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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1925
Page
6
Fragmented notices and ads discuss legal firms, private telephones, dairy and pig feed offers, and musical instrument promotions. References include Lilley Grose and Long Solicitors, Gordonvale Central Mill, and Mulgrave Central. Content reads as a collage with stray quotes and product pitches.
Fragmented dialogue fragment shows names Fittard Diack and Co. A nonsensical exchange includes Mabel Wes and My Friend Jones with unclear quotes and a line about dropping one. No clear event or outcome discernible from the readable portions.
A fragmented notice promotes Warner Bros. production and a Harvey era comedy with Harriet T. Comstock story adaptation by Julien Josephton. Cast includes Jane Marlowe Beverley Rayne John Roche and Edith Yorke with Delores Cii Rod LaRocque and De Lacia Moores. The plot centers on Rose Ann fleeing marriage then reconsidering as love and social intrigue unfold at The Cedars hotel alongside rival suitors and a comic bear and bee feature.
A fragmented review outlines Willis A Seiter's directing career and a slate of films including The Great Diamond Mystery and The Phantom Jury. It notes Shirley Mason in The Great Diamond Mystery and hints at Seiter’s path through projects and public attention during early Hollywood.
The article previews Mr Wilkie’s Cairns revue tonight as the final Allan Will wagon performance, praising the blend of pathos and comedy in The Winter’s Tale. It notes standout double-casting by Hermione and Perdita, the theater’s popularity, and the audience’s warm reception anticipated for a bumper close to the Cairns engagement.
The piece recounts Dr Gye's ascent from a railway porter to a medical student in Edinburgh. Born in the Midlands, he saved earnings, studied in London and Edinburgh, winning scholarships, gaining a M D, and joining the Medical Research Council after World War I.
The Sydney Watersiders and the strike debate an overseas seamer union and deportation measures. The federation urges Federal action for uniform Waterside Federation policy while incumbent leaders face ongoing parliamentary business and deportation board issues.
A ledger of trousers in various colors and styles with price ranges and feature notes. Includes strong fawn and grey twist trousers with hip pockets, riding twist and plain dark grey walkers, olive shade garbardine and cowboy twist, dark striped tweed, chin pockets and cuff bottoms, plus British khaki, all showing dated price windows and occasional misprints.
Readable parts show Morley underwear specials including cotton and wool singlets in multiple lengths and sizes 36 to 44 inches. Also mentions cotton celluar net singlets and special pricing like 3/3 and 2/3 with various inch specifications. The fragment emphasizes stock items and sale terms for men’s underwear.
A clipped market note lists mens pyjama suits with various prices and odd spellings. Items include Oxford pyjama suits, Engtiat and Canine Suerte labels with price ranges from 1/6 to 16/0 and special 4/6 offers, reflecting a chaotic sale card.
Advert shows various Pelaco shirts with prices and styles including working shirts in black, navy, cream, striped, and heavy duty options. Mentions touring and creamed liners with promotional pricing and stock notes.
An old classified ad market listing various men’s hosiery and braces. Items include grey cotton half hose at 10d per pair, black ribbed cashmere half hose from 2/11 to 3/4, best Indiana hale hose 3/4 to 2/11, Morley black cashmere half hose 2/11 to 2/6, special prices like 1/11, and French braces from 3/9 to 2/11 and 3/4 to 2/1. Also includes Meng Guyot French braces guaranteed restless fits and a line about strong elastic police and firemen’s braces.
A fragment from a historic ads page shows various footwear entries. Items include Box Calf Derby Gals with caps sewn soles and good fitting lasts priced around 18/11, Box Derby Boots with sewn soles priced between 14 and 13/0, Wallaby BALS with extended lasts 22/600, Kid BALL shoes 18/6 to 12/6, and COSSACK double soles at 14/6. Also noted are Welly Urry Hats, standard screwed leather soles on Box Hide Cancemer Boots, and Oxford shoes with caps and sewn poles.
An old advertisement lists Ladies patent and leather shoes with styles like Bar, Glace Kid, Oxford and Derby lace, with prices ranging from 7 to 25 shillings and sixpence. Mentions specialoffers on several models and mentions colors, heels, and sewn soles.
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