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Newspaper
Manilla Express
Location
Manilla, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1914
Page
2
A meditation on brave soldiers buried with national reverence and Spring restoring fields. It shifts to a lyrical memory of intimate love, describing shared moments, birds, flowers, and distant skies as the couple's secret carried to heaven. The piece blends solemn tribute with passionate romance in a seamless verse sequence.
A lyric scene of lovers walking along a seaward path as the west wind lifts yellow hair and lightens steps. The speaker describes Love giving grace to limbs, eyes, and lips, guiding togetherness before a single word is spoken.
A brief verse urges not to rail at fate but to polish the bright side. It compares life’s troubles to wood and rock, noting even rough surfaces may reveal a gleam or vein of gold when looked for.
Grant and Tam Smith plot to oust Morton as they wait near the mansion. The plan hinges on exposing a ghostly ruse and guiding Sir Bruce toward ending the threat, with May and May’s lover Hubert tangled in the web of deception and danger. The pair glimpse two figures near the house as a blue flame signals their quarry.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a tense scene with Merton, Hobert Cont, and Arial tan Spare. It hints at a confrontation or repayment for vanity, mentioning a failed plan and a betrayer or judge figure in a charged confrontation. The passage is incomplete and reads like dramatic prose.
Morton confronts a mysterious bearded messenger and a perilous scheme linking Cardella and Grant. A night journey to Fairford leads to a secret arrival, a tense reunion with Mrs Cardella, and a looming plan to seize papers and leverage a safe, while doubts of betrayal and a key mystery threaten the operation.
This piece argues manners should be practiced at home not only for personal polish but to build a reliable public presence. It warns that home persona shapes public charm, noting home talks should be bright and engaging while avoiding artificiality with friends and family.
A 7 to 8 year old dress design features a French frock with mixed materials and two fairies in the sketch, though it could use a single material. The coat has straight lines and mayor shoulders, with a low waist effect possible. Pattern pieces include six sections for the skirt and accompanying elements, shown with notes on fabric colors and trims.
Request patterns of all designs shown in the column by sending a postal note or stamps valued at the price for each pattern. Specify garment type and pattern number, addressed to Miss Ida Moller c/o Australasian Fashion Publishing Co. 97a Liverpool Street Sydney N S W. Envelope marked Patterns.
Household care notes cover make up mixtures for hands and chilblains soak feet in turnip water and mashed turnips. Embroidered linen washing uses lukewarm suds not a washboard and tea with ammonia to revive blotted cloths. Cautions warn against ammonia strength and greyed fabrics. Food tips advise lean white meats for convalescents and avoid pork veal lamb and rabbits.
A reflected fashion note observes waistlines rising and then moving toward the hips. It notes the odd effect of lower waists and imperfect collars with frill edging as common fashion details.
Winkle complexion receives careful attention. Hair and hands up are noted by Sager in a brief item likely from a society page or fashion note.
A collection of vintage kitchen instructions for oyster croquettes coffee creams cold meat cutlets coffee jelly and rich sultana cake. Step by step actions describe boiling oysters, mixing with potatoes and breadcrumbs, frying, and making desserts with coffee essence and gelatin. Includes ingredient lists and cooking times.
Fragmentary line from a Ruston publication praising endurance and gratitude, linking suffering with insight deliverance with faith, reflecting a poetic or moralizing tone from the period.
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