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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 04, 1928
Page
8
Miss Ralston in London endorses a georgette and lace dress designed for all occasions. The gown features long sleeves, a natural waist, and matching dyed lace with no waist belt. It can be georgette or chiffon with lace, pinky beige color, flat shoulder brooch, and plain Court shoes.
A historic recipe lists ingredients for apricot sauce including six pounds apricots forty four pounds sugar one pound onions three pints vinegar six tablespoonfuls salt fox cayenne pepper or cloves a little ground ginger or peppercorns fox allspice and instructs boiling all for three hours then straining ripe apricots recommended for best flavor.
A fragmentary newspaper item outlines a tomato relish recipe using twelve tomatoes and onions with curry powder mustard sugar and chilies plus steps to slice salt drain boil and bottle. The text then breaks into unrelated trivial dialogue about peach cordial chocolates green lipstick and a railway man, with stray names Edna and chemist.
The text notes steamed vegetables taste better than boiled ones and that steaming needs longer cooking time. It also mentions adding salt to beets, soaking potatoes in cold water, and using ammonia in water to keep a kitchen table white. A scrambled note adds crochet to fix a cracked sponge.
From our correspondent district items report Footscray council’s drainage links near Mal lorat Rowas and calls for immediate action by Hiraybrook share council. Hesamond Road ratepayers petition health minister to fix a disgraceful road while Madden Street residents demand enforcement on a vehicle trespass through mud. Mr C Bastian returns home after an operation, Dr Dobson’s sickness delays Caulfield hospital return, and a fever case at Poorfield hospital is noted. Playground fountain work stalls due to a family death. project to resume next week. The Madden Street community hosts a successful event at the Theorebs hall with evening plans underway.
The pattern No S424 describes a dress with front cut down from yoke and belt, lace or contrasting fabric on yoke and sleeve, back joins under the belt, suitable for various fabrics. Materials: 64 in wide two and a half yards, 48 in wide three and a half yards, plus half yard lace. Price 1/1. Available from Mathme Weigel Pty. Ltd. or T. E. Robinson Newsagent.
A sprawling dispatch notes a reopened state sale, improving health of Mr Lew Trewl, and recent traffic crashes with two cars colliding and a head on impact between a large vehicle and a pinker. It covers fishing at Kororot Creek, rainfall benefiting pastures, and a Rosebank sports meeting with a standout Sheffield handicap race.
Officials in charge of the event earned praise for the smooth and efficient conduct of the meeting with several close finishes in hero contests and other races. Spectators witnessed exciting outcomes as competitors vied for top honors in multiple events.
The St Albans Nest Mommny night public meeting will discuss the annual report and financial details for the past year. Residents are urged to attend to review progress, elect a new company year, and hear about local forest conditions and rainfall impacts.
Community notes from Maribyrnong detail swimming club achievements, awards for Mr Williamson, and a Metropolitan Board of Works plan to enhance the Boulevard area. Reports cover river pollution concerns near cordite works, local club activities, and a members social evening hosted by ASLO with Mr G M Prendergast as guest.
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