Methven Ploughing Match Showcases Local Skill and Youth
The third annual Methven Ploughing Match drew 30 entries with 26 competing. Judges noted strong double-furrow work led by Quigley Brothers and W. Drummond in four-horse events. A 14-year-old McCormack won a special prize for youth and pluck, as organizers praised overall turnout, ground conditions, and the luncheon effort. The event attracted 500 to 600 spectators and raised £61 in donations along with a gate of £17 16s.
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Methven
Methven A. and P. Association
Messrs Nicoll Bros
A. McCormack
McCormack
J. R. Brown
Mount Hutt
J. Moore
Lauriston
T. Doig
Dromore
Jas.Holly
Leeston
J. F. Stone
A. C. Street
J. Calder
E. Leslie
W. Harris
RR. Cretney
J. Maidens
BE. Wilson
Christchurch Co op to Protect Fruit Growers Interests
Christchurch fruit and produce growers form a cooperative society to protect their interests. The North Canterbury Education Board provides conveyances for 248 children and boarding allowances for thirteen. A Riccarton by law case was heard as stock driving through borough streets. a decision will be written. A Canterbury Philosophical Institute meeting noted a chart of the South Polar regions donated by C. Rh. Ford, a former member of Captain Scott’s expedition. The Education Board invited head teachers to view a miniature projector demonstration for schooling. A telegraph from New Zealand Sheepowners Association to M Laracy reports un employed numbers and possible work in the North Island via arrangements with Witty and Davy MPs.
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Riccarton
Mrt
Av BO Bailey
S.M
Christchurch
Canterbury Philosophical Institute
Chilton
Institute
C. Rh. Ford
Captain Scott
M. Laracy
New Zenth Shearers
Aone Eaens
Messrs
Witty
Davy
M.p.’S
Laracy
Massey
South Island
North Island
Making a New Man With Mother Seigel's Syrup
A Melbourne hotel proprietor, Arthur Brown of the Colonial Bank Hotel, credits Mother Seigel's Syrup with curing indigestion and kidney pain after years of distress. He claims the herbal remedy restored digestion, nourished the body, cleansed the blood, and toned nerves, calling it the making of a new man.
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Arthur Brown
Colonial Bank
Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria
Mother Seigel
Mr Brown
Brown
Reporter Assaulted in Waverley Domain Incident
Cyril Mackay of the Patea Press and a male companion were at the Waverley Domain when a shot rang out. Mackay was seized by two men, gagged, bound, and left on the ground before they fled.
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Waverley
Cyril Mackay
Patea Press
Waverley Domain
Mackay
Craighead's Adopts Finest Craftsmanship in Fashion
A fragment indicates Craighead's promotes high quality crafts with perfect detail and best workmanship as its signature. The snippet suggests a focus on fashion and craft excellence.
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Craighead’s
Pint sized cough syrup from Hean's Essence at home
A frugal home remedy promises a pint of cough syrup for 1/6 by mixing Hean's Essence with sugar treacle and water per the label. It targets sore throats hoarseness croup bronchitis asthma and other throat and lung troubles and offers a mild tonic and laxative effect.
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Hean
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