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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1935
Page
7
A children section features Aunt Judith inviting youngsters to imagine jewels and fairy details, describing a rainy river scene with glistening drops like gem fairies and a friendly tone. It invites readers to solve a scrambled sentence puzzle with a prize of 2 shillings, closing Monday October 2.
The competition praised Olwen Easton for excelling in the Word Competi tion as the animal contest closes Monday October 21. The first and last letters of a well known animal appear in the puzzle text.
The writer asks readers about their small garden experiments and notes daily poppy picking. They mention Gippsland experiences year round growth due to ample rain and urge watering every evening for those growing poppies.
Minna and John trek from the river through a dark cave toward the waterfall. The river vanishes then returns as the path winds out into daylight. The old woman greets them and promises a magical soup as night falls, before the tale continues.
Aunt Judith notes loganberries in bloom and contemplates making pie and jam. She imagines banana plant growth, describing a ten foot lattice climber with dainty flowers, and muses on the weather aiding the harvest.
A collection of curiosities notes a massive cracked bell in Moscow that was never hung, plants that digest insects by drowning prey, and a brief history of the Panama Canal. It mentions early French attempts, American completion in 1914, and a cost of about 75 million pounds.
Readers Edward Crosbie and Jack Mook from St Albans send in a seaside themed section filled with garbled words and a string of jokes and riddles. The humor features punny exchanges about sheep arithmetic banknotes and uniform classroom quips.
Letters from Olwen Raxton and Jack Wouk thank the paper for past puzzles and stories. Prizes and marks are promised for the Big Smile Prize in November, while readers are urged to continue sending jokes and tongue twisters for inclusion.
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