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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
2
A reflective poem urges embracing life each day no matter the weather. It celebrates waking with brave hearts, gratitude, and faithful effort, contrasting present joy with the ache of absence while urging daily praise and perseverance.
In a charged scene, Muriel, the Quarry Queen, contemplates using infighting and a letter marked in red to unmask an interloper. Di, drawn by the prospect of influence and danger, agrees to accompany the man to the quarries if an armistice is struck and a tea gathering at the Hall is arranged to ratify their alliance.
Durham surveys his eclectic drawing room with prized antiques and vivid fades of lacquer and ivory. He muses on making Diana Hurst his wife as the Hursts enter, a tense reunion shadowed by earned wealth and unspoken motives.
Diana Hurst endures a tense welcome at Idylhurst Hall as the Marsdens stay on and stakes rise. Durham, injured and wary, plans a cautious return to his quarry as Di schemes to outmaneuver him. Lady Lilian Rossiter warns him to keep Diana away, hinting at a deadly past and a hidden killer’s name.
Durham faces Lilian Rossiter in a tense confrontation over a murdered husband and a planned marriage. She reveals her belief he was involved and issues an ultimatum to prevent Dur ham from taking Dinnae Hurst as a wife. The scene ends with an unresolved standoff and a promise to continue.
The feature discusses tunic styles for day and evening wear including long pleated tunics and tunic-blouses. It describes pattern basics, fabric choices, and sewing steps for a practical autumn wardrobe, plus notes on decorative trims and sash details. Also includes diet and health tips from a period-style home advice section.
A turn of the century style health note advises on eye care amid modern strain. It urges proper lighting with light from the left, shading artificial light, avoiding reading when tired or in bed, using a reader holder, and resting eyes with brief closures. It also recommends nightly eye baths with hot water and cotton wool, and boracic acid distilled water for red inflamed lids.
A practical one piece over all style frock for children under seven uses navy serge or linen with shoulder opening, no back placket, a deep hem for growth, and minimal trim like embroidered muslin cuffs. The pattern covers half the frock, aims for durability and simple fastening for five or six year olds.
Patterns of all designs in this column weekly available by sending postal note or stamps with the pattern number request. Address Lisa Ida Meller c/o Australasian Fashion Publishing Co 97a Liverpool Street Sydney NSW. Envelope marked Patterns. Place order by number.
Practical stain removal tips for ink on fabrics and mildew on whites. Use milk to blot and lift ink, apply only quick dabs on colored materials, and use milk soaking for the stained area. For mildew on white fabrics, dissolve chloride of lime, rinse after bleaching, and avoid prolonged exposure to protect fibre.
The article notes medical advances show most deafness stems from throat or nasal disease. It warns that strong smelling salts and pungent odors can weaken olfactory nerves and the auditory system, advising avoidance of odors that provoke nasal discharge.
The text lists dietary guidelines for those with stomach issues. It advises drinking water one hour before or after meals, avoiding certain foods such as duck goose liver salmon shellfish tinned foods new bread pork pastry strong tea beer and stout. It also cautions against irregular meal times and suggests eating a reasonable quantity when meals are prepared.
Cut stale Madeira or sponge cake into small dice and soak in thick cold custard with vanilla. Press ripe strawberries and sweeten, then fold in whipped cream stiffened with gelatine. Layer half the custard and cake, then top with fruit and cream mixture in cups or a crystal dish.
Instructions describe filling patty-pans lined with paste with rice or bread crusts, then baking in a brisk oven. Prepare a syrup from rhubarb juice or jelly, warm lightly, then briefly cook sliced strawberries one layer at a time. Drain well and arrange in cases before pouring the cooled syrup to a soft jelly consistency.
Wash four tablespoons of Carolina or Patna rice then simmer with a quart of milk and a half teaspoon of salt until milk is almost absorbed. Stir sugar to taste, keep rice fairly whole. Cool then fold in whipped cream or custard, mound on a crystal dish, surround with strawberries pressed into the rice and dust with fine sugar. Serve with cream or cold strawberry sauce.
Instructions describe making a strawberry and cornflour pudding with cornflour milk custard, sugar, eggs, and baked meringue topping. Strawberries are layered with sugar, then the custard mix is folded with beaten egg whites and piled atop, baked until set. Best served hot or cold.
The guide lists steps for pudding making with notes on keeping ingredients liquid during boil, tying bread crumb puddings to allow swelling, firm tying of batter puddings, filling and greasing basins, and keeping pudding cloths clean. It stresses boiling water wetting and flouring cloths and careful handling to avoid tainting meat puddings.
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