26 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1918
Page
1
A Cairns resident certifies a miraculous cure of paralysis in Ivy McGough of Hermit Yark Townsville after other treatments failed. The claimant states restored speech and movement, offers 980 pounds reward to anyone proving falsity, and advertises free consultations.
Advertisement touts Good News for Plain F skin cream claims to remove freckles and tan in weeks, making skin look younger and smoother. It promises to erase wrinkles caused by cold and wind, offering a velvet finish and a touted “prevents” feature. Sold by pharmacy and retailers for 49 post, postage extra.
The Cairns hall welcomed Mrs Barton as she arrived amid applause to speak on temperance for the WCTU. Local officials from Cairns Town and Shire Councils attended, with the crowd praising her work and noting North Queensland’s strong British roots and resolve to support temperance in the war effort.
Fragmented wartime notes recount German July to November 1914 campaigns. It claims two major western pushes with high troop concentrations, initial successes near Ypres and Calais, a looming invasion of England, and a British counter through a French defense as November approached. It mentions large German numbers, Russian defeats elsewhere, and a traitorous aide’s actions.
Fragmentary note suggests parents should treat children with a mispelled and unclear home remedy for snuffes. Text references a remedy called Wir Cong but lacks verifiable instructions, making the item dubious as medical guidance.
Fragmented OCR recounts French and Russian front events with German offensives and Allied countermoves. It notes Bruschttet on the Eastern front, Italian regiments resisting, Romanian defenses, and German gains and setbacks as troops clash across various fronts between November 1916 and early 1917.
A Friday week send off for Private Jack Mackey before deployment in Europe is described with a Kunze Hotel function in five dining rooms. The piece notes hosts and attendants, a Rand style dinner, and songs. It also reports new mining machinery arriving at the battery, the Neville mine opening, leases, and local residents traveling or visiting Cairns.
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