29 May 1918
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
1
A mixed letter page features John Abbott a consulting herbal practitioner offering free consultations and curing diseases with herbal remedies. It also includes heartfelt thanks from a reader to Abbott for healing a son and asks others to write for advice. The text mentions Gympie and Montreal with scattered personal notes.
Mount Gravatt Brisbane dated November 23 reports Mr Hughes former Chief Electrician of Alligator Creek Meat Works writing to Mr Abbott in Townsville. He thanks Abbott for treatment that cured his chronic pain after a long illness and costly attempts, noting staff at Alligator Creek Meat Works can corroborate his claim.
Pr E Wihlmineon is listed as a gasfitter and galvanised iron worker located on Abbott Street in Cairns.
An OCR damaged ad fragment touts a cosmetic remedy named Feed van Termeies promising quick removal of freckles tan liver spots and dark patches on the face neck and arms. The copy mentions a pharmacy and claims ease and speed of results.
A long excerpt discusses German and British wartime propaganda, including depictions of Hitler era figures and religious imagery. It references figures like Count Zepp and St Peter, critiques of German art, and alleged Allied and German plans and scares. It also notes editorials and wartime narratives from German papers and the Berliner Tageblatt.
The article discusses dairy herd data from Scotland in 1906, noting tests on pedarias and bulls, farm registrations across regions, and the effects of herd improvements. It highlights the Scottish Milk Record Association's volume for that year and implications for milk production and farm records.
Unclear text fragment references a federal committee and presentations. Key names, dates, or places are not discernible. The readable bits suggest governance or policy discussions without concrete outcomes or participants.
A garbled note suggests Dene Saha tests a magnetic liniment from Dr Shaldon. It claims to relieve blister and bruise with a reset feel, priced at 4 shillings 6 pence and 3 shillings, advertised in a chemist shop.
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