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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
3
Fragmentary advertisement lists diverse groceries and brands including pickles butter and arrowroot. Mentions Dunn & Geane and Horton’s with references to prices and items such as dates and new season goods. The readable portion suggests a period storefront circular emphasizing varied foodstuffs.
The piece surveys a tense Australian setting where railway workers consider delaying a strike amid a forthcoming award revision next July. Government finances constrain pay increases and experimental schemes, while Parliament debates unemployment relief via farm wages. A push to run ferries on a business basis surfaces alongside new bylaws to modernize city transport.
Widespread reductions expected in Manchester section with merciless markdowns on drapery and apparel. Advertises early ordering to avoid shortages, highlighting high value quantities, renowned styles, and top supplier Mayers.
A fragmented advertisement lists sheetings and fabrics with prices for white drill cloths, cotton cambrics, Horrockses cloths, and longcloths. Items include a seven-quarter bed set, double sets, widths in inches, and prices ranging from 0s to 3s 6d, reflecting late nineteenth or early twentieth century textile sales.
Fragments announce sale prices on plannetette style fabric with references to 2/6 2/9 2/1 dates and price reductions. Mentions wide and narrow finishes and a striped plannelete product with yard quantities and bargain incentives amid unclear phrasing.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Reaver’s Extract and Dermax as remedies to restore natural hair color and clear skin. It claims grey hair becomes natural again hours after application and promises fading freckles and blemishes. Agents listed in Townsville and Drsnehes.
Readable fragments list textile items with sale prices including quilts in white marcella 6 shillings usual, bale prices around 49 shillings per bale, dowlas and tea cloths priced per yard, with cretonne and towels noted. Names and exact figures are partly garbled but indicate a discount sales flyer.
Fragmentary OCR listing textiles and prices for various fabrics including wool and cotton. Mentions Ladien White and Black Bill tags, unclear units and mixed phrases, indicating a shop advertisement or catalog page. No clear date or organization discernible.
Stretching across the display, fabrics such as muslin organdi and voile show marked reductions. White and multicolor varieties in Crepe Merle, Muslin, and fancy visceline fabrics are advertised at reduced yard rates, with prices quoted around 1/11 to 2/0 per yard.
Copy of a damaged ad listing miscellaneous soaps and toiletries with unclear quantities and product names. Items include medium sac soap, toilet tebi tch, soap tablets, witch hagel cream, and various jars with vague measurements. No clear brands, dates, or prices.
A catalog-style notice promotes white muslin and organdie blouses with splended ravings and better bargains. It lists various fabrics including organdie net and Georgette with prices, trims, and sizes, advertising new stock and attractive bidding on models and patterns.
A dated sale list details reduced garments and fabrics including UR Kimino jackets, white and floral robes, embroidery bargains, and various vests and veils. Prices shown in old currency with multiple items described, implying a broad clearance of summer wear and trimming.
Fragmentary advertisement notes sale prices on boys clothing items including shirts in white cambric with various features. Mentions include white ground cambric shirts, light patterns, pocket details, and ranges around 2s 4d to 7s 6d. Text is garbled with several illegible names and prices.
Sale specials in men's clothing advertise lounge suits coats trousers and shirts at reduced prices. Items include unlined coats with discounted main and striped patterns, silk and cotton fabrics, and miscellaneous tailoring terms. Damaged with water stains. prices given in old monetary format.
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