07 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
1
A testimonial for George Houghton appears in the Gympie Times of 1904. The notice notes consultations are free and references a person named Abbott.
An examination of changing jockeys under steward orders at meetings such as Cairns highlights risks of perceived dishonesty and unfair advantage. The piece argues substitutions can injure riders, owners, and the sport, urging careful, auditable actions and postrace inquiries when substitutions occur.
Fragmentary OCR reads a clock result with numbers and names garbled. Mentions include Harris Grainer Eras and partial scores, but key details are unclear. The legible bits suggest a tabulated conclusion without complete context or full event identifiers.
An old advertisement touts Cumberian Cong Remedy as a treatment for pneumonia and early cough symptoms. It claims Kennedy as a main symptom indicator and asserts wide availability in local shops.
Government witness Joseph Burdall testified that at the Milwaukee Industrial Workers of the World hall German members declared they knew LWW signs and would shoot if drafted, while Bourg urged overthrow of the American government and burning fields, wrecking plants, and striking west if the East moved. He described sabotage and strong-arm tactics used by the group, including attacks on farm machinery and trains.
A fragmentary wartime dispatch notes Belgium's suffering under German occupation. It cites forced labor at docks, trench digging, and abuse of Belgians including underage workers. Reports describe starvation, ill treatment, and executions, with international outrage and calls for pity amid the ongoing conflict.
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a recovery event linked to a character named Don’t Beale with two colds and a score of sixteen mentioned, forming a terse local item. The readable bits suggest a quirky local column snippet rather than a full event.
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