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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Nov 20, 1908
Page
5
A reflective poem recalls a county fair photographer who captured faces from Mrs Haslette to the Simpson triplets. The speaker blesses the camera and the photographer’s quiet labor that preserves moments amid crowds, tears, and fond memory.
Fragmentary OCR from a period novel outlines Flora Chisholme and Ima Bellew in a love triangle. Hugh Hatherley, Cyril Carlyon, and Bert Chester enter on opera nights and drawing room intrigues. Flora's escapades, distrust, and pursuit of a respectable match unfold amid hospital and street scenes in Melbourne or London settings.
Bert Chester rests in a luxurious room at Copse Close as Hugh Hatherley visits, recounting recovery after hardship. Hatherley explains canceling a function to spend the evening with Chester, promising to discuss plans and shared concerns.
In a London drawing room tale, Hatherley pursues a noble yet haunted romance with a French- schooled ward, while Bert Chester plots marriage to the orphan niece of Doctor Bellow against a backdrop of social strictures and rival suitors. Flora and Ina fret over love, luck, and looming scandal as a formal dinner unfolds.
The article discusses late summer planting of French and African mintied beds, Africa yellow conical varieties, and pruning to improve seed quality. It advises spacing African stock 20 inches apart, removing poor growth, and selecting robust double forms while avoiding over yellowing by repeated planting.
The passage describes a bee hive with vectiona comb sections, stock beam, supers, and a queen cell diagram, detailing entrance, porch, and note slate. It shifts to fashion, describing summer dress elements, a blue Shantung ensemble, trim, belt, and a hat with ribbons, with fabric and decorative touches.
Advice on arranging garden seating with gravelled recesses and foot-boards, recommending varied exposure to sun and shade, concealed backs for fixed seats, and strategic placement to keep seating discreet from walkways and views along walls.
A practical plan describes building a wooden back chair that rises above the head when seated. It suggests oak as best wood, elm or beech as alternatives, and notes a slatted seat drains rainwater faster for quicker drying.
Ladies summer wardrobe guidance notes practical attire for daily wear. Advises serge or flannel suit for mornings, a muslin frock for afternoons, and cool fabrics like voile or Shantung silk, plus washable delaine and zephyr blouses to suit outdoor and casual wear.
The piece discusses varied female preferences for shirt collars and bodice neckwear, noting how some avoid certain styles. It contrasts a sui linen collar with a starched or skid material double collar finished with ribbon or crepe.
In a fractured report, players and officials argue over a play call as spectators react. A fumbled delivery sparks confusion with improvised phrases and umpire commentary amid the chaotic scene at the crease. The text shows garbled names and scattered dialogue from a cricket match.
A historic overview contrasts old straw skeps with modern wooden frame hives. It explains how frames lift out for examination, while skeps require cutting combs free. The description notes upper stores and various hive parts, including iron lacing and honey frames built by bees for their use.
The article describes striped flannels and cloth materials as suitable rough weather attire for the seaside. It notes grey M8 flannel and dark blue striped suits, well shrunk for first wear, with plain gored shirts and varied coat styles including short sac lines and options resembling Etons or boleros.
In a coat suited to striped flannel, the sketch presents an economical waist length design with three small shoulder tucks and buck ears at the waist. Front fastens by one button, sleeves end in buttoned cuffs, and a parrow front is paired with an embroidered pique waistcoat for a practical transformation and refurbishment suggestion.
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