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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1920
Page
2
A garbled boxing recount notes multiple bouts with various fighters and scores. It mentions Hare Boo Avlh Kaon Anbecaet and Taonok Aid Duvet with unclear results, a 39,000 to 100,040 figure, and references to ring action, rounds, and a capital venue.
A garbled historic note outlines a sailing club event with mentions of a mayor’s schedule on September 25 and social activities. The text references race results, nominations, rotating bouts, and lists various names and boat classes, but details are incomplete due to OCR corruption.
A historic note details a welding method where ends of a stool are joined to create a continuous ring. It describes sparking, burns, and thinning of metal as the joint completes, with the misfired material hammered and wasted portions removed.
A reader note suggests shoppers can ease expenses by buying essential goods at Blanes. The message emphasizes affordability and personal savings through choosing Blanes for daily requirements.
Retail notice lists heavy discounts on fabrics and tailoring materials. Several goods show bulk price cuts with color names and widths, including striped and solid fabrics, gabardine deans, satin blends, and japs silk varieties. Prices drop from 9/6 to 6/11 and similar reductions across many items.
A garbled advertisement fragment promises stool regularity and natural tone through a mysterious Chamberlain’s Tablet. It suggests a simple regimen, a bottle to buy, and implies broad bodily digestion benefits without clear ingredients or authoritative sourcing.
An 1880s warning by Henry Haveres, retired from the British Meteorological Office, claims higher barometric pressure increases wire weight in mine shafts, causing coal pockets to form and raising explosion risk. The notices, once ignored, are tied to broader modern warnings across British collieries. Fibrolite sold by Cummins Campbell agency via A G Clarke local agent for building needs.
A distorted ad promotes Dow Grok Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney trouble. It claims quick relief and urges purchase through local agent A G Clarke on Gregory Street, Bowen, Sydney, with pricing and order details appearing in the text.
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