Townsville address offers advice to those seeking help
Those who wish may write to me at my Townsville permanent address for advice. I treat those who may have tried other treatment without benefit.
23 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
1
Those who wish may write to me at my Townsville permanent address for advice. I treat those who may have tried other treatment without benefit.
A Gympie reader writes from Woors Hill praising Tohn Abbott for curing a long standing ailment. Once told he would die soon, the miner regained health and can work to support his wife and family. Also mentions a Masseuse testimonial for Elliott's Beef Iron and Malted Wine aiding nerves and vitality.
A dated ad touts Thermos cream as a miracle skin remedy that removes freckles tan sallow skin liver spots and color patches on face neck arms or hands claiming rapid restoration of fresh fair clear skin. It asserts thousands of women endorse it and offers price 3 shillings and sixpence postpaid via Craig's Therapeutics Cairns agents and retailers.
The notice discusses Meriwinmi as a depot for Buckland's Road and surrounding areas, noting cane farming as the main activity with limited fruit production. It mentions revived exports of ot icpher led by Mr. Williams, the dominance of Johnstone hardwood, and a near absence of fruit in market garden theory. Cane cultivation burdens villagers and prompts talk of a buyer taking over, as locals fear an impending fall and see weed-choked plots with few cane stools.
The article sketches harsh cane farming on the Buckland estate with laborers fearing ruin if labour and land cannot be secured. It notes waste from bad harvests, old field overseers' lost practices, weed spray drawbacks, and long efforts to improve roads and access from Innisfail to Cairns Shire, alongside memories of pioneer settlers and travel hardships.
The Atherton Butter Factory board met on Thursday 15th with Acting Chairman A W Gibson and Manager J E O Neill present. They discussed supplier pay rates, branch financing schemes, tender rejections for butter boxes, factory equipment plans, and reports from the Malanda branch on progress, staffing, and production totals for the month ending.
An advertisement promotes Homeopathic Kidney Tablets from The Ladies' College of Health. Claims benefit for urinary issues such as kidney congestion and bladder inflammation. Priced at £6 with postage free.
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