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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1925
Page
6
A fragmented OCR page lists numerous Cairns area professionals and shops including dentists, surveyors, architects, and tailors. Entries reference Atherton, Innisfail, Lake Street stores, Spence Street Cairns, and associated telephone numbers, with scattered business notices and advertisements for goods and services across the region.
Fragmentary text outlines guidance on evaluating quality and materials for a product. It mentions fabrics, fibers, and wear, with unclear sections about sizing and service. The readable items reference evaluation steps and possible supplier notes, but the overall source remains garbled.
News wire report from New York details federal action against a bootleg operation tied to a real estate firm. Agents smashed the ring in Lewarstead and seized materials as 27 men face charges of conspiracy to violate Prohibition laws.
A garbled text fragment notes claims about freckles and skin changes, mentioning remedies and warnings. It references disappearances in a cryptic way and urges action against a condition, though the writing remains unclear and incoherent. No clear people, places, or events can be reliably identified.
A Cairns Trop Theatre announces a diverse programme featuring Kirst Nar onal and Mamner Picture super feature with notable actors including Eugene O'Brien. The bill includes "Frivolous Bah Wie" and "Tromping with Elen" along with a lively compilation of vaudeville acts and songs. The production, cast, and novelty routines are highlighted, promising an entertaining, fast paced bill with musical interludes and comedy.
Palace Pictures opens with two major features and a modern Melodrama about meddling gossip causing trouble. A social commentary and a lively dramatic plot star Frank Keenan and Robert Frazer with Renes Assure and Ginbara Jenuiss in a witty, engaging program. A select Citizen Band concert and orchestra with talented singers accompanies the show, tomorrow evening at 8:30.
Hearings on Kadwayrier claims resumed in the Arbitration Court. Discussions covered pay raises and allowances for storemen and tally checkers at Townaville and Cairns. The session addressed leave questions and wage interpretations, with adjournment until March.
An advertisement style item touts a fattening scheme promising rapid gains of solid flesh. It claims digestive efficiency and a “greatest fattening eliments” from exotic mixtures, with offered refunds and caveats about stomach troubles. The text reads like a pastiche health patent claim.
The Cairns Choral and Orchestral Society delivered a notable concert at the Palace Theatre. Mrs Morsiey headlined with a strong baritone presence from Mr. Victor Ennin and Mr. Has, while the Lyric Orchestra provided stirring overtures. The audience gave enthusiastic encores, praising the ensemble and soloists for their refined tone and expressive range.
In a Spring Hill case in Brisbane, the accused told police he did not mean to shoot Wallace Murphy. Testimony described a confrontation with O'Brien and members of a mob, a revolver displayed at the Leichhardt Hotel, and Murphy being wounded at the hotel bar.
An ad style notice touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and kidney trouble. It claims testimonials from "Ten years Teter" and "Mrs. Muremyny" praise the remedy's lasting effect with purchases via Foster-McClellan Co. in Sydney.
Specials on Friday and Saturday promise dependable goods at great value. The advertisement stresses today’s lines as trustworthy and worth customer attention.
Readable ad notes multiple white and natural cotton singlets in half sleeves sleeveless and Emmlish make with sizes 36 to 46 inches. Specials marked 2/11 and 4/0 reflect sale pricing across diverse weights and lengths. Declares variety for mens undergarments with different fabric blends and sleeve options.
A scrambled OCR list shows various shirts advertised with specials and pricing such as tourist shirts main deluxe and tennis shirts. The fragment mentions shirts in multiple colors and styles including pocket shirts and working shirts with dates and locations unreadable.
A list of men's trousers including heavy ounce neon blue dungaree, navy drill, khaki birth, grey beaver moles, corded khaki, grey and fawn twist, striped walker’s twist with cuff bottoms, plain fawn cabardine with bib bottoms, and cabardine with bottom and hip pockets. Prices noted as special in each line.
Classified item list shows men’s pajama suits and knitwear with various styles and special prices. Includes EM’s Pyjamas and Half Rose, De Luxe and Zephyr pajama sets, light oxford and flannelette options. Also features Best Indiana half hose and black cashmere ribbed half hose with marked specials.
Readable fragments show men’s footwear including Box Calf Derby boots with self caps sewn soles, Box Hide Derby boots, black kid boots, and gloved style slippers. Special prices noted such as 17/6, 29/0, 7/1, and 8 dollars in various listings.
Classified item list describes ladies and children footwear including suede one wide heel sports shoes and patent plain styles with sewn soles. Entries note multiple specials with dates in June and early July, listing items like white buck and white canvas shoes, infant and maid sizes, and girl sandals with sewn soles and prices.
a garbled catalog style note lists men s felt hats and accessories with brand fragments, colors, sizes and partial prices. mentions West Anatrasia and Australian pieces with taped edges and mixed terminology, producing a confusion of product codes and specs without coherent sale details.
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