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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1927
Page
6
Special price promotions admit a leather bar shoe with strong sewn construction and durable leather. The notice notes a special price and sale timing for mid October, inviting customers to sample the model’s good fit and shape.
Manchester department offers special prices on all linen and fringed rugs with patterns including large fancy stripes. Apron cloths and tan fabric also featured with 10 percent discount. Yardage applies with low-cost bundles and short-term terms noted in the sale.
Men's department advertises fibre attache cases with patent clips in sizes 17 and 14, special price 4/6 or 4/11. Fibre lunch cases with patent clip offered at 9, 10, NM, BM. Additional items and prices appear garbled but indicate sales and item codes ACD and ACB with special pricing.
Fashion note lists striped and black Italian cloths in various weights and uses. Describes kimono crepe and silk fabrics in floral and solid colors including Melia Saxe Green Sky Mastic Lemon. Special prices offered on multiple yard ranges with British goods noted.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a fancy department letter pad, 200 ruled sheets, possibly branded with al Worth. Mentions include study or sew options and reference to a Bronk eit Langer wauTs Lawn NANDEERCRARDE and a cord ied exert.
A cheerful children's dress ball was held on August 5 in a small town hall decorated with streamers and flowers. Over 50 war nets were raised for the fund, with visitors from nearby towns attending. Prizewinners included Thelma Kattenburg as chef, Kathleen Ciedires as a pretson Version badly carried off the scene, and Frankive for best parson.
The report outlines a five year bounty on seed cotton and on Australian yarn, with payments varying by grade and a broader aim to boost cotton manufacturing. It notes the Rural Credits Act creating a department to aid primary producers with secured advances, plus government support for Australian exhibits at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto and freight assistance to promote Australian goods.
Early this year Parliament agrees to legislation to provide an advance of 23,0001WH for similar purposes. Commonwealth proposals for 3,000,000 say money will be advanced during wealth years to the States and the Northern Territory to purchase wire and support settler concessions, aiming to build a permanent fund for future aid and to assist colonial owners and governments across Victoria, Western Australia, and Queensland.
An old advertisement touts Doan Backache Kidney Pills promising a “perfect cure” after three bottles. A testimonial by Mrs. Matthews claims removal of backache and bladder pain after years of suffering, with subsequent certainty of lasting relief. The text also promotes a hotel in Innisfail with renovations and river views.
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