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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
4
H Ibbotson and Son advertise a sale with jugs in call sizes and prices from 8d to 22s 6d tea pots from 1s 11d to 35s, glass cake dishes at 7s 6d each, brushes in many prices, and lamps including hanging lamps from 12s 6d to 110s and table lamps from 1s 1d to 30s.
Readable text shows prices for canned fruits and seasonal produce from a grocer. Items include Apples Pears and Plums in tins priced around 1s 10d to 1s 11d per tin and per gallon, with Nectarines and Apricots listed similarly. The ad highlights fresh arrivals from cann ers and promotes a lower price list.
A dense catalog of several brands and preparations for infant and invalid care. Entries include laxo-is, Neave's Food, Bonger's Food, Melliri's Food, Malted Milk, Robinson's Barley and Groats, Sugar of Milk, Lime Water, Talcum Powder, Fuller’s Earth, Magnesia, Newbury's Bunks, Sponges, Baths, Teething Powders, and various tonics like Calves' Foot Jelly, Granose Biscuits, Malt Extract, Scott's Emulsion, Tone's Emulsion, Kipler's Malt and Oil, Parrish’s Food, Bovril, Ex-Ox, G M C Meat Extract, Clement's Tonie, and Malted Milk Tablets. Prices listed in old currency stamps.
Our new season seeds have arrived. We guarantee them Nimme and Plair's standard seeds, promising quality and reliability for gardeners this spring.
Pennington's Trish Mosa is 6d and 2s 6d. Woods Great Peppermint Cure is 6d and 2s 6d. Easter's Lung Preserver is 5d and 2s 5d. Nazol 6d. Heenzo 2s. Fluengol is 6d and 28 6d. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy 6d and 29 11d. Eucalyptus 1s 6d and 1s 64. Phone 9.
An advertisement touts IC S Training as simple, quick and certain for men seeking better futures. It lists programs in salesmanship, advertising, drafting, architecture, electrical, mechanical, building trades and more and invites readers to request details with no obligation.
An advertisement promotes the Public Trust Office in New Zealand offering services as executor, trustee, administrator, and agent. It invites readers to place wills in safe custody, appoint private trustees, and engage expert management for estates valued over £20,000,000 with branches nationwide.
Tomorrow sale lists include stock yard auction with loan and sale of miscellaneous property at Mead Rakgia and Gould Titan, clearing sale at Mayfield at 9 am, Lyndhurst clearing sale at 12 noon, and Farmers Co op clearing sale at 10:30 am. Multiple vendors, varied items.
Reports discuss Britain's Mesopotamia mandate challenges with Arab nationalism and oil interests, calling for prudent frontier drawing and economic limits. Local items describe a near accident on Newmans right of way, ongoing weather notes, and a mix of parliamentary questions and community anecdotes.
The gathering celebrated the Ashburton Rifle Volunteers founded August 1. Captain Bullock recalled past captains and drills, Major Dolman led toasts, and members paid tribute to Lt Hayes and Lt Tyrrell Baxter. The evening closed with songs and Auld Lang Syne.
His Majesty's Theatre shows 8 pictures Baring. Square Schoolroom hosts social with 7.30 pm start. Theatre Royal presents boxing tournament at 7.20 pm and a domain arside tournament at 7 pm.
The article extols ready made and tailor made box suits, arguing tailored fits by the same cutter save cost. Dominion all wool suitings, multiple cloths, claim top quality at £7 10s, with on premises stitching to ensure individuality.
An 2s bottle tonic touted as ideal for women and girls to improve red blood. Based in Bonnington’s Pharmacy, the ad promotes health benefits and accessibility, targeting readers seeking tonic support.
Fragmentary report notes the Davis Cup contest involving Australian players and management figures with references to October and names like Angus and Chaillé. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
A ship suffered a sudden mishap at sea as heavy weather battered the voyage. The crew noted a man overboard and distressing conditions as the vessel battled the seas.
A garbled passage mentions Loomis from Ameri a and Kink Edwards from England as top placers. It notes an exciting spurt by Thomas and an ace remark. The piece references Nurth in Finland and a large attendee at an event, with poor OCR clarity.
A fragmentary OCR style note mentions shadows and shining hints with no clear event or names. The readable content is very limited and lacks a coherent report or identifiable subjects.
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