Advances to Settlers Act Drives Cheap Money Gains
Sir Joseph Ward lauds twelve year progress of settlers scheme and the first £1.5 million loan floated in London. He cites savings in interest, legal charges, and valuation fees, plus land cultivation, new trade, and a nine million pound plus impact on mortgagors. The department reports 19 501 advances totaling £6,648,480 with 1 389 declines and net £5,714,620 advanced. The average loan stands at £411 on freehold, £175 on teagohald, and £468 on combined holdings.
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Wellington Post
Joseph Ward
London
Costa
Devel
Ancient Rome beats modern notions of innovation in surprising ways
The Scientific American piece notes Romans used safety pins nine to ten inches long and bronze collar studs. It cites paper clips, hairpins, and mirrors in bronze or ivory, and describes tools like tweezers, razors, and fish hooks eerily similar to today.
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Cleopatra
Scientific American
Frimary
Rome
Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Smithsonian
Cicero
Mirrera
Algo
Old Time Convict System Praised For Pitfalls And Gains
At a Prisoners Aid Association meeting in Sydney officials discussed the convict system. Sir Henry Stephen recalled assigned servants from Britain who became faithful workers and steadied families. He cited a trusted convict who accompanied his family from Tasmania and notes on wives chosen at Parramatta Asylum.
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Marcus Clarke
Sydney
Morning Herald
Great Britain
Prisoners’ ‘Aid Association
Sir Henry Stephen
England
Tasmania
Parramattan Asylum
Up-to-date Tailor and Footwear Shop Ads
Ladies tailor-made outfits gain popularity this season with New Kaiapoi Dress and Jacket patterns praised for style and fit. Craighead and Kerryman promote it in Ashburton, while Mellor’s Foot Store showcases boots shoes and slippers with claimed lowest prices and guaranteed satisfaction.
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Craighead
Sgerryman
Joy, Mellor
Ashburton
Mellor
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Sold In Ashburton
A local-as-seen testimonial promotes Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a permanent remedy for kidney trouble. Mr Alexander of Moore Street reports relief after using the pills from Ashburton Drug Company, with Mrs Alexander confirming two years later that the cure endures. Pills cost 5s per box and are available through Foster, McClellan, and Co of Sydney.
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Ashburton
Alexander
Moore Street
Uep
Dean
Ashburton Drug Company
Doan
Foster, McClellan, and Co
Pitt Street
Sydney
N.S
Boy Defies Disciplinary Control At Pelaw Main Colliery
At Pelaw Main Colliery in New South Wales a boy objecting to discipline caused 300 workers to strike and idle the mine. The wheelers were late and the manager ordered haste. The boy threatened violence, then rallied colleagues to quit work, leaving the pit shut and 300 employees without jobs.
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Pelaw-Main
New South Wales
Wheeler
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