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Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Dec 08, 1915

Page

4

Fletcher Bros. Christmas Bay 1915 Goods Price List

Comprehensive Christmas price list from Fletcher Bros featuring dried fruits, candied goods, biscuits, cordials, essences, malt products, sauces, canned fruits and desserts. Includes salts, baking powder, sugar, jelly crystals, chocolates, and Hamper items with delivery terms and order timing.

Epp Nelson Brower Tucker's Foster Clark O. Foster Clark Tucker Edmond

Clearing Sale at Methven Stock Sale Auction

Second edition notice lists Morlow at Vicarage Burnett Street announcing a clearing sale and stock sale at Methven as part of auction sales events.

Vicarage Burnett Street Methven

Messiah at His Majesty's Theatre Tomorrow

Listings announce “The Messiah” at His Majesty's Theatre tomorrow with $Pictures presented, plus Methven Hall shows and Patrio tic Troubadours at Ashburton Winchmore. Also advertised are social events and amusements including a hard-up social.

His Majesty’s Theatre Theatre Royal Methven Hall

North Island Grass Season Brings Abundant Hay

The Rangitatz and Rakaia rivers were muddy today while others ran clear. Ex Mayor F. F. Haggitt said the North Island season is phenomenal for grass and hay supplies will be plentiful, with only a dry patch reported in Waikato.

Rangitatz Rakaia F. F. Haggitt Felding Ashburton Guardian North Island Waa Waikato

War era and rural life mix in Ashburton Guardian snippet

Local notes describe wild pigs harming northern Kaipara farms, with Maungaru Estate employing gun and dog teams to reduce herds. The piece also touches on postwar social shifts favoring women, liquor debates, medical staffing, Ford Canada support, and regional crime, travel, and weather mentions.

Kaipara New Zealand Herault Maungaru Wairoa

Ashburton Drug Company Reopens Under Sole Proprietorship

The advert announces the restoration of the Ashburton Drug Company as a sole proprietorship with personal attention for each prescription. The chemist highlights English dispensing standards, extensive experience, and careful drug testing while noting no poisons are kept on shelves and dispensing charges remain stable amid price shifts.

New Zealand Ashburton Jong Jias Ashburton Drug Company Nhe

Wan ganui River Holiday by Houseboat Trip

The brochure promotes a Wan ganui River downstream trip from Tan marunak to the Houseboat Pipiriki and Wanrana. It touts scenery, healthful air, and peaceful surroundings, with particulars available from A Harvick and Co Tad Wanganui and Government Tourist Bureau.

Wanganui Tanmarunak A. Harvick and Co

Weather Picture Hard Hit Ashburton District by Dry Spell

The government meteorologist notes potential rain but a persistent dry spell grips Ashburton County crops and grasslands. Farmers report utter crop ruin for late sowing with stock moved to greener pastures, while Seafield and Wakakin demand urgent downpours. A steady but brief shower appeared today with forecasts calling for westerly winds and changeable, squally conditions ahead.

Ashbirton Wakanin

Welcome Home for Ashburton Parish Priests a Large Gathering

A large Ashburton Catholic community gathering honored Mr P Hanrahan of Dromore and his two priest sons Revs Thomas and James Hanrahan. Rev Father O Donnell praised the guests and parish pride while musical items and life supper followed the welcome home program.

Ashburton P.hanrahan Dromore Hanrahan Witzgerald Mik. Nealon Ather, O'Donnell Thomas James Hanrahah Vather O’ Donnell D. Crowe Quigley BE. Cullen P. Hanraba Hanra the King

Farewell Social for Mr Thomas E Watt at St Andrews

At St Andrew's Schoolroom a farewell social was held for Mr Thomas E Watt a longtime St Andrews Church officer choir member Sunday School teacher and staffer. He leaves to join training at the northern camp for reinforcements. Rev G Miller presided and presented Watt with a gold wristlet watch a shaving outlet and a sovereign case. Speeches lauded his sterling merit and service to the church. Musical selections and supper followed the program.

St. Andrew’s Thomas E. Watt St. Andrew's Church Thore G. Miller Mmfosers de B. Borthwick Ju. Muchanan Watt

Nazol Promoted as Fast Cold Relief

A diminutive ad style claim extols Nazol as a quick reliever for colds. The copy suggests inhalation and oral use and hints at trial results proving its efficacy.

Sanders Eucalypt Extract Promoted as Powerful Healing

A historical notice extols Sanders Eucalypt Extract as containing all medicinal bone constituents of eucalyptus in a refined pure form. It claims higher healing and antiseptic power than ordinary preparations and asserts no harmful ingredients. The notice promotes the extract as reliable and approved by authorities for years.

12Tha -Simreme Court Vieborne

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