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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 19, 1909
Page
1
Auckland note mentions a sequence of dates and locations with brief coded references. Readable details point to a dated event listing and related venue markers. The fragment hints at a social or community notice with times and places.
Latour Inspector notes June conditions in Ashburton show mixed industrial activity. Some trades steady like dressmaking and retail, while building and construction remain quiet. electrical engineering reports a new power station and good business, and farming shows a large drop with many idle workers.
The blue book for the Synod lists 358 congregations, 86 421 members, and 174 057 sittings, with total subscriptions for 1908 at £289 926. A £100 000 loan fund for church building is proposed, and foreign mission estimates are adjusted after increased contributions. The report also notes labour movement cautions and urges wages boards to combat street sweating.
Advert says Frootoids cure headaches indigestion constipation and biliousness by removing waste from blood and organs. Claims quick relief when other aperients fail with liver balance and digestion improved by nightly doses. Price 1/6 from W G Hearne or local chemist in Geelong Victoria.
The inter State conference on physical training in Australian schools, chaired by Joseph Cook, endorsed a program including a national supervisor for physical training, trained instructors for cadets and teachers, permanent training centres, school curriculum integration, teacher training, a training manual, competency certificates, and a coordinated medical inspection system. Estimated annual cost is £8000.
General Booth celebrated his 30th birthday in Liverpool with a meeting led by the Lord Mayor. He stated the Salvation Army has not drawn a farthing for personal use in its forty four years, and a committee of experts found no errors in his accounts. He described an experimental program with New Zealand authorities paying per head for inmates on two islands for men and women, with successful results and the government increasing the expiration grant. The Army’s global work supports about 94,000 cheered by 16,000 dependents. He pledged no reduction in effort or position.
An English miner named George Laglart was attacked by a mob of women in Manifold Pennsylvania after being accused of slanderous remarks about local women. He was chased, struck, and left dying in a nearby wood after police containment. Four women were arrested.
Air Bosworth a Northampton native and veteran of the 57th Regiment who served in China India and New Zealand died at Witstoy New Plymouth in his eighty fifth year. He led the forlorn hope at the Redan on June 18 1855 and carried Brigadier General Campbell’s body to the trenches. He later served in the Indian Mutiny and in New Zealand before becoming governor of New Plymouth gaol for twenty one years. He left two sons and five daughters.
Major-General Sir W G Knox argues the British army is badly undercut by Haldane’s cuts and a civic military culture. He calls for compulsory national service and criticizes separate army and navy departments while noting modern efficiency claims by Sir John French.
Local report notes a child’s persistent night cough responded to a remedy labeled Great Peppermint Cure. No medical endorsement cited. Parents advised caution and to seek professional care for continued symptoms.
Dominion reporter interviews Stephen P Heyne of South Africa who details farming opportunities and the potential Johannesburg Western Province union. He notes aging settlers, waste land, Hindu competition in Cape Town markets, and migration of Union capital from Cape Town to Pretoria within three years, foreseeing economic strain.
An aged ad touts Sander's Extract for coughs and lung issues, claiming 5 to 15 drops per dose with water or olive oil, and asserts it heals while warning other eucalyptus products include harmful irritants and "death." The testimonialTargeted customers include Mr Th, Halderness, Dappil, Q., and family. notes forty years of use.
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