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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 09, 1907
Page
2
The Prisons Branch notes that the Habitual Criminals and Offenders Act will deter crime in the colony. It recommends a central reformitory establishment for habitual offenders, not mixed with other prisoners, with site approval sought and plans to follow.
An inventor, Dr Marage, plans a French coast lighthouse fitted with life sized mouths driven by compressed air to shout at ships. The device imitates the human throat and can produce whisper or thunderous voice for advertising or warning uses.
Jennie Brookes reports a remarkable Milkweed Butterfly gathering near a Kansas pasture in mid September. The swarm drifted across the field, settled in a circle of trees, and hung like fruiting branches among blossoms, a vivid autumnal sight before migrating toward the Carolinas or Gulf States.
Reports describe artificial feeding of trees via trunk incisions restoring health in diseased root systems and saving valuable specimens. In ARnire Francs an estate apple trees dieback linked to rootlet disease improved after injecting liquids and fertilisers through the bark in March, with vigorous growth by spring and notable late-season gains. Experiments also note improved cabbages and potatoes using similar methods with dilute salts.
A quirky note asserts a peppermint remedy works for Doughe and Oelds, claiming gods approve the cure. No verifiable details or sources provided.
The Widnes Corporation gas works shows a profit of £4255 for the year, with gas output up 3.3 percent and a £551 increase in profit. Gas price reductions of 1d per 1000 ft for consumers and 24d per 1000 ft for works did not hinder earnings, keeping Widnes gas at 1s per 1000 ft the cheapest in the world.
The international housing congress begins in London with M. Lepreux of Belgium as president. Topics include local authority power to ensure well built affordable housing, proper planning, sanitation, overcrowding, transit links, and meeting industrial housing needs. In Britain, June 12 debate in the House of Commons hinted a Local Government Board housing bill may be introduced this session if strong support exists.
A Roosevelt quote in Century Magazine extols Young Men's Christian Associations for offering reading rooms gyms and safe spaces, arguing they draw men from unhealthy amusements by providing constructive alternatives and opportunities for self improvement through accessible communal facilities.
An ad touts the Supreme Court of Victoria tested GENUINE SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT as safe, effective, and curative for colds fevers and pains. It warns against inferior eucalyptus oils and promotes SANDER AND SONS' SUPERBABIN FOOD for skin care.
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