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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jul 23, 1909
Page
1
A fragment from the August to September notes mentions Wellington and Dee with a hint of a meal providing calm. The text includes stray numbers and names like Iwelington and KOZIE THA in a puzzle-like excerpt.
Lord Morley presided at a June London session on literature and journalism. He argued journalism must be hurried while literature is not, warned reporters may shape opinions, and praised journalism as a driver of practical common sense and public duty.
The article notes Heligoland’s rapid Germanization since 1890, its prosperity under German rule, and reduced local freedoms. It highlights the island’s English-to-German shift, strong fishing industry, thriving tourism with 380000 visitors, and strict notices limiting visitors near fortifications. It contrasts Heligoland with Malta and Dutch islands, and warns British visitors of strict entry rules and German vigilance.
Dr R T Moore notes coal output growth from under 15 million tons in the early 1800s to 1 080 million in 1907. He traces Britain, Belgium, France, Germany, and the United States roles, the rise of US and German production, and the colonial contribution, forecasting supply lasting centuries with future shifts and potential dependence on alternative energy.
An old advertisement notes Ayer’s Sarsaparilla prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayers & Co. in Lowell Massachusetts and promotes AYER PILLS as the best family laxative.
The proposed bill establishes trade boards to set minimum wages in select trades such as tailoring cardboard box making lace making by machinery net finishing and browse making. It embeds information training unemployment data and enforcement duties within the boards with expert members including at least one woman where women are employed. Unionist support exists though concerns about board powers and foreign competition are noted.
A Birmingham British Dental Association meeting highlighted widespread dental decay among children. It cited 95 percent needing treatment and that molars deteriorate after age nine, with examinations linking poor teeth to overall health and educational impact. Funding proposed to treat Birmingham’s 8000 nine-year-old sections could improve learning and reduce infectious disease risk.
Australian artist Arthur Streeton wins a third medal at the Paris Salon for his work Australia Felix painted at Mount Macedon and shown in Sydney a few years earlier. An inquest into John Ashinda’s death at Carlton Melbourne reveals the deceased smoked six packets a day and the coroner speculates this could relate to his death. A white tigress in Orissa has been shot and presented to the Rajah of Dhenkanal. Barnsley police offered a ham and egg breakfast to encourage swimming. 24 constables participated. In Melbourne insolvency case Judge Moule approves Henry Moss 20 percent debt proof after noting an 18 percent loan.
A Stradivarius violin sold for 925 pounds in London. It belonged to a Swaffham milkman who bought it from local gardener Knowles for 2 pounds 15 shillings.
A Wellington city council member testifies to rapid relief from a severe rheumatic gout attack after taking RHEUMO, a medicine once developed after years of study. The ad-style notice promotes RHEUMO as a universal cure and urges readers to buy at local chemists and stores.
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