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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
1
George Houchton thanks John Abbott for curing years long ailment after being given weeks to live. He details deterioration, workplace changes, and recovery enabling him to work and support his wife, praising Abbott's treatment and sharing the testimony publicly.
A reflective critique argues drinking effects vary by social status, contending degeneration is not driven by alcohol alone. The piece cites British Royal Commission findings and Blatchford’s views, concluding temperance alone won’t fix poverty or unemployment and that social structure shapes drinking impact.
A reader argues that raising efficiency lowers employment and wages, harming workers. He notes that in a limited market more output with fewer workers worsens unemployment and prices. The writer asks how this could be avoided and concludes with a comment on brevity.
The School of Arts held its monthly meeting with Newell presiding and discussions on rent reductions for J Sloan's political meeting and the upcoming show. WCTU reported strong attendance, new enrollments, hospital visitation plans, and praise for readings. Weather notes, garden yields for Red Cross Day, and local pantomime plans finish with Colquhoun’s departure and role changes.
A quirky notice from the Ladies' College of earth at Oxford previews an event titled The one College of Health Remedies. It claims the marvel mit com brings satisfaction, benefits mothers and nurses, and notes a price of 4 by nag with lottoms described as unnecessary. Watch for further particulars.
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