AIDS TO BEAUTY COLUMN OFFERS TOILET WISDOM
Readers seeking non medical advice about cosmetics may write to Penelope at The United Press Ltd Perth. Enquiries should include a signature or pen name, which will not be published, and be addressed to Penelope c/o The United Press Ltd 971 3 Hay Street.
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Walters
Penelope
United Press
Hay Street
Perth
Everange
Romge
Rome
c/o The Limited Press Ltd
Haystreet
Foot care advice for troubled feet in hot weather
Arsen reports feet ache and horn, worsened by heat. Wash daily, scrub to remove dead skin, dry thoroughly, and dust with thoracic powder. If tender, bathe with methylated spirits to harden skin. Use Massawins with cold cream for tired feet.
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Arsen
To Keep Hair Fair
June asks how to prevent hair from darkening from golden to darker shades. Suggested treatment involves washing, drying, then exposing damp hair to sunlight, followed by a weak ammonia solution and water, and then a weak peroxide and water mix, with a few weekly applications to restore lighter color.
Reappearance of Shearer in The Bo weyn Mayer of Wimpole Street
Actress Shearer is acknowledged in a film reappearance titled The Bo weyn Mayer of Wimpole Street. The piece notes Mayer as a central figure and places the event within the broader cinema landscape of the period.
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Tirst
Ronmcos Nona
Shearer
Ire Mayeressing
Boweyn-Mayer
Wimpole Street
Home Remedies for Clean Skin From Old Texts
An old recipe describes mixing oatmeal with water to form a paste for the face. It suggests applying the creamy mixture, then washing with cold water, drying, and dabbing with a solution of witch hazel and tincture of benzoine.
Bon Marche Limited Christmas Gift Goods List
A garbled catalog style page lists various gift items and prices including toiletries, fabrics, lace, and novelty products. The text references stores and brand names with prices like 3/6 and 14/8, mentioning flowers, toilet soaps, lace, and textiles, in a crowded retail roundup.
Barretts of Wimpole Street in Film Studio History
The piece discusses production choices for The Barretts at Wimpole Street with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and art department notes. It cites Miss Shearer and Mr Murch, Victorian lighting, Chippendale busts, and furnishings, plus concerns about authenticity and dog casting for Hevattway.
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Idstuzalethy
Marrent
Studnil Graun
Bs Film
Studi Vescapeliere Aanmiib
Barrytts
Winpole
Hollyyeort
Ravi Wurinway
WU Lewis
Serienty Ruben
Mra Barrett
Veelmigrans
Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studiy
Mullywood Art Tealers
Warrour
Mentz
Warren
Montana
India
Queen Victoria
Shiuey Franklin
Horner
Laughton Stars in MGM Drama Henry VII Role
Charles Laughton features as the paternal figure Edward Moulton in the four Metro Goldwyn Mayer production Henry VII. The film underscores Laughton’s acclaimed screen presence amid wartime era cinema.
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Decormance
Charles Laughton Sabes
Forental Ratuen
Barratts
Wimpoletreet
Browning Hair Color Debate Shapes Norma Shearer Film Start
The studio delayed the first Norma Shearer scene for two months awaiting a Browning poem book clip. The missing item from Elizabeth Barrett’s living room was on its way from Hinkland, with a substitute used until arrival. The Pacific Coast Browning Foundation ruled Browning’s hair dark, settling script questions.
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Norma Shearer
Mike Barrett
Robert Browning
Charles Langinoway
Elizabeth
Hinkland
Browning
Mise Barrett
Pacific Coast
Browning Foundation
Heart Vee Reference Works
Frederic
Murch
Howe
Wimpole Street
London
Sitch Research Department
Barre
Elizabeth Barrett
Friendly Shop praised by long-time customer in Perth
A letter from a shopper lauds the Ram Marche in Perth for attentive service and reliability. The writer notes repeated visits, recalls a salesman by name, and contrasts the store’s honest, quality focus with rivals, asserting strong confidence in the shop’s fair pricing and business ethics.
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Enginne
Perth
Bom Marche Ltd
Boo Marche
How I Keep Slim and Fit in Public Life
A reflective health feature outlines a regimen of dieting and daily exercise. The narrator details breakfast and dinner plans, vigorous routines, and beauty tips, emphasizing balance between two fitness streams. The text highlights dancing and swimming as preferred activities, plus routine home grooming and skincare practices.
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Atiall
Darey Myvell
Wolf
Tony
Neighbor Hen Mischief Exposed in Garden Ruse
A short local tale describes a prank where a man hides twelve to fourteen chickens in a neighbor’s yard to provoke a reaction. The neighbor discovers the deception, and afterward no further trouble occurs.
Old Time Gingerbread and Related Cakes Recipe Notes
A fragmented cookery column outlines gingerbread batter, honeycomb cookies, rice cake, and related steps. It includes mixing flour sugar butter syrup allspice and ginger, heating water dissolving bicarbonate, beating eggs, baking times, and finishing with a glaze or topping. Contains numerous recipe remnants and approximate methods.
Ice a Cake from a Fragmented Kitchen Note
A damaged recipe fragment describes creaming white with lemon juice and rind to prepare a cake batter. It mentions semirefining ingredients and beating until shiny, with unclear stray letters and garbled terms.
Biscuit Craft Notes From A Fragmented Recipe
The text describes forming small walnut sized biscuits from a desiccated coconut mix. It mentions covering with wafer paper tracking sheets, pinching the dough tightly, and baking in a very slow oven, indicating a delicate biscuit preparation with careful handling.
Orange Biscuits From Old Recipe
Cream the butter and sugar then add eggs and beat well. Sift in flour and baking powder. Stir in grated orange peel. Roll on board and cut shapes. Bake on trays in a hot oven about five minutes. When cool, glaze with orange icing.
Italian rusks from old kitchen notes
A recipe note explains slicing a baked loaf into even pieces, drying in a moderate oven until crisp, then storing in a closed tin to keep the rusks crisp for long keeping.
Lonely Hearts Club Seeks Pen Friends in Port Town
Lonely men and women are invited to correspond with the Pen Friends Club. Correspondence should be directed to E. Ms. Maton on the first floor of Moana Chambers in HS Haystrest, Port. Telephone B S046.
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Pen Friends Club
E. Ms. Maton
Tnd
Moana Chambers
HS Haystrest
Porth
Wading Cake and Catlands Wedding Cakes Mentioned
Fragmentary text references wedding cake needs and a catering note with mentions of cake types and wedding setup. The readable items suggest planning details for a marriage event, focusing on cake possibilities and related services.
Wedding Invitations and Samples from Saunders & Co.
Printer offers specially printed wedding invitations with samples and prices. Includes contact at Saunders & Co. Pty. Ltd. located at 4 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Ci. Details appear as proposed copy for invitations with emphasis on elegant design.
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Saunders & CO. Pty. Ltd
Flinders Lane
Melbourne
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