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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 16, 1913
Page
6
The World Today notes a shift toward servantless living as appliances replace chores. It argues that devices enable early morning routines with electric cookers and geas circulators freeing housewives from dawn tasks and ensuring quick hot water for baths and breakfasts.
An article extols new devices easing domestic chores for women. A kneeling danger is replaced by a long handled implement, a hand vacuum cleaner, and an automatic dishwasher that washes and dries dishes without manual handling.
The piece extols automatic boot cleaners and knife cleaners costing around 10s 6d that purportedly finish a boot in twenty five seconds and clean the knives with little effort. It predicts a spotless home and no spring clean, sparing the paterfamilias from grimy duties and a weary wife upon return from work.
The article argues electric cookers allow unattended cooking after loading, with clean vessels and less mess. Self cooking devices on gas stoves enable long warm holding, offering an affordable luxury for homes with irregular meal times. It critiques vanity in domestic life and urges women to manage their households more independently.
A reader denounces anti militarists and urges harsh measures to defend the country. The letter imagines marching peace opponents to a cannon with municipal figures and waves the Union Jack, claiming peace advocates betray the nation. Guardian correspondence ends with a fierce, unresolved note.
August visit to Southland sees Sir Joseph Ward greeted by Gore and Mataura crowds and escorted through Invercargill to a cordially welcomed rotunda. A council address honors him for London loan services and a portrait is unveiled before a civic dinner.
Hermann Lewis, linked to the Mokau estate subdivision deal, faced bankruptcy proceedings in Wellington. Creditor Charles Pratt alleges a £450 dishonoured cheque and an unpaid £200 claim from master painter Wells. The petition cites an act of bankruptcy for leaving his Lower Hutt residence to defeat creditors. Expensive furnishings are to be sold by auction.
Letters from New Zealand readers praise Hean's Essence as a cheap cough remedy that makes home preparations from one bottle. Promoters claim a pint can be produced from a single bottle, with easy directions on the label and availability from grocers and chemists.
At the Supreme Court today decrees were granted in cases Isaac Barris v Laura Barris and Charles Johnston for misconduct. Elizabeth Rae v William Rae was granted for cruelty and misconduct. Judicial separation awarded in Matilda Manning v Frederick Manning due to misconduct. Parties are over seventy years old.
An American magazine long ago initiated a contest for the best essay on The Ending of War and the bringing in of an era of peace. Rev Dr Waddell of St Andrews Church Dunedin won the substantial prize after extensive competition.
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