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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1918
Page
1
A long testimonial from Townsville lauds Dr John Tarbolt for curing a chronic ailment after years of suffering. The writer asserts a grim prognosis, credits the regimen and mine work advice, and thanks the doctor publicly, claiming improved health and the support of many locals.
Dear Sir I wish to thank you for relief from bronchial asthma suffered for fourteen years after other treatments failed Your treatment increased my weight and I now enjoy good health Letters from JUPRED LOGAN and Dr George Loga attest success Free consultations offered in Beaumont area 1917 era promotion
A garbled 19th century beauty tip promises a brighten and tighten effect by washing the face in warm water and drying thoroughly then applying a whitening rinse with towel patting for two minutes. It claims a week to see a new smoothness and a younger looking complexion.
A fragmented early 20th century notice lists racing events at Caulfield and Melbourne venues including Grand Hurdles, Steeples, Derbies, Cups and handicaps. It mentions serials like the Grand National Hurdles and guide details for entry or inquiry, with references to jockeys, commissions, and race names. The text references Caulfield, Melbourne Cups, and Australian Steeples events in a terse ad-like format.
Sporting notes from Innisfail show entries for flying and river bandicap events. Handicap details include second horse placements, nominations close with the secretary, with stewards’ final line-up to follow as of July.
A garbled OCR fragment from Cooktown era racing lists multiple horse names, handlers, and event notes. It shows names like Aviator Ephor Lynd Briacar and Lady Gossoon among a maze of misread terms, handicaps, and stakes references with unclear dates.
Melbourne July 9 reports list Hors es and Chance and Bistoley among leading contenders for the Australian Hurdle, with Westen gle Naestiquang and Rinlark highly advocated. Other notable names include Lords Nagar, Wailalo, Aban, Van Honeigh, Worribie, and Kinnek tore, as betting and entry details for races such as the Australian Steeple and Handicap unfold amid widespread speculation.
A Sunday shoot by the rifle club featured high scores with Capt. Lyon and Geo Richards each scoring 68, W Wartis 67 and 7, Easton 96, and Bei leading the ten entries. The event included several 4s and the club championship will be decided in a later round as members are urged to attend and support the competition for the silver cup prize.
Cadets from across the empire competed in a senior competition at Greshove, with shots at zero yards and high accuracy. Frank Townson led the effort, while team averages and individual scores were tracked for the event and forthcoming trophy shoot details.
A garbled OCR fragment cites disputed phrases about medical complaints and peer medicine. Names and context are unreadable, leaving only scattered terms and unclear connections to any persons or events.
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