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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1916
Page
3
A writer argues the democracy proves unfit to govern by exploiting price-raisers in food and fuel and failing to act on a cooperative store solution. He condemns drink waste, tobacco profits, and the liquor trade, urging national rationalisation and prohibition as first steps toward emancipation, with public sentiment blamed for inaction.
The Manila strike discussion centers on soldiers in trenches and cannery workers who reportedly fear starvation and seek higher pay. Critics argue the protests erode wartime support and threaten conscription, while others claim demands reflect fairness for labor amid shortages.
A correspondent letter warns men at home that those at the front must not face disdain. It urges obedience, urges unity with soldiers, and condemns currish attitudes that hinder national effort. The missive notes railway service troubles and claims some content was cut by the censor.
Mrs Bessie Vincent of Newtown recounts a severe pneumonia attack she suffered, saying Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery cured her after medicines failed. She praises the medicine, noting a 190 dose helped her sleep and she recovered quickly, with the product sold at PC Kelly Cairns and Jack and Newell.
The item touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as shortening whooping cough and colds recovery time. It claims the medicine liquifies mucus to ease expectoration, reduces coughing fits, and ensures complete recovery faster than usual. Sold by chemists and storekeepers.
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