09 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
1
A columnist argues farming toils are shared by husbands and wives who rise early and sleep late. He cites examples of improved methods through thinking over tasks, citing soil, weed, and dairy practices. He urges farmers to plan, read, and discuss problems to ease labor and improve home life.
A reflection on daily health balance and remedies notes that small disruptions upset wellbeing. The piece recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to restore balance quickly and mentions common sale by chemists and storekeepers.
At a British Women’s Emigration Association meeting presided by the Hon Mrs Joyce, concerns over under supplied immigrant homes in New South Wales Western Australia and Queensland and poor shipboard arrangements were raised. In Edinburgh employers and boilermakers seek a three by three tribunal to settle breaches within 24 hours with an umpire if needed. Canadian news notes riot protests in Toronto Pay as you enter cars and a revolution in Chihuahua with Guerrero fallen to rebels.
Johannesburg dispatch reports Dutch efforts to amend the Marriage Bill to bar marriages between white and coloured people before Union Parliament. Anglican and Roman heads pledge to continue solemnising mixed marriages if amendments pass. Dutch Church also pushes a private bill to merge church sections and stripCape coloured members of membership if they emigrate north.
Inspector of Antiquities Vizardines faced charges of trafficking in university diplomas. During court proceedings he shot himself with a revolver, dying by his own action. a bullet also injured the magistrate.
The medical inspection branch of the New South Wales Educational Department reports after examining 2619 scholars that 17 percent have defective vision, 10 percent defective hearing, and 27 percent nose and throat diseases. It recommends appointing six assistant medical officers to examine scholars.
Melbourne reports the land inquiry into Cohuna purchases by the Closer Settlement Board. Water Commissioner Mead described urging purchase and proposed irrigation aims while seeking personal gain. Attorney-General Brown noted Anderson bought as an investment with no irrigation plan.
Orchardist Mr Spears reports preserving eating and cooking apples spancies and sora by selecting nearly ripe fruit wrapping in tissue paper and packing in dry sawdust. Kept in a dry cool place the fruit lasts months flavors improve and skins stay firm. He plans larger future preserves including plums.
An advertisement touts Dr Fellows Pile Cones as a permanent cure for piles after years of ineffective treatments. It claims Dr Fellows never used the knife in eighteen years of practice and that over a hundred Christchurch residents were cured, though names are confidential. The ad promotes Cone boxes at 3s 6d and companion tablets at 3s 6d, with the prescribing chemist at 147 Colombo Street Christchurch and wholesale agent H F Stevens.
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