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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1919
Page
2
Local notes list residents and visitors with travel plans to Brisbane Toowoomba Charters Towers and Cairns. Names include Moorhouse Wise Murray Jousieker Cavanagh Hansen Brown O Beirn O Hara and others. Arawatta voyage dates January 16th and February 5th appear with calls for musical tuition and business services in Cairns.
Melbourne reports a key pre conference statement by Mr Watt on creating an Imperial Commission to take over war debts across the Empire from Canada to India and South Africa. The plan promises cheaper interest and closer financial unity, with shared representation and potential future extension to prewar public debt.
Sydney reports the Australian Workers Union members across the Commonwealth voted on January 23 to favor arbitration for internal action. The ballot results indicate a nationwide endorsement of arbitration as the future policy.
Trains served Aligator Creek and Ross River meat works on January 23 but guards refused to transport the consignment to the jetty. The meat was left at the works while Tower meat continues loading from the Pardelin works.
An amanttee uses Rexona and Facial Soap and is advised to switch to cheaper soap, but skin and hair suffer. Her husband Lewes causes distress over the change. She returns to Rexona, and her skin clears, hair softens, and friends notice the improvement. She no longer worries about buying Rexona.
A promotional notice urges readers to take Chamberlain's Tablets to improve digestion and lifestyle. It claims relief and a sense of becoming a new person, with sales through local stores and merchants.
A dubious report claims a scalp iron deficiency causes grey hair and presents a tonic rub into roots to restore iron, promising the greyness fades in weeks. It also notes a sensational claim about horses and critiques face powders containing starch or dextrine, touting a French alternative.
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