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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1922
Page
7
In parks a curious tradition appears as poets and lovers leave verses on benches and scraps of paper. Letters, wills, and unsigned poems are discovered tucked into seats, sometimes with names and addresses. Students and travelers alike leave notes and proposals, seeking unearned fame through public spaces.
Fragmented OCR summary details rifle championship with scores from shooters like Metaiges and Harris. Weather affected Sunday events and judging notes mention Hann, Ba, and Catena Wile among competitors. Next Sunday brings six distances and potential re-shoots as scores from day one are recorded.
A special correspondent reports on a refugee convoy from a Volga departure to the Polish frontier with details of numbers, fate, and hardships. The account covers passengers, declines to name many, and notes bread rations and harsh conditions during the trek.
An old advertisement touts Gruen Health Salts as a cure for biliousness and digestive troubles. It claims to cleanse the bowels liver and kidneys and restore health with a pleasant taste and quick results. Sold by chemists and stores at 2 shillings 9 pence per bottle.
A fragmentary notice for Jerry Bgan Wy Forwarding and Commission Agents with services in furniture packing storage and removal. Mentions P O Box and Adelaide Steamship Company and Richard Fill architect.
Fragmented ad copy offers fresh produce and canned goods with unclear pricing. Mentions green peas chicken sweet corn and syrup. Early hours noted, but details are garbled.
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