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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1916
Page
1
The Ammaal Show scheduled for Thursday and Friday in September at Cairns Race Course offers prizes. Abbott Street and The Cairns AP advertise schedules for horses cane poultry sugar cane and farm products with full particulars from Secretary J Hogan.
Local retailer advertises sails tents at tax caution and up to date fishing tackle and fancy goods on Swain and Abbott streets in Cairns.
The Palace Theatre offered a busy program with The Austral Pictures and Metro night. Audiences enjoyed musical pieces by Miss Lola Craig and ensembles, and the dramatic feature The House of Tears with Emily Stevens and Henri Bergman. The Master Key serial continues as crowds rush for seats, with prebook advised for Saturday performances. The program boasted domestic drama, strong performances, and a double bill including When California was Wild.
The Cairns Theatre presents the Triangle feature Let Katy Do It with Katy in the foster mother role amid seven children and bandits pursuing them. Fatty Arbuckle headlines Keystone comedy and Pathe English Gazette fronts the front line scenes with war updates. A military-themed finale and race slides cap the program tonight.
A fragmented description outlines Colleane's Circus showcasing a holiday program in a coastal town. It mentions a top act featuring aerial stunts and performances, a lively melee, and youths presenting a brief show. The text notes crowd reception and general merits of the entertainment.
Miss A Taylor of Belmont Road Mossman Bay New South Wales recounts relying on Dr Shelldon's New Discovery for fevers and colds. She notes fever relief after early doses and recalls a second illness resolved by the remedy. The ad cites prices and local sellers T P Kelly Cairns and Jack and Newell.
Fragmented text promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a remedy to prevent pneumonia linked to influenza. It claims the product strengthens the system, reducing severity and preventing serious outcomes. Sold by chemists and druggists.
Barrington and W Canarer, members of the Brisbane and Sidney Carteret Club, are listed among participants. A54 Victoria chair is noted in the record as context or affiliation.
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