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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 22, 1909
Page
4
London wool auctions closed firm with strong Continental and American demand. Total throughput 152 000 bales with 9000 sold to America and 75 000 to the Continent, while 16 000 bales were held over. Prices varied by grade with greasy merino and scoured crosses largely steady or down 5 to 16 percent.
At Addington, July 21, a large stock entry and strong attendance. Fat cattle steady. fat sheep sold well, with prime wethers at 15s 6d and ewes higher. Fat lambs small in number as export buyers were absent. Store sheep hoggets eased. ewe hoggets and small lots found higher prices. Pigs improved with varied prices. dairy cows and store cattle in moderate demand.
Readable fragments show a sale listing for men’s suits and shirts in tweed and serge fabrics. Mentions items include all-wool tweed sac suits and Norfolk suits, with some dates or sizes suggested by unreadable OCR.
The advertisement urges all to begin Lane's Emulsion today for chest, cough, nerves, and digestion issues. It claims 75 of 100 people need its strength, promotes it as a fungus healer and body builder, and suggests giving it to children to better withstand winter weather. Sold everywhere in 4 1/6 or 2 1/2 pence prices.
An advertisement proclaims lowered meat prices for cash including sides hindquarters forequarters loins and neckers with a penny per mouthful noted for mutton and beef reductions. It promises delivery to town and suburbs and offers a 24 discount on accounts paid within a month.
In Dunedin on July 21 fat cattle yarded 200 head with best heavy bullocks up to £11 17s 6d and medium to good £9 10s to £12 10s. Sheep yarded 2093 with best wethers 17s to 18s 8d and ewes 14s to 15s 3d. lambs around 11s 12d for best. Pigs yarded 110 with sows up to £7 7s, heavy pigs up 3s per head, suckers 14s to 17s.
July 21 Dunedin grain market notes firm wheat demand for good quality lines with strong shipment and coal run needs. Quoted prices show Prime milling vegetas at 4s 0d to 4s 4d, good clean whole fowl wheat 3s 1d to 3s 10d, inferior 2s 9d to 3s 0d ex store. Oats also in strong demand especially bright well grown stock with discolored lines harder to place. Prices listed for oats range from 1s 5d to 2s 0d ex store depending on quality and brightness.
Wellington reports the Government will suspend all assisted immigration during winter. Acting Premier says those already nominated or in the division and trade will be assisted per undertakings, but no new immigrants will be aided due to bad times, climate, and unemployment.
Waitara July 21 The Taitamarui Licensing Committee refused an application by Thomas McDonald for a wholesale license in Raurimu. The committee sat in camera and only one member voted in favour, leaving the license request denied.
The Board of Education in Auckland decides to accept the grant for free school books. It was noted the board erred in declining the declaration, acknowledging the grant was insufficient. Mr Greenslade, M.P., remarked the Wellington Board lost £60, and the Auckland Board would lose about £150.
De Hosking sen offered 500 pounds for women’s memorial baths in Masterton. Borough tender for a bath of reduced size exceeded the sum. Mayor’s amendment to carry out donor wishes failed. Dr Hosking withdraws offer and may cable for 500 pounds of radium instead.
For three years Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills have been manufactured in New Zealand making them the only purgative pills here by the proprietors. The formula and ingredients are kept exact and the crude material is imported and ground in an American lab. Wellington hosts an up to date plant supervised by the proprietors. The pills claim to aid biliousness constipation indigestion headaches complexion liver and kidney troubles piles pimples boils and female ailments.
Frederick Cyril Ross, formerly secretary to the Cheltenham Dairy Company, was arrested last night on a charge of stealing £9 2s 6d from the firm while in its service. Other informations are said to total a large sum. Accused remanded till tomorrow.
At a hearing between the Slaughtermen's Union and the Waitara Freezing Works, Mr Grosvenor for the works protested eight witnesses from Waitara. The sole closing down the works, Mr Justice Sim said if witnesses had been called from Waitara the Union had no business to do so, as the Court had shown willingness to take evidence at New Plymouth if needed.
Wellington July 21 The Minister of Agriculture will prosecute offenders undermining New Zealand butter by excess moisture. Mr Mackenzie notes the government is advertising New Zealand meat. London dealers seem unaware, yet large advertisements have appeared for two months.
On July 20 at Trentham the Wellington Steeplechase saw Te Arai win by four lengths with Capitol second after a late fence fall. Wimmera captured the Waterloo Handicap by a length, Scotty led Jumpers Flat by six lengths, and Tekui won the Thorndon Handicap by a length with times noted for each event.
Wootton rode three consecutive winners at Lewester, delivering a strong sequence in the event. The results highlighted his riding form and the competitive field on display at Lewester racecourse.
Auckland July 21 J Wallace selected to represent New Zealand in hammer throw at Australasian championships informs Auckland Centre secretary he cannot join the team to Brisbane due to business commitments.
An early 20th century advertisement touts Woods Great Peppermint Cure for chronic chest complaints. The brief copy lists prices and payment terms with a promotional tone and product claims.
Mr J Morwick of Greyst Shortland Thames New Zealand says his child severely burned was helped by Chamberlains Pain Balm after a few applications the pain disappeared and hands healed without scars He later used it for headache toothache and rheumatic pain with reliable relief recommending it as a good family liniment sold by chemists and storekeepers
The piece contrasts Highland and Lowland Scotland, tracing origins from Norse influence to modern identity. It notes Highlanders as warlike and Lowlanders as pastoral, with cultural ties across the world and the enduring pride of Scots in history, culture, exploration, and public life.
The article traces the Gaelic oral tradition from ancient bards to Macpherson Ossian translations and the Highland saga. It notes the revival of Highland lore in Edinburgh's modern Athens, the controversy over authenticity, and the role of Burns and later Scots writers in shaping national identity through literature and music.
The piece extols Scottish Highlands music and its bagpipe heritage, praising Highland songs for their deep feeling and national character. It urges Caledonian societies to nurture history, tradition, and patriotism among youth, warning against cultural drift and praising Ossian, Scott, and Burns as guiding exemplars.
In a wartime advertisement a remedy named Wood's Great Peppermint Cure claims to battle influenza with rapid effect. The pitch emphasizes reliability and speed, urging readers to purchase the product at local drugstores.
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