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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 21, 1900
Page
1
An advertisement extols Prantexon Planteoa as a thorough scientific preparation from plant roots and fruits. It claims rapid cures, cites testimonials, and states the product acts as a strong blood purifier and tonic after failures with other remedies.
A fourteen case study shows rhythmic traction of the tongue can revive persons after long drowning periods. It notes that extending treatment beyond three hours may improve revival odds, and that modern tongue traction can restore respiration even after thirty to forty minutes submerged versus older methods failing after five or six minutes.
The London police cost is the world’s cheapest at £97 yearly per officer, with Londoners paying about 68.75p per person. Paris spends £146 per year per resident, while Faria spends £122p per inhabitant, roughly double London’s rate. London has 29 officers per 10,000 people and 210 arrests. Paris has 39 officers for the same population and 1,065 arrests annually.
The Wellington correspondent reports many New Zealanders with connections in treaty ports China. Mr Stott of the National Banks has a sister in Shanghai, wife of the local insurance manager. Mr Joynt also has a sister in Hang-chow, a missionary under Bishop Moule. A sizable European population in Shanghai faces uncertain prospects in a potential sudden rising.
The article portrays Napoleon on St Helena with a 30‑person suite and £12,000 yearly allowance, sheltered within a twelve mile radius. It ridicules his grievances and laments while noting dubious stories about poisoning and self‑glorifying rhetoric.
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