recipes and tips for practical kitchen management.
The article explains steaming as a method for puddings with options to steam boil or bake. It details using a greased basin or mould, greased paper to catch condensate, tight fitting lids, and careful water management to avoid curdling. It promises well tested steamed pudding recipes if directions are followed.
A historical recipe item describing Canary Pudding made with butter sugar flour lemon zest essence eggs milk and a steaming method for 14 hours with lemon sauce. Includes a separate pink lemon sauce using arrowroot sugar lemon juice and a touch of carmine to color.
A historic recipe combines 8 oz butter 3 oz ropes 6 oz flour 1 small teaspoon feer 4 pitted dates 2 eggs and 4 oz milk. Cream butter and sugar then add eggs milk dates and sifted flour with baking powder. Steam in mould 14 hours and serve with sweet sauce.
Recipe fragment describes combining butter and sugar to cream then adding eggs vanilla essence and flour with baking powder. Pour into four greased cups and steam for thirty minutes and serve with sweet sauce.
A brief collage of aphoristic lines and reflections on virtue, habit, and human nature. The excerpt quotes Wordsworth and Sir John Lubbock, contrasting noble duties with quotidian self governance and the idea that large victories start with small daily choices.
A collection of reflective excerpts on heroism virtue and faith from R. D. Blackmore Dr Parker Professor James Dr Cumming and others. It emphasizes patience sincerity humility and loving kindness as marks of a sublime life and notes success measured by perspective and divine influence guiding diligent, devout work.
Ladies keep pace with current styles as Early Victorian influences mix with modern cuts. Abundant sleeve varieties from floating angel to bell cuffs appear alongside crownless or wide brim hats and quaint mushroom designs. The short sacque coat remains popular while astrakhan fur trends emerge.
A short note on blouse fashion values simplicity over heavy embellishment. The writer recalls a charming, simply constructed blouse that proves understated design can be equally winner in appeal and style.
A preview describes fur cloth coats to be worn after the officer’s mess jacket. An advance design for the season’s Lak Cee is noted but released early. The sketch suggests an offbeat walking dress suitable for summer and early autumn wear.
The Earl of Effingham distinguished as the only peer with a Laegue cycling gold star. He presides Northampton Rovers, serves as Banbury Star Cycling Club vice president, and holds posts with Berke Bucks and the NCU. Born as the fourth earl granted in 1606 to the Howard line, his lineage traces to England’s Armada victory and early naval command, with ties to Norfolk and imperial service in Muscovy.
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