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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1932
Page
7
A nostalgic reader shares thoughts on life’s simple joys and gratitude. The piece offers a devotional tone, hints at recipes for a banana dessert and a lemon jelly, and includes a list of gift ideas and questions about a woman’s preferences. It closes urging thoughtful, restrained holiday gestures and patient providence.
A garbled antique page offers a string of domestic tips and cautions. It advises stain removal with carbolic solutions, blotting pads, and petrol sparingly, along with methods for cleaning rubber raincoats, silk goods, and water bottles. It also suggests mending soft rubber items with tape, preparing salt water to harden plastics, sharpening edges with worn flowerpot fragments, and using wine to alter curtain opacity.
A socialite reportedly used a home remedy to darken grey hair and enhance her look. The notice claims the simple formula can be made with readily available ingredients sold in Portem from N.C. McMuilin. Readers are cautioned about misleading beauty claims amid unclear sources.
Ararat company asks to be phoned to arrange cream delivery. PT Rantarron, manager and secretary, listed as contact. Public notice appears in local columns seeking cooperation and guidance on next steps.
About 154 farmers attended the Experimental Wheat Plot IX event at Longerenong College, with over 300 farmers in the region. Government officials supervised the demonstration as weather affected some practices, and speakers praised the Wimmera wheat variety while urging better soil preparation and continued agricultural education.
A busy Christmas drapery fair unfolds at DAVEY, DAVEY & Co. with stock spanning ladies and children's wear, undergarments, costumes, towels, and novelties. The catalog highlights gloves, gowns, corsets, coats, wraps, soaps, stationery, calendars, and leather goods, inviting shoppers to cash in on special prices and exclusive designs. The sale emphasizes value, variety, and seasonal display across multiple departments.
In a festive Xmas catalogue style, store offerings include suits and dresses for men and women, wide neckties and shirts, fur and wool garments, knitwear, new ranges of men’s shirts and trousers, and discounted home textiles and dress materials. Pryamid merchandise and various fashion items feature bold pricing and seasonal selection.
The report records a discussive session with references to Hofehaun Muckety and Mullert ing, noting remarks on wheat farming areas and termers. Participants including Mr Brake and others express tentative views on land integrity, with mentions of communal gatherings near village buildings and concerns over allocations and responsibilities.
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