16 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
1
In a remote corner of England a small war hospital holds wounded prisoners of war from distant seaports. Convoys of two hundred arrive by train and ambulance, sometimes in German uniforms, to be fed, washed, and treated with quiet, orderly care by the staff in this base hospital.
Mrs MF Beaton of Mansfield Road Ena Vic reports a painful teething rash on her baby that was diagnosed as eczema. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the child improved within one month and fully recovered. Free samples offered by mail with Skin Book.
A wartime observer describes German prisoners in an English hospital, detailing their treatment, gratitude, and fear. The piece contrasts their dull routine, language mix, and bewilderment with England’s kindness and their own brutal, lower-class behavior and loyalty shifts as they recover.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy praised as the most successful preparation for relief from dysentery and bowel cramps. It notes strong sales by chemists and stores, claiming wide popularity and immediate effects.
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