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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1936
Page
3
A guide for new mothers on breastfeeding challenges and remedies. It outlines tongue positioning, possible tongue ties, nasal congestion remedies, thrush treatment with glycerine and borax, nipple care, wind relief, posture, confidence, and ensuring baby comfort during feeds. It also suggests consulting a doctor for persistent issues and seeking infant health aid from a local sister who can offer assistance.
The fragment describes early mother child nursing difficulties and maternal tears. It notes trouble often fades after a few weeks with patience. If the baby is not underweight, starvation is suggested as a last resort for feeding issues.
Guidance on choosing durable dress fabrics for multiple seasons. Advises natural, firmly woven textures that resist sagging and wear, warns against flashy trimmings on plain materials, notes dust-attracting wool blends and crumpling silks, and suggests practical hats brushed and stored in roomy boxes.
A collection of old style pudding instructions detailing suet choices, preparation, and basing, with steps for steamed and boiled prune puddings and a coffee pudding. Includes tips on mould greasing, layering with crumbs, syrup, and serving with custard or cream, plus brief fashion note about a depicture from Small Town Girl.
Fragmentary kitchen notes describe someone named Albert PF and Paulding clothy. The text lists ingredients such as Mone ox castor sugar lemon rind butter raisins baking powder and lemon rind, with steps to beat, sieve and fold flour with milk, then heat and bake. The passage is garbled and reads like a damaged recipe card with stray names and unclear instructions.
In damp weather keeping salt dry is hard and salt that won’t pour is tiresome. One method is to place a small piece of blotting paper in the bottom of the salt cellar. The second is to add a few grains of rice before filling the table salt to absorb moisture.
A detailed midwinter sock pattern for men, outlining wool grades and ply, needle counts, heel and toe shaping, stitch work, and round-by-round decreases. It specifies picking up stitches, forming a reinforced heel, and completing a sock with decreasing rounds to reach the final claimed stitch count.
A degraded OCR passage offers tips on keeping salad dressing for a week without a double boiler, treating wooden floors with methylated spirit and a floor finish, removing fading stains from fabric and skirts, renovating shiny navy wool dresses, and ironing muslin with heat to restore sheen, including cautions on materials and techniques.
The note outlines wardrobe updates for 1936 with advice on sleeves silhouettes and fabrics. It suggests pairing a shoulder revealing evening frock with chiffon scarves and velvets, adding stitched backs and front detailing, and using fabric flowers for tasteful accents.
A housewife advisor describes a bran water soak and soap wash for loose Jooee covers. It recommends 2 cups bran per 3 gallons cold water, simmer 15 minutes, rinse, then wash in warm soapy water. Salt and water solution helps brighten colors. rinse, starch lightly, and iron on warm.
A knitting tip suggests how to manage errors when casting off and finishing rows. The guidance emphasizes keeping tension even and avoiding unraveled stitches as you complete a project. It uses practical prose to help crafters achieve neat edges and secure finishes.
A note lists Pains in the Joints with price marked M6 and 6/6. The fragment also includes garbled text “Be mare yen ge,” suggesting OCR error and unclear additional details.
A historical home beauty note explains cucumber based treatments for skin care. It describes washing with soap, applying cream, slicing cucumber for juice, adding red hawthorn to cucumber water, and making a paste with magnesia. It outlines steps for a facial massage and finish using skin foods and tonics.
The text describes mixing boracic acid with rosewater and strained cucumber liquid, then adding tincture of benewin and bottling the solution. The bottle is shaken well before use and the Jovian is applied after the face is cleaned with warm water and soap.
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