Plum and fruit bottle pricing note from an ad
A fragment lists plums gooseberries black currant apricot and cherries by bottle and notes a price entry of 2 16 for a batch. Brands or vendors not clearly identified.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
4
A fragment lists plums gooseberries black currant apricot and cherries by bottle and notes a price entry of 2 16 for a batch. Brands or vendors not clearly identified.
Auction notices reveal sales at Lauriston including a 11.30 Horse Fair Clearing Sale and property sale at Co-op Mart. Weekly produce and poultry sales are listed at Farmers' Co-operative Association and at Mr Henry Stephenson's marts arcade. Several properties and goods are scheduled for sale.
Local notices report fair lambing in the Ashburton Rangitata region with many lambs seen along the railway margins. Other items include a request by MP R Scott to reinstate 6d per mile for country school children transport, plus a Canterbury A and P Association draught horse cup won by John Grigg’s team. Prosecutions over hatpin bylaw, burglary trials, and market sales at Addington are noted along with various assorted items from transport to fashion.
Tonight at His Majesty's Theatre and Theatre Royal skating carnival plus 8 pictures. Tomorrow at M Court 10 15 p.m. Technical Classes Association meet 3 30. His Majesty's Theatre pictures again. Hinds Hall hosts a fancy dress ball.
The passage critiques the Address in Reply and Parliament's costly debates, noting wasted time and partisan rhetoric. It argues that the education system and broader franchise history have contributed to mediocrity, lamenting the decline of eloquence and effective debate in Parliament.
A Sydney cable reports Titan, aged 70, who has spent 99 years as an inmate of Austin Hospital. Paralysed, deaf, dumb, and blind during the period, he has regained all faculties and mouths now fully restored.
The Hon. W C P Carncross was elected unopposed as Chairman of Committees in the Legislative Council at yesterday's sitting. The death is announced of Mr J S Fry head of the cocoa firm at Bristol. He was unmarried and lived modestly. The deceased was a practical philanthropist beloved by the people. Mr J R Webb Mayor of Lyttelton has been appointed by the Governor to a seat on the Lyttelton Harbour Board, vacated by the death of Mr Colin Cook.
The domain weather station registered frost last night. Mr Bates forecast: variable to strong southerly breezes. Weather likely cold and changeable. Night expected very cold. Barometer unstable but rising soon.
Advertisement promotes the Roslyn Writing Pad of 100 sheets featuring a New Zealand wonderland cover. Sells at 6d and 1s through dealers. Also notes a children's hacking cough remedy and Woods's Great Peppermint Cure.
A deliberate attempt to destroy the military bar racks in Christchurch was thwarted when a passer-by saw a burning fuse. Four gelignite plugs were placed under the wooden structure, but the device was detected before detonation.
A delegation from the New Dental Association urged the Minister of Health and the Minister of Public Health to start a State dentistry system. They cited a 90 percent child dental trouble rate and proposed pilot centers with one state dentist, a dedicated room, and an attendant at each site costing about £1500. The approach would be evaluated before expanding, with a dental adviser under government control. The ministers expressed sympathy and would consult the Cabinet on possible next steps.
The Pemuka Poultry Society show judged by Myr Dacre in Ashburton featured EG Baker's Black Orpington winning the championship and Alfred B. Thomas's Brow Leghorns taking first and special prizes. Other notable entries included Ott til Leghorns and various bantams, pigeons, and Wyandottes with medals awarded to multiple exhibitors.
An ad-like note promotes Regent Cigarettes as a weekend companion. It hints at a Grant Treasure gift scheme with stylish presents to choose from and a cheerful, generous tone.
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