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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
6
Customer letters recount using Mrs Reaver's extract for grey hair praised for rapid whitening. Advertisement notes formula claims permanent results within 24 hours and a sale via mail orders and agents in Australia.
The fragment mentions J.HL Bike dentist Abbott Street Cairns Strand stay details for various people including Miss Marshall and Mrs Nelson (nee Marwater Bamford). References to Fort Douglas My Mourilyan voyage, and local business notices at Ure and Geaney's oat shop and Duntop's Hotel Mareeba.
A dispatch from Melbourne dated August 17 notes the war graves work at Gallipoli. Every state is represented on the commission and most graves are left to be interred with military honors. The effort aims to hasten the posting of details and permit visitors earlier, with 14 Australians and New Zealanders on the intellectual water commission list.
London August 1 reports Chamberlain said only ten million had been received in three months though Treasury debt support continued to cause anxiety. He admitted the result was disappointing compared with earlier expectations and rising fears persisted among policy makers.
A garbled text warns of a simple method to lift a sore tooth or related pain with cheap chemicals and powders. It claims a chemist endorses a remedy using Fro vollee costing little, and notes potential dangers and skepticism about its safety and effectiveness.
A Sunday excursion train carried the Vabinds Band and the Nabimla taial to town for a welcome ceremony and a joint performance. Town Band president spoke on community effort and funding, while a reception followed with plans to push future contests and a return visit.
An overview notes vast funds and manpower needed to enforce prohibition in the United States. It discusses a Life magazine cartoon mocking Uncle Sam and a racing car, plus calls for increased budgets, port and warehouse controls, and potential international treaties to strengthen enforcement nationwide.
A fragment notes a beauty routine stressing exercise and prudent use of face powder for maintaining youthfulness. It mentions March timing and selecting a pure brand, with emphasis on appearance and personal care.
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