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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
7
East St Ashburms merchants advertise top cash for produce and dairy items including butter honey beeswax and new laid eggs. Separate separator noted for produce descriptions.
The entertainment features a star turn by Miss MacDonald in Passions Playground adapted from The Guests of Hercules. The programme includes comedies gazettes topical films and the 14th episode of The Invisible Hand serial with Rosemary Theby and Rosemary Theby praised for Mexican air and lifelike performance.
A matinee and evening feature at His Majesty's Theatre presents Rio Grande from Augustus Thomas. Rosemary Theby stars as Maria Inez, daughter of a Mexican father and American mother, torn between Gringoes and Greasers as conflict with Federalists and a Texas ranger unfolds. The ranger Danny ONeill guides her toward friendship with Americans.
The famous New Zealand Diggers troupe arrives at Theatre Royal for a night of humor as Joe Valli Bert Barton Frank Moran and Stan Lawson headline a cast of four comedians and a ten piece orchestra.
The Allenton School held its prize distribution with a large audience of scholars, parents, and friends. Mr RR Houston chaired the event and speeches were delivered by the Rev George Miller and headmaster Mr Stout. Gold medals were awarded for the first time, won by Leslie Houston and Effie Stevenson, with many pupils receiving merit, progress, and special prizes across standard levels from VI to I and attendance certificates.
The annual prize distribution at Huntingdon School awarded pupils in several standards. Standard VI went to Rosie McLaren. Standard IV to Gladys Vessey Joyce Broomfield Annie Maginness Harold Small. Standard III to M. McLaren and A. Broomfield. Standard II to A. Maginness T Stevenson M. Boot. Standard I to L. Veasey F. Stevenson P. Bishop J. Bishop L. Maginness.
Tinwald selectors name team for Saturday's clash with Highbank at Tinwald. H Millichamp F McKenzie B McKenzie T Gudsell G Day A Carroll F Clarke A Bell 3 Hockings C Stills W Brady with J McCormack as emergency cover.
Cleveland engineer Harold Ferguson concludes advertising boosts business. He reports 84 percent of failures come from firms that do not advertise. He notes over 80 percent of his built factories were bought by national advertisers and more than 90 percent of new floor space serves advertised goods.
Mr W Shaw of Dundee shows 74 potatoes from one Up-to-Date plant with seed tubers sited a yard apart, yielding 50 tons per acre. Prof Malden notes late varieties like Findlay’s Up-to-Date and Farmers’ Glory, plus Home Ruler and Challenge. Ashburton Rifles ahead to Dunedin for the military tournament with ranks listed.
Signor Marconi offers the Indian Government a direct wireless link to Great Britain with a fully funded station within a year and a commercial service, or a joint venture on the same terms. Estimated station cost is £400,000 excluding patent rights.
An armed man named Carter, of independent means, terrorized Preston and Yeovil in a spree of revolver firings and threats. He battled drivers cyclists and pedestrians before two youths on bicycles overpowered him, disarmed him, and secured him for transport to Catford Asylum.
Prominent New York plans for an International Academy of Beauty aim to study and share beauty science with a level of research akin to the Rockefeller Institute in medicine. Directors include Mme Ratinova and Mlle Renouard among others, with invitations sent to Mme Spinelly Lady Lavery and Mme Sarah Bernhardt.
An old remedy suggests taking NAZOL drops on lump sugar for cough relief. The note specifies a course of 60 doses equaling six days.
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