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Newspaper
Toodyay Herald
Location
Toodyay, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1925
Page
3
Maria a charwoman in Treeton endures hardship with a cruel husband and toil to support her daughter Tilda. Tilda marries a collier and leaves, while Maria gives all to Freddy the grandchild. Burglarous visitors claim Freddy, Maria resists, and she dies after promising care for Freddy, buried by neighbors.
A man spending a month in the Highlands checked his carriage for a family drive. The report ends with an observed detail about the vehicle, leaving the outcome unspecified.
Dr Wilfred T. Grenfell recalls Eskimos as free from convention and recounts two remarkable rescues. A minister refuses a forbidden wedding on Sponted Island, then the groom chooses another partner. A sister saves her drowning brother by lying on ice until rescuers arrive, though her own leg is frozen.
The piece notes the old fashioned cake cutting by the bride has faded and modern celebrations display and store the cake for the first anniversary. It mentions fruitcake favors in white boxes with initials for guests and advises calling on the hostess within two or three weeks after the event.
An essay-like piece contrasts public charity with private frugality and sketches a social scene where generosity varies by context. The author notes merchants, households, and public mores reveal virtue or vice in everyday acts.
An elderly Black patient grew ill and first sought a physician of his own race. Failing to improve, he requested a white doctor. The white practitioner checked the pulse and tongue and queried about his previous doctor’s readings. The patient replied he had only “mais[ed] nothing but my water.”
Practical household tips advise stirring mustard with a knitting needle to avoid mess and enables making mustard in the serving vessel. The note claims no waste and cleanliness in preparation. It also mentions a mustard plaster made with egg white that will not blister the skin.
A mash of household hints and quirky notes covers cleaning advice for glass, wood, linoleum, and fabrics plus tips on jelly moulds, frying fat reuse, and keeping water hot. It reports on art, weather, and social trivia including royal gifts, marriage custom notes, and a wit’s tale about a yard calculation.
A motivational piece argues that failure comes from stopping early and doubting, urging readers to embrace impossible goals. It cites that great achievements come from overcoming obstacles, with perseverance and self-reliance as keys to success.
A fragmented reflection on charm as the gift of beauty and the social pressure to preserve youth. It contrasts gracious smiles with the fear of crow's feet and notes charm as outward sunlit radiance, while claiming that massage erases signs of age.
A simple mixture removes mildew stains. Mix a tablespoon of powdered starch, the same amount of common salt, two tablespoons of soft soap, and the juice of two lemons. Apply to both sides of the fabric, expose to open air for twelve hours, then wash as usual.
A historical balm suggests removing scorch from linen by squeezing juice from a baked onion into mustin with powdered fullers earth soap and vinegar. Boil an hour, apply cooling paste to scorched areas, let dry, then launder the linen as usual.
The article notes that married women wear rings on the left hand and outlines early English bridal practice. It describes the bride offering her right hand, the groom placing the ring on the thumb then each finger, ending on the fourth finger amid an old superstition that Love’s passing shifted from the fourth finger to the heart.
Do not wear same shoes daily. alternate pairs to extend life. Warm leather before wearing, use a soft duster to rub, and avoid hard rubbing. Use a shoehorn and avoid dragging with fingers. Polish brown leather with appropriate cream, clean stained shoes with soap and warm water, then apply boot polish. Dry shoes on their sides away from direct heat.
A rustic cleaning tip suggests burning newspapers and straw in an emptied rust bin to remove grease and dampness, yielding a clean and sanitary dust bin.
A stout suitor goes to his knees to propose to a pretty girl but she refuses. The fat suitor asks for help and reveals he seeks a rich wife. He proclaims love beyond words.
A reflective essay extols gems as embodiments of beauty and emotion. It links rubies to love, emeralds to spring, and diamonds to faith, arguing minerals mirror light, sky, and sea. It muses on stones’ hidden fiery cores, prismatic structures, and their storied legends through history.
A lecture in Paris on the tragedy of diamonds recounts famed stones and their fateful tales. Names like the Shah the Great Mogul and the Regent appear, with legends of shipwrecks, divers seeking gems and the elusive base diamond that brought misfortune to owners.
A fragmentary piece discusses famous and small diamonds, noting the Regent diamond worn by Louis XVI at coronation and Napoleon at Waterloo. It contrasts unlucky legends of large stones with positive symbols for rubies sapphires turquoises pearls and topazes. Opals are described as mixed in luck and desire.
A garbled list offers tips on laundry and cleaning methods. It suggests starching linen for stiffness, removing onion odor from knives by earth, rinsing west wash, preserving freshness with bran, soaking new brooms in salt water, cooling hot dishes with salted water, and light health notes on beverages. It also mentions fresh air, early rising, and preserving cut flowers with water, charcoal, and camphor.
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