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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1928
Page
2
A reflective item presents the idea that all society rests on individuals keeping promises and acting with integrity even when it costs money, quoting Dr. Frank Crane on sterling honesty and the machinery of commerce.
A long reflective essay discusses individuality versus crowd conformity, urging readers to embrace personal uniqueness despite social pressure. It includes letters and notes from youth about home life, pets, and small aspirations, illustrating a community conversation on identity and belonging.
A fragment from a family letter dated September 25 from Valrns notes twelve chicks growing and asks Rosemary to be a pen friend as Elsie Spanswith remains ill in hospital. The casual thread mentions young poultry and daily life.
Billie Dove, noted film star, praises Creme Charmosan as a greaseless, age-defying skin product. The advertisement claims the cream makes skin look years younger under powder and touts a large sale at 2 shillings 1 pence per large double size jar, available everywhere.
An old newspaper note urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs to ease a child’s constipation. It claims the remedy is harmless and acts within hours, advising readers to follow bottle directions and look for Califig on the label to avoid imitations.
Fragmented verses describe the test of a boy through daily tasks and courage. The poem contrasts triumph with daily struggle and resilience. It emphasizes rising after each fall and proving worth through perseverance rather than sudden success.
A local contest offers two prizes for original verses about scenery or life in North Queensland. Victor Kennedy of the Cairns Test staff funds prizes of fireworks and silver, with rules urging youths to submit ink entries, with name pen name age and address, by the list day of November.
The Cairns Circle sends best wishes to Honey Rind with motto Honor First and Winter Blossom with motto Shine for All. The Balos Circle offers Money Bloom warm birthday wishes with motto Seek to Find. Yours In.
A fragment lists an 8 OXENHAM MLA NSW AMLE designation and the architect and consulting engineer Nevitt associated with Nevitt's Building on A l b a n v e in Cairns.
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