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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 20, 1908
Page
4
A storefront advertises choices of perfumes manicure sets air brushes sponges sponge bags and other items with a note that first glass stock is kept at prices to suit all, suitable for presents and perfumes a specialty.
A reader protests the Tuarangi Old Men’s Home admission system. He condemns the board as autocratic and calls for urgent reform and greater humane support for destitute elderly men needing entry. The letter echoes Burns on humaneness without humbug.
The New York Sun reports government irrigation projects have spent about 26 million dollars and continue at one million per month. Plans approved promise 8,171,000 acres reclaimed, boosting land taxable value by about 149 million dollars and creating homes for about 600,000 families. Employment for 10,000 workers supports extensive farming output and national wealth growth.
A colonial advertisement urges readers to heed backache as a sign of stressed kidneys and risks like diabetes and Bright's disease. It promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills from Foster-McClellan, with a testimonial from G Pritchard of Lyndburnt and price details, urging buyers to obtain the genuine Doan's brand.
The Supreme Court of Victoria backs the Genuine Sander and Sons Eucalyptus Extract as safe and effective for colds fevers and stomach and kidney complaints. It claims to outdistance other remedies and offers uses for throat lung relief breath purification and skin care with Superba Skin Food for a clear complexion and lasting beauty.
The Mount Somers Road Board held its monthly meeting with Cullen Mason and H Sharplin present. Topics included road stone clearance to Booths cutting, water supply and pollution control on the stream, bathing pond discussions, water-race improvements, road shingling on Hewsons road, traffic and survey requests, Gorge road repairs, Bowyer's stream safety, cocksfoot seed prospects, and appointing a poundkeeper. The board also decided Thursday as the shop closing day and sent sympathy to the Hood family.
Lancashire scored a goal and six tries while New Zealand managed two goals in a sparsely attended game. The report lists match results from October to January, with wins, losses, and draws against teams like Bramley Huddersfield Widnes Barrow Hull Wigan Oldham and Wales.
The Baltic cream separator introduces a new principle rapid to establish itself as the premier machine. The split wing system is dropped and a simple feed directs whole milk to separating planes without disturbing the cream layer. Practical tests astonish factory men and show remarkable capacity and clean skimming. Application to J B MacEwan and Co Ltd Dunedin to follow.
A rugged catalog of properties lists 1200 to 1500 acres across Westerfield Good Land Riverside Newlanda Methven Seaview Kyle Lauriston and more. Descriptions emphasize crop potential large areas good buildings and well improved sheep country with mentions of 340 900 740 380 47 Mw and 600 1100 metrics among figures.
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