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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 04, 1929
Page
2
A fragment lists discounted ladies hats, crinoline plop hats, and evening frocks with half price incentives. Items include Tuscan hats trimmed with ribbons, crinoline frocks, white voile frocks, organdi frocks, merween cloth, Jap crepe, and patent leather shoes with sale prices and usual prices.
The article contends gambling drives ruin and self destruction, recounting historic heavyweights like Rothstein and Montford, and detailing the Ernest Dyer case where a self inflicted gunshot after a police arrest attempt ended his life. It links self destruction to gambling culture and moral risk.
A reflective temperate essay argues that liberty requires self restraint and practical laws, criticizing government overreach and moral regulation. It cites Bernard Shaw, Otto Kahn, and historical figures while lamenting prohibitive habits, passport controls, and foreigner-targeted policies as eroding national character.
A postwar discussion notes the Bank of England and Governor McKenna in shaping prices, currency growth, and banking deposits. It covers views on government borrowing, central control, and the impact on unemployment, with figures on currency, deposits, and price levels.
English workers produced more than 30 million poppies for Lord Haig's Poppy Fund this year signaling a major charitable effort. The mass production reflects nationwide support for veterans and war relief initiatives.
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