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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Wilson's Regenerator to halt grey hair growth. It claims rapid progress can be checked and offers purchase through Ashburton Drug Co. and Percy, with a Dunedin agent for New Zealand and Australia.
Lloyd George era column argues Germany would demand terms if peace talks open now. It declares Britain must keep fighting, seize ground first, and only then negotiate, insisting the Allies hold the initiative and the map shows German ambitions across Europe.
A dated ad predicts a falling barometer and offers Baxter's Tung Preserver from Chemister Store as protection against spring colds. It touts Baxter's health and strength benefits for all ages, with large bottle priced at 10d and a drop worth.
Visitors enjoyed Douglas Fairbanks in The Habit of Hippiness a triangle drama where he plays the son of a wealthy broker who befriends slum residents. He forms a class to entertain and later helps a gouty mill owner through laughter and marriage, with a happy financial ending. The program included The Secret Kingdom chapters and Pathe Gazette destroyers on patrol.
The article notes tide times at Lyttelton and the need to adjust for river mouths. It reports cereal sowing 23 percent higher this season and labour shortages due to military service, with the Labour Department arranging harvest help. Plans include registering volunteers, sourcing workers from harvest followings, older schoolboys, and others, plus subsidized travel and wage advances from employers. It highlights Hawke’s Bay tobacco brands Gold Pouch and Three Diamonds, praising quality, and notes stable prices at one shilling per large bag.
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