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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
2
The community must act promptly after the long drawn anxiety over the Babinda Mill scheme. Farmers and supporters are urged to pledge direct effort, with strong backing anticipated despite substantial opposition and hostility.
Turkiye towel sale notice shows white Turkish linens in multiple finishes with daily price reductions. Fabrics include brown and white silks with assorted shades. Discounts quoted beside several yardages and stock lines with limited remaining quantities.
Tonight at the Cairns Pictures a special Ladies Night is advertised. A.M.P. Building address and Nesties canned goods are noted in the listing. The Cairns Theatre program mirrors recent shows with the star Wheat and Tare and other acts. A weekly changeover is planned for tomorrow night.
Mr C. J. Whale offers piano organ singing and harmony tutoring at the Imperial Hotel. A large audience attended the Palace Theatre for Wedheming's programme and the film The Perfidy of Mary drew strong interest. Tomorrow's programme changes will be advertised. A cane cutting day at V H Wright's Creek farm saw Brown's gang haul 58 tons of fret ratooms on trucks by derrick and horses.
A vintage advertisement for No 8 Cherry Balsam offered by chemists. It promotes relief from chest tightness and wheezing with a tarted up tone, noting a two bottle purchase and claiming it aids that familiar cough.
Pieced text shows a damaged OCR fragment referencing counts of persons and a lecturer, with unclear context and broken words. The readable content suggests a discussion of attendance or interest, but specifics are indeterminate from the fragment.
The note highlights warm bedclothes including blankets and rugs at economical prices. It also promotes a wide stock of underwear, socks, and wool and cotton garments. Boots and shoes in latest styles are available from Trail and Winstone, high-class mercers and bootmen in Abbott Street.
The note records a Loyal Barron Lodge event with a value of 10.8 in an unspecified metric. No further context or details are provided to identify participants, location, or outcome.
The Cairns Citizens Band will present a programme of music opposite the Criterion Hotel at 7 45 pm weather permitting. Messrs Macbonnel and Hannam announce a telegram from Townsville agents naming A J Draper as trustee in the insolvent Cairns draper and milliner, Mrs Walsh. The Cairns Chamber of Commerce meets this afternoon with important business on the agenda. The Cairns Hospital Ball at Nelson yielded a profit of £54, and the committee thanks attendees hoping for an annual event.
Misa Hansen showcases Kobler's Cocoa and Nes tle Anglo-Swiss articles at Armstrong Ledlie Hullman's Busy Store. A large crowd has shown interest and sales are strong in Cairns this week. Demonstration continues for a few days with attentive customer service. For details on Weatle's goods refer to the Armstrong Ledlie Stillman advertisement.
Ladies can view the latest metropolitan designs at Kelly's in Abbott Street. The shop offers dainty styles suitable for races and mentions the Eleanor, a three button patent low at 15/6 per pair, and The Park among other value shoes with exclusive city prices.
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