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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 13, 1942
Page
2
A damaged OCR style ad claims De Witt's Pills relieve kidney pain and backache quickly. It asserts dramatic cures, urging immediate use within 24 hours, and promotes the product as acting directly on the kidneys to stop distress.
Fragmented OCR text describes strong centralization of Vichy authority, government order enforcement, and shifts in industry, with references to the defense and distribution of goods, clothing, and wheat. Mentions of authoritarian measures against agitators and political figures, plus warnings about resistance and public responses.
The Australian debate over newsprint imports reveals shipments from North America linked to wartime constraints. Senator Keane says 12,000 tons in Australia will be equitably divided among newspaper proprietors, with Truth and Sportsman among beneficiaries, amid shifts in supply and government consideration.
The Planning Board outlined a large scale postwar housing program to stabilize postwar demand, with Roosevelt seeking surveys on possible measures. It predicts 900000 to 200000 new dwellings over a decade and continued repair work, targeting farms, villages, and cities with a focus on lower middle income groups.
The article outlines private housing prospects and obstacles for private enterprise, urging governmental aid to spur low risk, attractive homes. It notes replacing deteriorated urban and farm dwellings, projected needs of millions, and the necessity for broad production and geographic spread to meet postwar demand.
The notice lists stock and bond investments with names obscured in OCR. Key items reference November 12 and investor names, with mentions of Clarke Grobe Caleme and various stock registrations. The fragment implies an investment stock register entry and dates related to filing or recording.
A fragment from Comte Bete in Martine by W Swihulle describes a tense exchange over objects and bargains in a wood. The narrator notes a stubborn merchant, a reluctant seller, and a cautious alliance as they navigate threats and temptations amid a remote setting.
The piece recounts James A. Adams lingering at Meridian Hill and returning home to Quincy. It covers his long public service, candidacy for the House of Representatives from Plymouth district, and his claim to independence from party or section. It notes the 2342 votes in twenty towns with 1817 for Adams and frames his mission as service to the nation, quoting his presidential resolve and the family dynamic surrounding his campaign.
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