20 Oct 1917
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1917
Page
1
A fragmented reminiscence from a passenger on a summer journey describes a crowded railway carriage, overheard conversations about meals and cabbage, and a chorus of traveling characters. The narrator notes heat, social quirks, and small domestic details as a backdrop to the daily travel scene.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Orion and time, with scattered phrases about a table, decorated pieces, movement to a place called Seatiee, and references to guards, title food, and a final moment. It reads as an incomplete diary or cryptic record with no clear event or outcome.
An old advertisement touts Dr Sheldon s Backache and the Kidneys pills as a remedy for kidney trouble and backache. It claims many successful cases and lists availability in original sealed glass containers at stores and chemists for 1/6 or larger bottles.
A note on Chamber ain's Tablets for the stomach and liver praising its daily growing reputation as a grand remedy. Sold creators.
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