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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 20, 1909
Page
4
A shopkeeper thanks customers for support and pledges to continue supplying the very best meat at low cash prices. The notice lists prime mutton prices by cut and beef items, plus small goods made by a practical small goods man, Mr T Barber.
A testimonial extols Lane's Emulsion as a tonic and digestible energy booster. The user, once run down with poor appetite, reports renewed health after a month of use and appreciation from her doctor for the improvement.
An Anglican correspondent debates Luther, the Cross, and historic missionary wars. He argues the Cross fuels discord, cites Vienna and Hungary, and predicts Rome’s spread from London to beyond, warning that future heresy accusations may flare.
Letter to the editor questions the timing of Luther’s transition from Catholic imagery to Protestant critiques. The writer challenges claims about Luther’s stance on the cross at St Stephen’s and argues that Melanchthon’s readings show an edifying view, while Disgusted casts Luther’s conflicts with Carlstadt in a different light. August 19, 19d9. More Light.
A reader asks a correspondent named One Who Has Worked for a Living for the words of a song titled Root, hag, or die. The inquiry questions his previous rooting in his own patch and whether he also rooted in others patches.
In Gisborne on August 14, multiple small fires damaged homes. The Gibson house at Te Arai was destroyed and insured for £175 with Victoria. Pututahi store and dwelling belonged to Mr Thomas, with £110 in State and £450 in Commercial Union insurances. Seivwright estate house, occupied by Mr Pilcher, insured £150 in State and £125 in Sun. The Kerekere estate Maori home was insured £500 with Guardian.
Auckland will send twenty players under Mr P Stitchbury on a southern tour departing Monday evening by Main Trunk express. Seven players will join North versus South Island match next Wednesday with first game at Blenheim on August 26 and further fixtures at Wellington August 28 Wanganui August 31 and New Plymouth against Taranaki on September. Referees will be sought from the New Zealand Union. Players named include Renwick Miller Murray O Leary McGreegor Magee Baker Morse Webb Wilson Wilkes Berring Maguire Nicholson Cunningham Fooling Hayward Waddell Williams.
In fine but greasy conditions after rain, South Canterbury attacked strongly early but Southland defended well. A penalty goal for obstruction gave South Canterbury a lead, while in the second spell Southland dominated the attack. Uren scored two goals as the game remained fast and open.
Auction at Lowcliffe features Berkshire pigs, 129 full and failing-mouth sheep, 400 halfbred and 921 halfbred wethers, 30 to 50 yearling ewe lambs, and extensive cattle and horse offerings. Buyers include Mr J Findlay, Mr W Dixon, Mr J Findlay, and Mr J Farrell among others. multiple consignors from Lowcliffe, Hin ds, Tinwald, and surrounding districts. The auctioneers are Messrs Hf Houn hk Curtis and Douglas Thomas.
The Ferargi Government agrees to consider New Zealand potato imports if accompanied by official certificates attesting freedom from disease and subject to further inspection on arrival.
A fragment mentions Chronic Chest Compunita and Woods Great Peppermint Cure with cryptic references to numbers 1a Sd and 2a 6d, signaling a likely medicinal or remedy catalog entry from an old periodical.
The annual meeting of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church heard Kirk session reports noting Inglis absence, new members, and new elders. Sunday school and youth class reports showed solid attendance, finances remained tight, and a petition to move the organ and pulpit was referred for study. The session approved committee elections, hom e mission updates, and gratitude to the moderator with thanks to volunteers.
A chaotic dispatch blends fragments: erosion threatens Deragahavikisan. Miss Talbot sails to promote the Victorian League in Australia New Zealand and Canada. Star of Canada launches a Belfast meat and rust carrier. warship Agamemnon aground near Sheerness. gunpowder found in Welsh coal cargoes with investigations ordered. divorce granted to Lady Clarke in Melbourne.
A sworn declaration from William Benjamin Seandre t of Invercargill cites economic and social changes since the no license regime began. He recalls mayoral service around the period, notes increased property values and broader business activity, and cites a 1908 borough inspection praising hotels and boarding houses as good or better than under license.
An advertisement argues stimulants only borrow strength for an hour and cannot replace proper nutrition. It promotes Mother Seigel's Syrup as a herbal remedy that restores digestive organs, improves appetite, and yields lasting energy. A testimonial from Thomas Williams describes prior indigestion and improved health after use.
Advertises a small house on Alford Forest Road with seven shillings sixpence weekly rent, a six room house with wash house bath room and scullery by S E Belt at sixteen shillings weekly, a nice dwelling with rooms and conveniences including land and stable on Main South Road Tinwald, and ten acres of first class land for lease with early application required.
A description of a fabric whitening method claiming 150 years of testing. It asserts that YLOTAES which should be white but yellowed in wash are restored to whiteness through a new china blue treatment, leaving clothes looking bright.
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