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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 19, 1921
Page
2
An old advert copy extols a cocoa drink mix for kids, praising its tasty chocolate flavor and easy preparation by stirring with hot water or milk. It touts hunger relief and smooth digestion, claiming no fuss for mothers.
A lengthy list of attendees and dress descriptions from a society ball features numerous ladies in gowns of georgette crepe de chine satin and taffeta in pale pink ivory emerald blue black and cream. Names include Miss Blackmore Mrs Chris Jennen Miss Burnet Mrs Laurens Miss Daddow and Miss Hutter among many others with trimmings of sequins beads lace and silk net in a vivid display of evening attire.
A speaker discusses America going dry, citing that prohibition reduced crime and poverty where wet towns converted to dry. He argues most states moved toward prohibition, with Minnesota and neighboring states showing rapid dry adoption and a constitutional amendment near across 32 of 48 states.
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