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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1922
Page
2
Local cricket fixtures outline a Saturday clash between Clerks and Traffic Staff at Norman Park on ground 2 with senior and junior sides from Combined Grocers and Digper teams, plus selections for Mt Biaa ae and Edmonton trip. Wickets, times, and player lists are sketched amid a busy schedule.
Sunday's Rifle Club meeting drew ten shooters with brisk scores. T Easley led with 95, while Meiers and Bonges scored high. Easley also claimed the 9 Cha Trophy valued at 2 shillings 2 pence.
A promotional note advocates using pure saponified coconut oil as a gentle hair wash instead of strong soaps or shampoos. It claims the greaseless liquid cleanses, rinses easily, leaves hair soft, thick looking, and easy to style, and cautions against inferior coconut oils.
A Hong Kong government report notes rising use of Western style trade union methods by Chinese workers amid tensions in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. It cites a 1920 Chinese Engineers' Institute survey showing a 21 percent wage rise after strikes, plus renewed efforts to limit hours and raise living standards while master employers counter with recruitment of new workers.
A damaged OCR fragment offers unclear guidance with phrasing about fear and self care. No specific persons, places, or actions are discernible.
An advertisement touts Dermax as a skin cream that clears freckles brown tan and sallow tones within a fortnight. It promises a fair even complexion and urges readers to obtain it from Aston Green Ledea Chemists Cairne and Branches.
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