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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
4
A Cairns audience enjoyed The Raven backed by other features at the Cairns Theatre last night. The program blended Poe inspired visuals with Western drama The Trail of Gold and a mining safety tale The Hack Wall.
The Terence Goodwin Dramatic Company reports a strong crowd at Tyrie Theatre in Strack O11 and promotes tonight’s showing of The Private Secretary. Also notes Captain Fr S Middleton for Townsville and Burns, Philp and Co agents listing passengers and crew bookings.
A quiet wedding took place on Thursday at the Mason residence Stratford for James Thomas Griffiths fourth son of Joan Griffiths Gunn by Park Forn Here'ordahire and Miss Ora Mason second daughter of W. W. Mason Stratford. The bride wore a white voile dress and was given away by her father. Bridesmaids Louise Mason and Nelle Chimes wore blue voile gowns. Best man was the groom’s brother. Rev W G Goddard officiated and a lavish wedding breakfast followed. The ceremony prompted a generous display of celebrations among guests.
Shipping report notes Captain H. S. Middleton sailing August 22 from Oodown via ports urns Philp and Co Limited agents.
The Paris critic Prof Pozzi reviews Dr Alexis Carrel's work on tissue survival outside the body. Early experiments showed liver and kidney fragments living up to 500 days before infection halted progress. Later trials with chicken heart tissue kept in plasma remained alive beyond 120 days with rapid growth of heart cultures.
The report notes two heart tissue fragments in plasma beating separately then synchronizing after washing and solution changes. Initial rates reached 130 and 2 beats per minute, later stabilizing around 120. 105 days were observed from January to May with varying rates and a late drop to 32 beats per minute before tearing during rinsing.
A London club named the National Deaf Club, aimed at the deaf or mute, operates with no spoken words. Members communicate by signs, with a single bell and red electric signals marking door and waiter actions. Six years after its cafe origin, the club now counts 128 men and no women, centered around a billiard table.
Protest notes that the wage limits force farmers to dismiss laborers in the district. Turners warn cane planting may cease to avoid financial ruin from mandated wages. Workers left jobless blame authorities for hindering efforts during the regulation’s brief duration.
A Brisbane exchange reports Dr G Johnson for Pioneer Shire Council urged Government action to fund road and bridge works. The mover said the cost should be borne by a fund to be created for common works, with timber royalties from Crown lands contributing. Councillor Kirrup supported the proposal as much needed by authorities.
The listing notes price dates for ladies and men footwear including ome-bar shores, fal seppe sede ot, men's Cossacks boots at 5/11 and 4/11, men's lace leather boots 5/11 and 1/11, and carpet slippers 1/11.
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