Ashburton Fire Brigade subsidies and repairs debated
Ashburton Borough Council debated the Fire Brigades Committee report. Proposals include private donations to the brigade be kept separate, an annual social allowance up to 20 pounds, appoint Reginald Hunt to a post, accept a £12 electric lighting offer, and call tenders for plaster repairs and papering at the station. The debate covered balance sheets, donations, and the handling of the £120 subsidy.
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Ashburton Borough
Fire Brigades Committee
Bregade
Reginald Hunt
Tutncock
Mutton
Ashburton Electric Supply Company
Orr
Fire Brigade
Ashburton
Brigade
Buchanan
P. L. Orr
City Council Plans Pay Rise for City Employees
At a Council meeting Dr. McCombs urged funding in the estimates to pay all able bodied workers more than two shillings for a 44 hour week. The Tramway Board discussed a more scientific concession ticket system, and the Fire tank near the Cathedral was ordered filled and fencing demolished. Harbour reform proposals seek proportional representation and a canal project is urged by Canalites. Revenue from half holiday changes shows mixed results across Saturdays and Fridays with net gains and losses.
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Christchurch Tramway Board
Christchurch
Tramway Board
Chicken Pox Case Report From Whangaree Hospital
Three hospital patients, all Maoris, show mild chicken pox with impetigo in Whangaree. Health officials seek vaccination guidance but superintendent Dr Fraser Hurst says evidence is negative. Many whites also unvaccinated and in contact with the cases. Takariwai Native settlement reports nine cases.
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Whangareee
Fraser Hurst
Offccr
Auckland
Takariwai
Six Hundred Natives Suffer Chicken Pox in North
Auckland July 7 report that about six hundred natives are ill with chicken-pox in the North. Precautions are being taken under the Department regulations.
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Auckland
Splendid Remedy Promises Cure for Indigestion
A Wellington reader Repeats praise for Dr Morse Indian Root Pills claiming relief from indigestion after a few doses. The letter touts the pill as a blood purifier and remedy for biliousness constipation headaches and female ailments mentioning digestion heartburn and nervousness.
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Misa KE. Galloway
Manners Street
Wellington
Fire damages T.T. Theo tre Fitting Company premises
Fire partly gutted the T.T. Theo tre Fitting Company's Clarence Street premises causing heavy damage. A kerosene lamp upset is listed as the cause. In Wellington a separate July 7 fire destroyed a house on Happy Valley Road, John Wilkinson occupant. insured contents valued at £370 and other insurances total £450.
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Sydney
T.T. Theotre Fitting Company
Clarence Street
Wellington
Happy Valley Road
John Wilkinson
The Old Way and The New Cold Remedy
The article contrasts old-fashioned cures like hot baths and rubbing with acetic acid with Baxter's Lung Preserver as a modern, quick treatment. It claims most cases need only a few doses for a complete cure and recommends buying a 1s 10d bottle from chemists or storekeepers.
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Baxter
The True Worth of Man and Things
An editorial piece argues true value rests on character and usefulness, not wealth or gourmet knowledge. It promotes Renzie’s Pepso as a cure for indigestion, acidity, heartburn, and flatulence, claiming it digests food and builds red blood.
The Latest Wall Papers Picture Mouldiunga and Stencils choose Tom
A local selection process names Tom as the preferred choice for a decorative project featuring wall papers, pictures, mouldings, and stencils. The decision signals potential upcoming purchases and supplier alignments for the project.
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Tom
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Whangaree
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Hefford
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