10 Feb 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Feb 10, 1908
Page
1
The notice catalogs extensive rural properties near Lawrence and Beaumont with freehold and leasehold acres suitable for mixed farming. Included are 800 to 2,000 acre blocks with sheep stock, fences, water, houses, sheds, and prices in pounds per acre, plus terms like mortgage options and stock valuation.
Readable fragments indicate a church event involving Timara and Christ churches in Oamaru with references to Algety and C and DC TM Li Trimmedia. The item reads as a damaged notice about church activities or a meeting.
A list of numerous properties offered for sale or withdrawal by owners includes 1100 acres with sheep and crop potential near a railway, 1400 acres with healthy sheep, 1600 acres with good buildings priced per acre, 340 acres with 500 ewes and lambs, 612 acres on a 999 year lease, and 1200 acres near the school and railway at various prices. Fuller particulars and inspections arranged.
The Grain and Seed Department announces readiness to execute riska on live stock. We are cash buyers of wheat barley and all farm produce at full market rates.
Sir William Lyne the Federal Treasurer said storekeepers have raised prices of all commodities unjustly. He blamed these actions on the tariff and urged consumers to act to end the practice, saying he cannot intervene and that the remedy lies with the buyers.
An old advertisement touts Ayer’s Cherry Pastoral as the best medicine for throat and lung diseases. It claims strong industrial ingredients and extensive medical use, warning to avoid cheap substitutes and to ensure authentic product from Ayer & Co.
A rescue mission returns to Geraldton after the Windsor wreck near Perth. Captain Walters and the chief officer Jones drowned. The vessel broke up. fourteen Chinese sailors and three apprentices survived by clinging to planks and reaching the reef. A rescue boat vanished at sea. a steamer searches for survivors.
Perth February meeting begins amid heavy swell causing slow times. Half mile: Beaurepaire Victoria wins by 69 yards over Dickman New South Wales in 1 minute 58 seconds. 220 yards: Healy New South Wales takes first with Beaurepaire Victoria second and Springfield Queensland third, winning by ten yards in 2 minutes 44 seconds.
A reader from Ashburton recounts back and kidney pain from a wheat bag lift. After trying various remedies he used Doan's Backache Kidney Pills and reports lasting relief for six years. The ad urges readers with kidney related symptoms to trust Doan's and buy from local chemists or Foster-McClellan Co. in Sydney.
A Christchurch visitor reports a dog near Clyde to Cromwell in Central Otago chained for five months with only a small shelter box and a trickle of water. The dog, used to scare stray sheep, receives scraps of meat from a passing driver and shows distress when not fed.
A prairie practice advocates immediate soil disturbance to starve thistles of light. Plough every two weeks during peak growth, then repeat with a light second pass. After suppression, hoe weekly to remove any regrowth. The method aims to eradicate thistles and sow thistles root and branch.
Holiday shoppers are urged to buy comfortable footwear for tennis bowls and cricket from Mellor's Shoes. The ad touts light yet durable high quality goods at economical prices, claiming sale prices cannot be matched in the district. A second note warns buyers to avoid low grade bicycles and favors Army built models like Royal Wofield, Rudge-Whitworth, and New Hudson via RB. D. Johnston in Burnett Street.
The ad touts the LKG milking machine as proven after years of daily use and offers information from J. MacEwan and Dunedin Co. It also promotes bargain stock at Stock’s Blue Boot Store with remaining pairs of women’s shoes and men’s boots offered at low prices.
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