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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1911
Page
4
Fragmented ad copy lists discounts on Cashmere, Fancy Voila, Lustre, and Black hosiery sizes and yardage. Mentions dozens of bargains with 3 pair cotton hose and broad stock for children and infants at very low prices.
Notices and letters list local people and businesses with fashion tips, patterns, medicines, and travel mentions. Frequent names include Mrs Smith, Frank O'Sullivan, Mrs Cameron, and Collins' pharmacy. References cover pattern outfits, remedies, and upcoming visits around Townsville Cairns and Kuranda.
Fragmented notes from Brisbane and Sydney describe a declared public holiday across most of the state with exceptions for Townsville Bowen Mackay and Pioneers Shire. Obscure mentions of accidents and hospitalizations appear, including a horse incident and a separate hospital admission. Further information is promised from local officials.
The notice lists various men's footwear styles including lace up shoes and slippers with color options black tan white and gray. Prices show a general discount from higher to lower, for example 20 for a pair reduced to 48 6 and 4 11 resulting in sale price 2 8 per pair.
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