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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
4
The notice states from August 1 a discount on all purchases with purple ink coupons printed. It promises best service to the public by selling groceries and hardware at the lowest possible prices in New Zealand. No waiting and only the best quality goods stocked.
Seeds Nimmo Blair's seeds offers full stocks and planting time advice. Varieties include William Hurst McKean Little Gem Strategem Carter's Daisy Yorkshire Hero Veitch's Perfection beans such as Monadian Wonder Champion Scarlet Runner Harlington Windsor and Long Pool cabbage turnip lettuce radish onion beet pumpkin marrow parsnip carrot cucumber leeks broccoli asparagus borecole spinach rhubarb cauliflower tomato celery mixed herbs parsley cress mustard and more.
A detailed price list for crockery and household hardware items with a 3d per packet 5 percent coupon. Cups, jugs, teapots, lids, basins, pudding basins, pie dishes, fry pans, enamel kettles, lamps, cutlery sets, and spoons are listed with varied prices. Includes notes on brands, sizes, and discount advertising claims.
Motoring public thanked for past support and urged to continue. Free service includes water fill and weekly testing, electrical advice, and cleaning battery terminals. Moderate charges with unconditional guarantee on repairs. 13 years of electrical work, no mechanical jobs. Battery care and repair is the sole focus and supervised by the proprietor.
A fragment notes a private man with the designation mene 452 associated with the Willard Service Station on Tancred Street. The readable text suggests a local identification or inventory context. Further particulars are unavailable in the fragment.
Second edition daily memorandum notes sales and meetings. includes a National Mortgage-Clearing Sale at Woodlands Dromore at 12 sharp on Tuesday. also stock sale at Ashburton Yards and various theatre and church events across the town with multiple services and times listed.
The article reviews Lord Northcliffe's rise from obscurity to a powerful press magnate and his role in influencing British wartime policy. It cites his clashes with Asquith and Kitchener, his push for munitions emphasis, and his later controversial standing as an unofficial prime minister while noting mixed legacy per E T Raymond.
Local chairman Mr C Reid states a history of Ashburton technical education will be presented to the Technical School Board soon. About 20 football enthusiasts travel by night train to Dunedin for the first Springboks test. War medal distributions progress with 7000 unaccounted recipients. A diary disappearance at Windsor attracts intrigue. New upholsterer Mr H S Davis opens in Victoria Street. Weather forecasts and local business mood reflect a quiet week with ongoing farming and potential Canterbury freezing works discussion.
At a Wellington conference, exhibitors theatre owners and producers from across the Dominion resolved to oppose compulsory minimum or maximum percentages of films from any country and to resist duties on films. Delegates said British films underperform and warned further costs could crush small exhibitors amid existing amusement taxes.
In Dunedin August 12 Mick Rutherford of New South Wales fought Les Murray of Dunedin in a 15 round light weight match at His Majesty's Theatre. The local fighter pressed early but Murray boxed on the retreat and wore Rutherford down. Rutherford’s seconds threw in the towel at the end of the ninth round.
Esperanto is now acknowledged by Italy as a clear language for telegraphic use and is no longer treated as a cipher or conventional language. The move marks official acceptance and could ease international communications.
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