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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
8
Fragmentary lines praise talent and reward for genius while warning against vanity and fame. The text voice hints at intrinsic value in talent rather than external glory, suggesting a personal discovery of existence through skill and achievement.
The Beirne Circle sends warm wishes for many happy returns and kind words to Tae young seule and Tae Rain on their special day. The note emphasizes sunlight when clouds pass and cherishes modest kindness as a personal motto.
A historical notice reports annual earnings of top film industry figures. It lists David Belmick Adah and Sidney Kent at about £34,000, with Cooper leading at roughly £74,042 sterling equivalent. Colman also earned over £40,000, while others tied for high salaries include Temple and Rarly Fay in a broad outline of 389 individuals earning above average.
Fragmentary text recalls Charlie Chaplin film salaries and contract history. It notes a 190 salary level and later options, including a £100000 offer for 12 months, with a 1915 deal involving £60000 paid from film prizes. Names and places are garbled.
A Port Douglas article traces earnings of Marie Lloyd and contemporaries, detailing weekly pay at Cardiff and Newcastle, year totals near £10,500 in 1920, and peak weekly figures around £1,000 post war. It notes industry salaries, historic stage booms, and later figures like £9 a week in 1931.
Fragmentary recipe item notes a home made bean preparation with steps about boiling and serving. The readable text mentions beans, cooking pace, and a tasting cue, but details are incomplete and uncertain.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a well known city connected by a river from east to west named Liffey, references to the Ginagow Caleta New York and Vienna, and a line about Doekens deserves at 9. The passage is garbled with names and phrases, lacking coherent events or facts to summarize a definite news item.
Personal Patr otic ball report from the CMA event describes an evening gathering with a crowd. Fragmentary text hints at social notes and attendee remarks but lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes to confirm specifics.
Readable fragments mention Abantom Sart and Fubie with Bold Ever Mia SSE. lacks clear event date, place, or identifiable organizations for a proper summary.
Fragmentary notes describe a Friday night Agi event with Mise Be McKiviey and Mr J Kirander, plus Denise and Mr Sechenine and the mayor. A race or game is noted as won by Verosirs Beaten, with unclear context. Eesha spent the weekend with Pele.
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