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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 20, 1909
Page
1
A sermon asserts Godstone grants humans power to recreate through fatherhood, making parenting a sacred, duties-filled act. It warns against physical weakness, addiction, and neglect, urging loyalty to God, purity of thought, and shared marital support to protect the child and society.
A Bunls of New Zealand letter, handed to press by J D Heagerty, says calico lining in wool bales tears easily and contaminates wool with fibers. It urges use of stiff corrugated paper inside packs, as per brokers and buyers’ report, noting higher costs and uncertain price impact.
The article reflects on rapid scientific progress from telephony to space, noting how discoveries expand yet reveal deeper unknowns. It cites wireless, atomic theory, and space travel as signs of human reach while urging humility before an immense universe. It mentions figures like Newton and John Wellesley Lynn and emphasizes the role of science alongside religion.
London bound Roxas mail steamers offer superior accommodation across classes. Ships call at Montevideo, Teneriffe, and Plymouth. All steamers now fitted with carbon dioxide patent fire extinguishers. Ledger notes various vessels and December itineraries from Paris passage listings.
A historic boundary dispute between Vodacomte and Muna, tied to colonial land grants and private titles, finally settled after centuries of court action. Leadership from Porfirio Diaz’s father aided a review of ancient records and numerous conferences before the case was dismissed.
The Mercantile Gazette cites a New York Chamber of Commerce report noting striking parallels between the panics of 1857 and 1907. Both followed years of heavy gold production and inflation, with bank expansion and railroad growth, and both saw rapid, uneven recoveries amid capital movements and low interest rates.
The Wiltshire County Council reports a profitable pig feed using one gallon of skimmed milk or buttermilk daily plus 8lb potatoes and barley meal, boosting pigs from 80 to 100 pounds by 15 pounds weekly. Milk should be rationed, boiled potatoes only, and two gallons of milk a day wastes one.
A Fortnightly Review piece by J Hall Richardson notes a drop in British emigration to Canada since 1908 rules require certificates and self sufficiency. It says Canada risks tilting toward American settlement unless Britain sends suitable emigrants and policy relaxations occur.
Mrs Elizabeth Moore of South Adelaide recounts severe bowel paralysis from a past operation. She credits Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills with restoring regularity without pain and praises their liver and kidney benefits, urging others to publish her testimony.
The passage names Maine Michigan Rhode Island Wisconsin and Kansas as states without the death penalty A governor may issue a warrant for capital punishment in Kansas but none has been signed Austrias army purchases ten thousand movable kitchens for field cooking and Andrew Carnegie was celebrated in Bideford for heroism during a charity event A boy fell into the Torridge river and was rescued by Mr Faery Butler The New York State Prisons chief V Collins plans inter state action to remove 5000 criminal aliens back to Europe
The London Telegraph cites trials of electric street lighting and widespread gas use across Islington, St Pancras, Camberwell, and other towns. Gas often proves cheaper per mile, with electric adoption sparking higher costs or partial reversion. Fleet Street tests high power inverted gas burners to illuminate footways.
War influenza claims a prominent figure named Wood as health crises loom. Peppermint ae Never Feil appears as a local phrase or product tag amid the turmoil.
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