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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
7
A big locomotive named Novummer speeds the rush hour train from the suburbs to the city at Central platform. The engine driver is out of the cab tending to oil and bearings for the next run.
An OCR damaged ad promoting beauty products including a clarifying shampoo, hair treatment and a skim care line. The copy touts hair shine and volume after using specific shampoos and a "Clorosan" product, with prices and postage noted. Also mentions Sydney women and sun protection benefits.
An advertisement for Williams Pink Pills claims to ease nervous dyspepsia and related symptoms. It touts benefits for nervous temperament and digestive distress, urging readers to mail for a home remedy through Medicine Co. Box 3, GPO Sydney.
An elaborate event featured elegant gowns and glossy stage decor as guests arrived through an ornate door. Attendants served a full program with music while a profusion of flowers and dainty edibles graced two long tables, with attendees including Mrs. Frazer, Mrs. Kearney, Miss Firth, and many others in stylish gowns.
Fragmented OCR text mentions wheat growers, price agreements, and interstate discussions involving New South Wales Queensland and Tasmania. The readable fragments hint at a debate or negotiation over wheat prices and cross-border cooperation among farming groups and regional areas. Entities include Queensland and Tasmania, with references to New South Wales.
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