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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 06, 1909
Page
1
The Wellington Appeal Court plates rid judgment in Rex v McCann and Brown. Five judges heard the case with Williams Denniston Cooper holding the judge could not comment on a defendant’s silence while Edwards and Chapman dissented. Conviction quashed by majority as court adjourned to February 1st.
Mr G. Cruickshank delivers judgment in the Peter P. McKay v Thomas Stone case over £5 for a sheep dog run over by a motor car. The judge weighs driver duty and emergency reaction, finding the defendant liable for negligence as the dog was seen on the road and could have been avoided with proper care.
Mrs W Payne told a Dunedin reporter after sixteen weeks in Manila and Luzon that Americans are developing the Philippines but lack a fixed policy. This instability deters outside capital, keeping money scarce and costly. The land is rich. gold mining may attract capital, with sanitation improvements in Manila reducing disease in the ancient moat district.
A patient reports six months without piles after using Dr Fellows Pile Cones. He recalls years of discomfort and notes rapid relief after half a box and full completion of the treatment. The letter claims widespread proof and asserts safety across pile types.
Advert mentions Froctoids as elegant and pleasant to take and capable of removing waste and poisons from tissues and organs. It asserts relief from headaches and better liver function, promotes improved digestion, and claims effectiveness when other aperients fail. Uses include congestion or brain concerns and states a nightly dose over a week aids constipation.
A Otago settler explains he named his pair of carriage horses Cook and Peary because the animals share a pole between them. The note appears among a string of world notices including births, deaths, and industry snippets.
A cryptic OCR fragment suggests a pharmacist or chemist case involving a person named Christeuntchi Steven and a prescription issue at a location on Lord Street. Details are unclear but indicate a legal or disciplinary notice in a local record.
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