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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1938
Page
3
This note explains normal infant stool patterns for breast fed babies, defines constipation as hard dry stools, and emphasizes patience. It suggests dietary adjustments, fresh foods, prune juice starting with small diluted amounts, and a gradual increase to aid regularity in bottle fed infants.
Advice on daily baby care emphasizing fresh air daytime rest and kicking exercise. Recommends holding techniques abdomen massage and gradual bowel toning with warm oil. Stresses regular mother habits and nursing considerations for breastfed infants.
Advertises wedding cake boxes complete with card and tin, made for transmission under Commonwealth postal regulations. Priced at 5/6 per dozen with post free, available at the office of this paper or from United Press Ltd Perth.
A brief notice promotes a new book on birth control titled The Wife's Guide and Friend by Dr S Werven. The item mentions Saunders & Co. Pty. Ltd. as the publisher and notes the Melbourne area imprint.
Instructions detail a large 104 inch diameter crochet mat with white Mercerised No. 40 and No. 44 hook, plus smaller mat options using No. 60 and No. 6 hooks. It covers stitches, rows, picots, clusters, and tension, with edging patterns for towels and guest towels in cream and butter shades.
Instructions describe making a parchment shade to match curtains by cutting and sewing parchment to a lamp shade, using a knife to remove parchment and white tape to attach, resulting in a dainty bright shade.
The text appears as garbled notes about Wes haricot beans rice split pets oatmeal and other items. It mentions quantities for each person and washing ties with an Aas Tack or Taig to prevent removal of ties. Overall, it reads like a fragmented household instruction.
A London news item describes a three year effort to inoculate workers against colds costing Britain 20 million pounds yearly. The General Post Office retreats, noting progress against influenza and colds, while readers are urged to use nasal steam and Hearne's Bronchitin Cure for relief and prevention.
Incomplete crocheting notes describe knitting through rows with double crochets and chains. It mentions repeating patterns, turning the towel, cutting to 24 inches, hemming top and bottom, and stitching with two strands of stranded cotton, plus overcast crochet along the bottom.
Practical advice from a period guide on removing fat from cold meat by simmering in cold water. It also notes heat cleaning gilt frames, and a method using kogar dissolved in ice water to refresh organdies and voile frocks for crisper ironing.
A brief health note describes a method to reduce ankle size through nightly bandaging with linen strips soaked in cold water and vinegar. It also offers a simple exercise: stand on a book with heels over edge, rise to tiptoe, relax, and lower the heels to the floor, repeating ten times daily.
The article offers simple methods to prevent blistering on doors with linseed oil and wax, care for lacquer trays using olive oil and sour milk, and restore tarnished copper with ammonia. It also suggests drying knitted items on a wire cake tray to speed air flow.
Handy consumer hints cover moth control in stored blankets with camphor, sewing buttons on wool to prevent holes, towel care, muslin as ironing cloth, stain relief with fuller’s earth, removing paint odor with lemon and camphor, pram hood care with shoe polish, quick furniture touch ups, window easing with paraffin, and ash use to prevent mirror fly marks.
A nostalgic town letter greets readers returning after holidays. It urges New Year resolutions, expresses hopes for happiness and fortune, and thanks readers who sent season greetings. Messages from Max Moors Doug McKenna and Joyce Rogers welcome entries and invite future correspondence and pen friend exchanges.
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