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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1928
Page
6
Modern dental science links yellowed, discolored teeth to a stubborn film covering enamel. The ad promotes Pepsodent as a new dentifrice that curdles and removes this film in ten days, then firms gums with ten nights of massage.
A large crowd at Liberty Cafe in Tully saluted Acting-Sergeant Dore leaving after three years in charge of the Tully Police Station. Acting-Sergeant Tobin was welcomed to lead, with speeches praising Dore's service and noting the town's earlier rough days and later progress under his tenure.
Herbertton residents enjoyed a Friday euchre night at the golf house to boost club funds. Meschme Purcell and Manuell carried off the ladies prizes with W. Chime and Strathan winning the gent’s prizes. A dainty supper followed by dancing after midnight. Graham Ledlie won the wine dance.
Ambulance cases include G Chapman with three severe lacerations from a dingo bite at Tumoulin and C Woods with a deep wrist wound from broken lamp glass. Influenza outbreaks rise in Ravenshoe and Evelyn Tableland areas among residents and aborigines. Mareeba’s Mrs Edwards returns to Ravenshoe to start a boarding house business with improvements.
Lambing is under way in Western districts and Department of Agriculture advice urges preventive steps against mortality during marking. Remove yard surface soil, treat with lime and toxic compounds, and smear wounds with tar or carbolised oil. Use heated or clean knives, burn carcasses, and delay marking if necessary. Both sexes may be marked at the same time with tail and male and female tails separated for counting.
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