Hair color Restorer Claim Sparks Wartime Buzz
An advert claims Dr Wilson's Regenerator reverses hair whitening and promotes growth, credited with boosting morale among troops and civilians with friends at the front. The tonic is marketed as curative and available in Ashburton through local merchants and druggists.
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Bean
Under. Gees
Drr. Wilson
New Zealand
Australia
Ashburton
H. C. Percy
Ashburton Drug Company
Andrew Orr
Unique Bottles Promised by North British Rubber Co
An advertisement urges chemists to order "Unique" Hot Waiter Bottles from the North British Rubber Co. It claims these bottles last for years, resist leakage, and provide great satisfaction, promoting a British-made product with imperial phrasing.
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North ‘British Rubber Co
Trotting Meet Petition Seeks No Reduction of Days
Canterbury Owners and Breeders' Association deputies urged Minister G W Russell to keep trotting meeting days from being cut. They argued racing clubs get 222 days while trotting have 52, noting trotting draws strong attendances and high costs for trotting grounds and clubs. Russell offered no immediate reply but promised the petition would be considered in the broader racing discussion.
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Canterbury
Owners’ and Breeders’ Association
W. Hayward
GW. Hervey
Heer Sl
G. W. Russell
New Yeaand
Breok
Russell
Divorce Case Hearings Reveal Memory Gaps In Wellington
In a Wellington Supreme Court divorce case, counsel pressed the petitioner about prior remarks to his wife. The husband admitted memory gaps saying he could not recall many statements and suggested love might drive such words. He denied recalling a threatening remark about shooting himself if marriage did not proceed.
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Wellington
Ham
Ballot withdrawals reduce Wellington military reservists draw
In Wellington on June 6 the eighth ballot listed 4545 men drawn but about 500 names were withdrawn after checks showed many were already in the Expeditionary Force or dead. The withdrawals will be published on a special list to ensure fairness. The wastage reduces reservist numbers by nearly 6 percent as recruiting plans adjust. Nearly 44,000 First Division members were drawn in ballots with postings to be mobilised in September.
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Wellington
Shangheen
Ministers Abroad A Press Association Message
Sir Joseph Ward says Samoa should remain British to keep war effort feasible five more years. US entry lengthens war. Demobilisation may drive immigration to New Zealand. He notes Britain’s class bitterness declines and drunkenness falls. Massey expects conscription to pass in Australia. Empire consolidation should avoid Germanic sentiment and involve New Zealand Canada Australia Africa in common interests.
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Wellington
Press Association
Joseph Ward
Samoa
Britain
United States
Massey
Gaidha
Australia
Empire
New Zealand
Canada
Australis
Africa
Delay on Second Division classification scheme in New Zealand
The cabinet has not yet seen the amendment to the Second Division classification scheme for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Reserve. Defence authorities await General Richardson’s clarification from England on policy for men near military age. If justified, older men may be placed in separate non service classes while stronger, fitter men remain for active soldiering.
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Wellington
New Zealand Expeditionary Force Reserve
Richardson
England
Ashburton W C T U Holds Monthly Meeting with Social
The Ashburton district branch of the Women's Christian Tamperance Union met in the Baring Square School room. Mrs W K Watson presided as Rev J Dawson urged wartime Warly Closing signatures. Mrs Lee Cowie to speak on Strength of the Nation. three new members joined and a social tea followed.
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Ashburton
Women’s Christian Tamperance Union
Baring Square
WK. Watson
J. Dawson
Mre
Court Martial Promulgates Sentences At Trentham Camp
The Wellington court martial at Trentham Camp on May 30 confirmed sentences for three soldiers. Private M Briggs of H Company Twenty-seventh Reinforcements received 84 days imprisonment with hard labour for disobeying a lawful command. Private T P Harland of E Company faced 84 days with hard labour for the same offence. Private F H Patton of Fo Company Twenty-eighth Reinforcements was also sentenced to 84 days with hard labour for disobeying a superior officer.
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Wellington
Trentham
M. Briggs
H Company
T. P. Harland
E Company
FH. Patton
How to Bankrupt the Doctors in New York Sayings
A prominent New York physician says if women wore thicker stockings and shoes doctors would go bankrupt. When you contract a cold treat it at once. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised for coughs and colds, effective, pleasant, and widely sold.
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New
York
International Self-Heating Sad Iron Ad
An advertisement touts a self heating iron with no smoke or odor and easy operation for children. It claims 94 percent air and 7 percent gas, superior to electric or gas irons with no cords, stable heat, and regulated settings to avoid fluctuation.
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Pee International
Buxton and Thomas Sole Agents State to Rakaic
Buxton and Thomas are named sole agents for a state related matter addressed to Rakaic, indicating exclusive brokerage or representation status in a sale or transfer. The fragment suggests a formal notice of agency.
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Buxton
Thomas
Rakaic
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