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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 30, 1922
Page
7
Two light showers failed to hydrate grass or water supplies as residents continue to carry drinking water half a mile. Tin prices rise with J E Barrett planning to sink on the lode to test its depth. Mr Ninri sold £4 16s per ent. Cullen visits Chillago to meet his beater arriving from there. The mailman tender for next year has been accepted, resolving the earlier staffing issue.
The Education Office announces that the Colonial Institute will award medals and prizes in summer 1923 for the best essays from pupils of Empire schools. Passes will be announced in the Education Office Gazette.
An article explains how skin renews itself from infancy and how aging slows shedding of the outer layer. It cites a chemical called Mercolised Wax as the missing substance that helps nature shed the old skin, keeping complexions clear, youthful, and perpetually renewed.
Melbourne dated Nov 23 Mia Turner of Clovelly found a man crouched behind her bed in an otherwise empty house. She calmly left the room closed the door and reached the phone to call police. Officers arrived after the intruder had fled.
A large fire on Main Street in Sydney spread from a refreshment room to several nearby businesses including Gray's millinery the Salvation Army Hall and Goodman's boot shop. Mrs Gray sleeping on the premises was saved from suffocation when a dog scratched at her door and alerted her, allowing a timely escape.
Fragmentary note suggests Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tablets claim to aid digestion and stomach secretions. The text is garbled but hints at tablets improving digestion and gastric function. No clear dates, names, or verifiable details.
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