03 Jan 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
1
Experiments by Kellner and Professor Lehmann show treated straw dùng caustic soda under pressure becomes digestible like starch with eight to nine times the natural straw’s nutritive value. Sheep fed with treated straw plus cotton seed meal matched clover fed sheep, prompting German beet-sugar plants to adopt the process.
Mr F N Freeman of Yale writes in the International Journal of Ethics on gambling ethics. He argues gambling harms social ties, causes anti social behavior, and fosters unequal exchanges wrongfully profiting from others. The piece asserts gambling disorganizes mind and society and critiques promoters of gambling for exploiting weakness.
In Limerick four shots by John Carroll killed Reidy and Whitehead in Upper Williams Street. Reidy died in hospital. Whitehead was fatally wounded. Carroll barricaded himself, then surrendered after injuring himself and cutting his throat. Acting-Serjeant Maguire and Constable Walsh were also wounded. Carroll died later in hospital. motive cited as trade jealousy and heavy drinking.
A Times reprint notes a curious ad inviting a person to act as partner in running a lucrative business. It promises rectitude and wisdom, asks for qualified supporters, and offers a fair chance to establish a wide connection. Applicants are asked to apply by letter to STR. at the Oxford Coffer House and Hotel, Oxford Street.
A Herald report describes a chaotic scene outside the Melbourne court as crowds surged for the divorce case. Women, men, and even a dog caused damage and injuries amid frantic scrambling for entry.
Bargain sale promo from Mitchell and Turner invites shoppers to fill lean purses with discounts and special offers. Public notice style conveys a lively retailer event with emphasis on value and price cuts.
At a Sydney Labour Council meeting a letter from the Professional Musicians Union protested non unionish staffing at venues paying low wages. A Wi O’Brien cited theatres hiring women on 15s weekly and other cases with underpaid workers. The council urged a union label boycott and to publish a fair list of theatres for leagues and unions.
The Sydney Daily Telegraph notes a blind man proves able in public displays of strength. At the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution annual event blind workers raced swam and competed in footraces using guiding rings on ropes. H Christie covered 100 yards and another walked three quarters of a mile in five minutes. The system inspired Philadelphia and New York inter state sports for the blind.
An eye witness reports Atelic hunters desecrating a cliffside Sidpstrand churchyard near Cremer. Tourists were seen exclaiming above the edge, unearthing a human skeleton and removing a skull as a relic. The witness found remains still visible and urges reverent reinterment.
The article recalls the Earl of Crewe as a guest at the Cutlers Feast and heir to wealth from Lord Crewe. It recounts a Cheshire anecdote from the 1860s when Crewe Hall burned and his sister Lady Houghton married Monckton Milnes, later Baron Haughton, who defended the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill with the quip that marrying two sisters yields one mother-in-law.
In a terse note the writer urges Abbey to try something and argues the Crow is worth more than Nobey. The message presents a paradox of value and choice using brief, cryptic phrasing.
Wellington reports perfect holiday weather with busy Tauherenikan Waikanse and Picton trips aboard the Macri. Napier notes large visitor turnout and Hawke's Bay Jockey Club races at Hastings draw crowds. Blenheim cites fine weather and Picton as the main resort with excursions from Wellington aboard the Union Company's Maori.
Napiga January 3 1907 Hawke s Bay records show 18 bankruptcies across the year 1907 compared with 21 in 1906. Realisable assets short of liabilities by £2010 down from nearly £7000. Rainfall 87.65 inches. Vital stats: births 379 deaths 179 marriages 187 versus 348 349 and 148 in 1906.
A January fire sweep destroyed the Junction boarding-house in Marton, a two story building with about thirty rooms fully occupied. Occupants escaped miraculously as flames, fanned by wind, razed the structure in under thirty minutes. Owner J McHardie suffers heavy losses. insurance details unavailable.
Advert promises tight yet durable shoes of the highest quality at economical prices during a sale. It urges readers to see the advertisement for prices and claims exceptional value in the district. The note then mentions an old London bridge story and reports Abbey Prizes valued at over £21 awarded for distribution, in a brief local context.
Fragmentary OCR reads a string of names and places including Hokitika Greymouth Barrytown Duncan Latkouaiti Kumara Waimate Limehills and Fairfield. The text intermingles with symbols and currency marks, lacking clear context or actions.
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