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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 18, 1928

Page

4

Husy Stores Selections Prompt Urgent Visit

The notice urges visiting Husy Stores to choose from an ideal display of goods and have items delivered when needed, stressing not to delay.

Silk Hosiery Advertises Variety and Prices

An advertisement touts silk hose lines including GLOVE-SYLA and SYLROX with prices per pair or dozen, listing PHORNIN SILK HOSE, KAYSER HOSE, AS YOU LIKE IT and other brands. It markets pure silk full-fashioned stock with multiple shades and finishes, highlighting quality and fashion appeal.

Wanner OK Hanner Honds Silkakto

Ladies Ready-to-Wear Hats and Accessories Sale

Postage paid on cash orders. Matrons hats trimmed with colorful ribbons and priced at 24 11 each. Ladies Tuscan hats at 37 6. Children and girls hats in organdi and satin with floral patterns from 3 9 to 6 11. Ladies silk gloves with embroidered cuffs priced at 5 11 to 9 1. Gauntlet gloves suede lisle offered.

Seaside prepares for summer bathwear sale

Children's cotton bathing suits priced at 40 each. Ladies wool jacquard suits and stripe bathing costumes offered with various price points. Beach and organza fabrics in pink, sky, cream, and other tones displayed in 44 inch widths. Women's shoes including marble heel and leather options priced from 3 to 24 11 per pair.

United Price Zach Reeves Brice van Gole

Christmas Shoes and Accessories Spotlighted in Sale List

The notice lists ladies tennis shoes in white canvas, one bar styles, and various men’s footwear including oxfords and patent leather options. Prices range from modest to mid range with several shoe types and accessories such as handkerchiefs and silk socks also featured.

Oxford

High Class Confectionery for the Xmas Table

A vintage list of assorted sweets and preserves offered as Xmas favorites including Chocolate Mixtures Preserved Ginger Pineapple and Jelly Beans. Prices shown per item and per bottle reflect a bygone era of confectionery marketing.

London

Mirriwini Notes Gala Day At State School

The Mirriwinni State School held a gala day on Saturday with a fancy dress dance in the evening. Pupils received prizes for one year of study, and many fancy costumes were worn by students and guests. The event featured music by Mrs Cording’s Orchestra and school staff aided by Miss Neleit and Mr Keil away at Charters Towers and Townsville respectively.

Nivenath Adeline Gardiner Douglas Melean Moon Lady Daphne Owen Fairy Audrey Cartwright Folly Kate Owens Purion Mail Mr. Keil Charters Towers Neleit Townsville

Murray River Sp.A December Meeting Discusses Siding at Dallachy

At the December Murray River Sp.A. meeting in Biljana presided by Mr. Ernie Bron, new member Ai Layton of Dallachy was enrolled. Layton urged the association to seek a siding at Dallachy to aid banana shipments and open a wood loading belt, while the group considered mail contracts and experimental plots with the Cane Prices Board and local cane growers associations.

Murras River Bilyana Wtich Ernie Bron E. Layton Dallachy Layton Daltachy A. J. Crowther Stormon Dalhehee Ken I.P.A Tully Sugar Murray Tully Upper Murray Shirley Pather M. Alex Miller Cully Victor Butler Broughall C.S.K. Company Esne Bilgann Thos Atkinson Thos, Butler Fingford Tully River Association Rockingham Progress Association Ea Cane Prices Board Atkinson Shirley Butler Butler

Mosquito War Aims to Save Panama Canal Area

Historic campaign targets disease carriers as researchers and officials push measures to curb mosquito breeding. Officials warn a single tin can can harbor enough larvae to infest a neighborhood while exploring preventive chemicals and fogging methods to protect the canal zone.

Panama Canal Ellen Inothane Tedeoteiel

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