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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1931
Page
5
A collage of household hints, recipes, knitting instructions, and moral reflections appears here. The piece blends cooking steps for curry fish and chutney with knitting patterns, metal care tips, and exhortations on avoiding gossip, emphasizing courtesy and self restraint.
The article surveys kerosene as a versatile household aid from cleaning to disinfection. It notes kerosene’s polish and stain removal abilities, disinfectant properties, and practical uses in workshops, gardens, and pest control, citing the Shell Company of Australia’s guidance for housewives.
The article notes a Tweed Fox Coat by Bence linked to Paramount Pictures Sun Moon with a featureless tight sleeve design. It highlights a new sailor shaped hat in brows felt gaining popularity, marking a shift from previous small toques. The piece hints at domestic themes and social perceptions.
Rainfall figures show wide variation with multiple locations recording notable totals. In Western Gippsland Colac Cobden and Bronx posts report varying rain amounts while Northern Country and North Central districts log substantial gains. Central and South Gippsland also register scattered heavy showers across towns including Harrow Goroke and Marysville.
A Horsham reader Mrs M A Mathews praises Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for relieving a long standing backache and kidney pain. She credits the pills with restoring health and recommends them to others suffering kidney trouble. Proprieter details and universal availability are noted.
Disjointed text notes physical strength of a tiger exceeds that of another subject. Mentions breathing as a sign of health and a distant sea scene. Mentions ant species with lifespans extending beyond a typical span.
A vintage ad style letter explains indigestion results from impaired gastric juice flow. It claims undigested food ferments inside the body, forming harmful acid poisons, and urges readers to learn the remedy before dismissing iron relief. The fragmentary copy uses sensational language of the period.
A collage of quoted snippets, proverbs, and stray thoughts from readers and Wanamaker style musings. The text blends mottos about effort and perseverance with aphorisms, moral sayings, and scattered phrases on work, love, and fate.
A reflective meditation on home, memory, and belonging urging patience with time. It argues true home lives in daily care, small rituals, and loving devotion rather than wealth, status, or grandeur, as children grow and memories accumulate. The voice recalls familiar habits, rooms, and shoes as symbols of lasting home.
A reflective piece describes sitting with conscience in a timeless realm. The speaker recalls former life and forgotten actions as a ghostly vision emerges in a solemn, silent setting. The mood is penitential and introspective.
A fragmented verse fragment speaks of fountains that laugh and leap and rivers flowing to the deep. It evokes wakeful stars and dawn like imagery with shifting sounds and rhythm, hinting at nature’s vivid movement and a dreamlike journey.
A garbled piece quotes Florence Earle Costes on patience and spring joy, then shifts to Abe Martin urging practical effort over worry. It encourages speaking well to earn respect, avoiding destructive criticism, and staying busy with meaningful work toward life goals.
Memorial makers advertise erection services for cemeteries with variations in cement wash troughs for trade orders. The ad lists 610 Sed Street Chitom Hill NB as contact, with A Massey as manager and phone Mor sham 272.
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