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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1938
Page
4
A guide suggests new party themes such as animals or flowers with themed invitations and decorations. It covers ideas from animal shape cards to lucky charm crackers, table decor, and simple games with inexpensive prizes, plus tips on eye care and elegance for a lively gathering.
The text urges using mascara sparingly and embracing natural beauty while avoiding artificiality. It describes simple routines like cold cream for eyes and greeting a healthy look, then suggests inexpensive decoration ideas such as crepe paper garlands and lucky emblems like horseshoes cats and four-leaf clovers for a party setting.
The article provides household tips for cleaning windows mirrors and eyewear using vinegar boiling water cornflour and starchless polish. It suggests sprinkling vinegar on cloth for clear fixtures and rubbing off skims with fingers. A final polish uses glycerin or an oil turpentine mix for longer lasting shine.
A primer on planning meals a week in advance to balance budget and nutrition. It covers varied menus, portions for different workers, last minute garnishes, and simple games for gatherings. Includes a seafoodless marinade recipe for marinated steak with parsley and chips.
An odd home remedy suggests mixing sweetened water with a small bottle of concentrated Heenzo to create a nasal antiseptic and cold remedy. It claims usefulness for cataracts and sore throats, plus coughs and bronchitis, marketed as a money-saving solution.
A vintage soup feature presents a playful list of winter soups and steps to prepare them. The text includes scattered, imperfect OCR phrases about potatoes, flour, spices, and a final garnish with parsley. It reflects homey kitchen instructions with minor garbled wording throughout.
A fragment describes making macaroni soup with half a pound of macaroni two quarts of broth one onion grated cheese two tomatoes salt and pepper. Boil water with salt add pasta cook twenty minutes strain mix with stock strain again and season to taste with onion tomato and cheese.
A reader recounts sending in contest entries while rain pummels the town. They praise the Technicolor film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as marvellous, noting the dwarfs look like drawings rather than real people. The letter closes with a hurried sign off as they answer back.
Incomplete correspondence from a club and several named individuals including Mary, Leslie Wyatt, and Pat. The text shows friendly notes about entries, riding skills, and well wishes for exams, with several garbled phrases and unclear context. The readable names and hints suggest a tea-like club communication rather than a news event.
A mixed page contains a river crossing brain teaser about a man with a fox goose and bag of wheat, closing July 11. It also features a long list of pen-friend requests from Australia and New Zealand, with ages and interests.
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