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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1935
Page
6
Distressing biliousness described with dull pains and lethargy due to clogged sewers of the body. Text claims Dr Morse Indian Root Pills relieve the condition by stirring the liver and opening the system, restoring function to the body.
Practical guide for married and soon to be married couples promotes a priced book of four shillings with 17 years of experience offered by Mr and Mrs L Gordon at 220 Exiward Street Brisbane. Confidential consultations and home requisites advertised with nurse attendance promised.
An elderly man recounts a long battle with rheumatism. After months of paralysis in bed and swollen limbs, he started Kruschen Salts which he credits with dissolving uric acid crystals and letting him return to work at age 65.
The Bowen Independent reports the death of George Street Bowen resident associated with local merchant W. TL Teirwell & Sone. The notice records the death location in Bowen Queensland and identifies the business ties in the community.
A chaotic February event in Hoskinstown, New South Wales, saw workmen seize a school building, provoke protests, then briefly restore classes. The piece critiques Royal Commissions as expensive, recalls Anstey’s calls for limits, and cites a brutal anecdote about a German employee’s misconduct amid broader public service tensions.
The theatre screens the most costly program yet at Bowen’s Toyell Theatre with Janet Gaynor and Ubortes Porrell in Change of Heart after 14 months apart. A full all star cast including Will Rogers and Katharine Norris style features appears with The Brave Tin Soldier and a News Uasette. The Tivoli Theatre hosts a nautical comedy The Captain Hates the Sea with Victor McLaylen John Gilbert and others plus The Forbidden Territory as the supporting feature.
Warner Brothers feature Sweet Adeline starring Irene Donne opens at the Grand Theatre with Lynne in a Broadway style production. Harold Hammerstein Kern music and a large Broadway cast present romance set in Hoboken and the Broadway district with song and dance numbers.
Local notes announce a football meeting tonight at the Ambulance depot. Advertised events include a boxing and wrestling show at Tivoli on Friday, June 25, with special attractions such as Florence Amutral and John Amadio. Olympia Theatre presents a Metro-Goldwyn-May ers film bill tonight and Saturday featuring The Girl From Absence, plus shorts and cartoons. Salvation Army leader will visit Bowen on Monday next, June 17, to lecture at the Salvation Army Hall. Visiting dentist and optometrist will tour Bowen and Proserpine in early July and late June respectively.
The schedule lists performances in July through September across multiple towns. Trockhampton hosts July 18 to 22 while Mackay runs July 25 to 27 and Laidley on July 28 and 27. Traverping appears July 26 and 29, with Bowen Ayr Gang Townsville July 1 to 11, Charters Towers July 10 to 18, Cairns August 2 and 25, Atherton July 30 and August 41, Rural National August 1 to 24, and September events in Jmbll T and Tully on September 18 and 1.
Notice lists library hours for receipt and issue today and Thursday and charges for subscriptions and charitable rates. It includes fees for youth under 14, church and educational functions, traveling companies, concerts, and a ball committee led by Mackenzin.
The Bowel Independent Printing Works advertises specialty gold lettering on suitable materials. This brief notice highlights custom lettering services for signage and decorative purposes.
The German team faces Australia with predictions of a 3-2 or 4-1 Davis Cup result as Von Cramm meets McGrath. Improved form noted for Cramm since the French Championship, with Keen and Crawford also in action.
A list of rewards not exceeding 500 pounds is declared for information that leads to the committal or conviction of persons involved in cattle or horse offences. Several named individuals and companies across locations are listed as recipients, with specific reward caps for different offences.
In the Independent’s mall section an advertisement urges readers to find Burgetos in the store. The quirky note asks readers to place the ad where everyone will see it, inviting attention and curiosity.
A Stellart munition factory explosion at high pressure caused extensive casualties and structural damage. Rescue and extraction efforts followed as workers were injured and the facility suffered severe destruction across the site. Local authorities reported multiple deaths and a large-scale emergency response.
A urging to hire locally emphasizes creating actual work for residents rather than outsourcing to city firms. The message warns that patronising outsiders harms children’s employment prospects and urges hands on local labor.
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