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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text references Jur Matreas and Sista with six districts and a recording movement of friends for immortality in La Uuan. Details are unclear. main entities include Jur Matreas, Sista, districts, and a movement/recording context.
An aphoristic note reflects on worth producing envy among weaker souls, suggesting that true value elevates character and fosters virtue rather than envy. The fragment hints at moral reflection and the social impact of merit.
The article reviews dance gowns and modest frocks with Victorian influences, noting yellow bodices with rhinestone accents, layered tulles, and black velvet or taffeta designs. It highlights pale lavender and grey palettes, delicate beadwork, and the fit enhancing figures, reflecting continued youth fashion in ballroom settings.
A vintage ad styled notice urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle, thorough laxative for constipated children. It claims rapid relief from digestive woes and warns against imitation products, noting proper dosage and bottle labeling for safety.
Fragmented OCR style text shows a domestic exchange with names Bertie, ma, and Teoatle. The garbled lines reference a warning about a boy named Smith and a promise to accompany someone, ending with a cryptic note. No clear event or outcome is established.
Puzzle snippets and jokes from Alma Deu sent under the Bonnie Doon banner. The notes include wordplay on time police and iron, ending with a simple pun about a rouster named Robinson.
A new letter-writing contest invites writers to submit pieces on Kindness to Animals. Prizes include five shillings for the best letter, with 50-point thresholds earning certificates for others. Letters must be at least 100 words and up to 2000, signed with name and pen-name, and include age. Submissions published in the Post and Herald.
Assorted books and comics from Jingle Bell Evening Star and other titles. Items include works by Elfreda Kohler Hibisens Mid Gerace Camrnddin Vale Flower and Lily McTavish Cameo with papers, scrapbooks, and a doll's frock. Two bundles of comics have ten names attached. senders asked to forward their names.
The Bairns Circle sends birthday wishes to Ensig nette and Trefoil Clover with the motto Be True to the Best and Honour First. The note closes with affectionate regards from a avi oe SEMARY.
A whimsical dialogue features an angler, old gentleman, boss and others trading puns and riddles. Banter covers stamps, sixpences, shifting for the winner and lampooned lines about umbrellas and counting crows in a tree.
A fragment from a July 19 Ravenshoe item shows a child’s letter style note addressed to Rongmary about a pest chair competition. The readable portion hints at a playful community correspondence segment in a local column.
Visiting Bairns and Cheerios will meet at Anzac Park instead of the Country Women’s Restroom. Children should write their name on paper and send it to Rosemary to join the four to five pm session. Badges required. weather may cancel.
Myrtle recalls a large turnout at the new cinema windows opposite the Post Office causing police to stop the programme as traffic blocked. The weekly gazette of incidents and the arrival of the Idcal film from Melbourne are awaited with weekend hopes.
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