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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 24, 1921
Page
3
John Orrand Co. announces a varied stock including English and Colonial leathers. The ad advertises boot repairing supplies Miner Ranges Dover Steves horse shoes hat dyes Manila rope plough line seaming twine wire gauze perforated zincs and engineers requisites.
Notice to farmers from T. Dowler Adderl Rakaia inviting grain reapers and farmers to send in canvasses for repairs at the earliest to avoid last minute rush. New aprons made at short notice, 1922 stack covers, harness and cover repairs as usual. Only best material used. Workmanship guaranteed.
A humorously cynical meditation on courtship, marriage, and gender roles. The author jokes that wives fall into three kinds, husbands into three kinds, and that wit and vanity color romantic pursuits. It notes employment, honesty, and jealousy as soil for young women and critiques male credulity and idle flirtation.
The New Zealand Diggers vaudeville revue A Box o Tricks played to a capacity Theatre Royal audience. A four member troupe with a ten-piece orchestra drew strong laughs with Joe Valli Bert Barton Stan Lawson Gwilym Davies and Frank Perryn in sketches and songs. The program featured Tickets Please Hggsacook and En Este Mundo with high standard vocal acts and witty burlesques. Promoters Fama and Lawson aim a return visit to Ashburton.
Peking December 21 Liang Shih Yi is the new Premier in the Chinese Cabinet succeeding Chin Yun Peng whose ministry resigned on Sunday.
A brisk review of social dynamics in ballrooms and markets. The author notes that women seem to chase rivals and that marriage hinges on timing, mates, and resources. Witty maxims on concealment, love, and the costs of courtship close the discussion.
A chemist notes that the fever reducing properties of constituent drugs in FLUENZOL are recognized by the medical faculty who use them daily in prescriptions. The price is stated as 6d and 2a 6d before the war.
When the proper dose is taken their action is gentle and noticeable. They improve appetite and strengthen digestion. Users may feel and look better. Give them a trial. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.
T O Gray, builder and contractor of Lyndhurst, offers household drainage, septic tank installations, and waste water disposal with free estimates and advice. Licensed by Ashburton County Council. Also advertising a Swedish Separator and related items by Manning Co. Christchurch.
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