Tobaccoist ad from W J Wilkes
An old advertisement lists W J Wilkes as a tobacconist with a basic contact line and stylized branding. The text resembles a damaged colonial era ad featuring a product pitch and a single phone-like number.
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Newspaper
Warwick Daily News
Location
Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1920
Page
3
An old advertisement lists W J Wilkes as a tobacconist with a basic contact line and stylized branding. The text resembles a damaged colonial era ad featuring a product pitch and a single phone-like number.
Fragmentary sports notes describe various teams and players with references to boxing, sailing, and local names. The text mentions Oakpark and Queenstand locales, names such as Maier and Thomson, and a windy event with uncertain outcomes.
Rengarís and Albert’s clash ends with Algurite winning by four runs after a tight innings. Wickets fall late as Bowler Kraft and batsman Palmer star, with Albert’s team unable to chase a 180 total despite a bold start and several prized partnerships.
Nonsensical OCR draft lists names, dates, and events from a marriage notice section. It references Etlarney Y Warwior and various individuals, places, and payments in a garbled layout, suggesting a historical public notice page with unrelated fragments and misread text.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a May Saturday event at the Aingard Oval Loshnlinl with scores around 83 and references to teams and players including Bateman and Bonnett. It lists many garbled names, venues, and monetary amounts, resembling a sports or college meet report with unclear outcomes.
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