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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 25, 1917
Page
3
Updates from Cairns and Townsville report travels of officials and residents, including Mr R A Tills and Mr G Williams aboard the Lass Gowrie. Obituaries note the deaths of James Alfred Simpson and George James Fitzwalter, while Frigate Rose Harvey’s pneumonia status and missing-in-action son Frank John McKay are sought.
In foreign markets competition drives goods from many lands and merit earns esteem. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised as popular for coughs and colds. A well known vaudeville artist, Mr John H Early of Early and Laight, wrote from Hobart praising Naztura as the great cold cure. He recovered quickly after using it and urged others to try Necetha for relief at 1/6.
The ad touts Dr Sheldon s Pills for kidney trouble and backache claiming they relieve nervous mood sleeplessness and general weakness. It promises quick improvement and guarantees the effect on kidneys and system as stimulating and enlivening with a price of 16s 2d or 2s 4d at various outlets.
An old advertisement promises youthful skin through a range of creams and pastes. It claims to fade liver spots, wrinkles, and a sallow complexion with nightly applications and washing. Prices and product names are listed, targeting an audience seeking rapid facial rejuvenation.
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