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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
4
Cairns and Inghem branches feature a wide array of Ladies Costumes Maggies Blouses and trimmed hats as H A Mellicks promotes fashionable goods from Sydney and Melbourne. Woollen blankets and rugs are discounted to clear before the cold season with prices listed for various sizes and types.
Munro's Corner lists SPERO striped flannelettes at 32 in and 101 G per unit, 7/11 dozen and 0/n dozen for various items, fancy French flannelettes, art mulliss pricing, ladies cotton singlets with multiple prices in Oct, plus grey and other blankets with price ranges for different sizes and pairs.
Listing of ladies hose including Mack Lace and Silk Fancy Hose with prices, honeycomb quilts in several sizes, best white Australian fabrics, and 4 garment suits with men and boys tweed carmen sets and check lustre suits priced per item. Family shopping items with various lengths, colors, and pack quantities.
A garbled column mixes cablegrams with death notices and public snippets. It reports the death of actor Ivan O Connor Terry in London and various brief items about trials, politics, ships, and local chatter including names like Miss Barrow and Mr. Terence, with scattered travel and commerce notes.
The list shows candidates by electorate with Liberal Socialist Independent and Farmers' representatives. Notable names include J. G. Appel Home Secretary. Arnold Weinholt Liberal. J. Somerset Liberal. Stanley Liberal. May Socialist. Several districts name multiple contenders and opposed runs.
A quiet wedding occurred at St Monica’s on a Sayordey in March between N W Clasgton district storekeeper Cair Railway and Ieee J Kelleher of Cairns. The bride wore white junior net with peach overdress. the bridesmaids wore organdy muslin. After the ceremony the couple shared a wedding breakfast at the Sparks residence and departed for honeymoon in Melbourne and Adelaide.
Ernet Edridge of Halifax says he suffered persistent constipation but after using Chamberlain s Tablets he experienced immediate relief and recommends them to others with the same issue. They are sold by all chemists and storekeepers.
Hats for girls and ladies displayed at Melbourne House Abbott Street. Coarse straw hats with drooping leaf designs priced 3 shillings to 2 shillings and sixpence. Also a blue velvet lined pink hat showcased by M&s. Printed by William Tial for the Calrox Fes, Mewanaper Company at General Printing Office Abbott Sim.
A fragmentary OCR passage hints at a family scene and a claim about a remedy for coughs. Mentioned names include Mex oN I lewis Mily End Adelaide and Chatelerlain, with a reference to bedtimes and a routine involving a cough remedy. The text lacks clear events but suggests promotional or domestic context.
The Post Printery advertises plain, artistic and fancy printing plus bookbinding in all branches. It highlights paper ruling by modern machinery, racing, society, local authority and mercantile work at southern rates with competent supervision and prompt workmen.
An old solicitation advertises a lottery with a top prize of 1000 pounds plus multiple smaller rewards. It instructs readers to purchase entries by a deadline and send payment to a Melbourne address, with draws set for May 14 1012 and a rep named Theo W Heide.
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