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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
1
The article traces dairy cattle development from mid eighteenth century efforts to breed for milk. It cites the Suffolk Don as the first recognised milking cow in 1380 with a distinctive long throat, thin legs, heavy belly, and notably large milk veins.
Paris reports a man named Dean Tallemard wounded his wife and killed his 77 year old father on Christmas Eve in Macon. He holed up in a hay loft with a rifle, barricaded the gendarmes, and remains ensconced as the siege continues. The incident prompted a police standoff and international attention.
A summarized tally of major colliery disasters worldwide from 1890 through 1910. It lists dates, locations, and numbers of lives lost at mines including Llanerch Abersychan Merthyr Pontypridd Great Western Comba Micklefield Universal Mount Kembla Wattstown Courtieries Maypole Radlop West Stanley Dunsffir St Paul Carterville Colorado and Whitehaven incidents.
A writer in the Wield discusses whether motors will oust horse-drawn carriages. He notes three recent cases of people reverting to horses due to tire and petrol costs and the desire for a simpler, slower life. He suggests motors may dominate omnibuses, cabs, and goods transport, while private travel may decline.
Health ad urges readers to treat backache as a sign of weak kidneys. Testimony from T Pritchard and wife in Ashburton credits Doan's Backache Kidney Pills with lasting relief after a doctor diagnosed lumbago. Pills sold by Foster-McClellan Co. at 3s per bottle, six for 16s 6d, post available.
Arkansas asserts it has the world’s largest peach orchard in Sevier County with 200000 trees across 2800 acres. The operation needs 1000 men and 300 teams to harvest. May will see King George stamps issued. Cecil Harrison of Harrison and Sons notes stamps will resemble Edward’s but with a different design. A German aeronautics system assigns each province a number and each community a letter for navigation with illuminated signs for night use.
M. Paul Deschanel says the Russo Japanese agreement lets Russia regain influence in Europe and warns fresh Near East shifts could weaken the Triple Alliance. He notes Turkey’s shifting stance, France must use financial power, and Britain’s continental diplomacy contrasts with its insular defense.
The official report on the Ponape revolt says the Acting Governor of the Solomon Islands with 18 police has arrived. The Europeans are safe and three German warships are bombarding Ponape.
In Sydney Dr. Maxwell discusses the sugar industry and White Australia, questioning white labor sufficiency. He warns Australia as the Pacific outpost faces Eastward threats, noting Japanese expansion and arms in Hawaii. He predicts rapid immigrant influx from America and possible earlier trouble.
The Gazette publishes an interim return of estimated crop areas as of October 20 detailing grain and grass areas for threshing and seed, with year over year figures for each provincial district including Canterbury. Notes explain oats for chaff, drought effects, and recent rains improving remaining crops and pastures.
An advertisement claims rubbing Rocke’s Eucalyptus Oil on the chest and back or a few drops on the pillow will relieve a cola. It promotes the product as Australia’s best Rocke’s.
The work on the Panama Canal is advancing under US military engineers and sanitation experts. The project will give the United States rapid Atlantic Pacific sea routes, with fortifications to secure the waterway. Estimated completion cost exceeds £100 million and annual maintenance around £1 million. Panama’s sovereignty may be eclipsed as US control expands.
This excerpt warns that repeated sloppy and inferior work destroys self respect and confidence. Habitual carelessness corrodes character, lowers life standards, and makes excellence impossible as the mind and morals gradually demoralize.
A reminder notes that a bad taste in the mouth signals stomach trouble and promotes ham brlain's Tablatg as a remedy. It claims to cleanse and invigorate the stomach and regulate the bowels, sold by chemists and storekeepers.
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