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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
4
Fletcher Bros advertise a full stock of lamps and accessories. The notice lists hand lamps, wall lamps, table lamps, hanging lamps, lanterns, lamp shades, chimneys, burners and replacements for Rochester and Victor styles with sizes 0 to 3, highlighting immediate availability while stocks last.
An advertisement urges Cowship Calf Milk as a practical substitute for mother's milk, describing it as a soluble powder that mixes with water or skim milk to produce a white milk preferred by calves. It claims lower cost, suitability from birth, and references pamphlets on improved calf rearing by Fletcher Bros, agents for Ashburton County.
An old ad proclaims Irona Concentrated Cough Essence with one pound of sugar yields one sixth of a gallon of superior cough cure. It claims none better or good. Smither Bros price per bottle and three bottles for 45.34.
Fletcher Bros advertise Kurapeutic as a pure herbal remedy for indigestion biliousness constipation and liver kidney and stomach complaints. Priced at 2s 6d per bottle with a deal of 3 bottles post free.
Advert asks bakers to try Clover Cream as a substitute for Cream of Tartar used by major New Zealand baking firms. It claims equal quantity to premium cream of tartar but at 2s 4d per barrel, suggesting cost savings.
Fresh shipment of Goodwin's Medical Carbolic Soap offered at 6d per bar or two bars for lid. Advertises strong antiseptic use for washing clothes and homes. Promoted for hospitals, infirmaries, toilet use, and odor elimination with safe skin action.
An old advertisement promotes Morris's Electric Healing Wash as the real horse’s friend. It lists benefits for Yor Collar and saddle areas and claims to treat galls, cuts, chafes, cracked heels, foot rot, broken knee, open sores, barbed wire cuts, bruises, sprains, and sore eyes.
Glauber salts advertised as purer and cheaper than Epsom salts. Describes Glauber salt as a liver tonic and purgative, superior for cattle, with Ashburton agents Fletcher Bros promoting the product and pricing at sixpence.
A notice lists large stocks of confectionery including Rose Boxes Chocolate and Butter Scotch tins. Items priced from 1s 2d to 6s 8d with chocolates, caramels, and chips. Also mentions Aulsebrook’s Walnut Halves and Diamond and Princea mixtures with per pound and per tin pricing.
An old ad copy touts Wietcher’s Mixture and Ib. i 4 seated blends, Aulsebrook treats, walnut cream toast, toffee de Lux and mixed chocolates. It invites families to visit the stall to view the broad selection and sample the “wood valueo” and products on offer.
Small but ratty shapes fit the head tightly while larger picture-styles suit dress wear. A charming range of velvets in leading shades is offered with plain ribbon bands or smart furnishings.
Auction sales announced for Tuesday at Ashburton Yards with meetings and amusements. His Majesty's Theatre shows 8 pictures. Various venues list 11 a.m. and evening sessions including Baptist, Baring Square, Wills Street, Cass Street Hall, and Victoria Hall with multiple start times.
An advertisement praises children's hats and simple styles with dainty posies and ribbons. It highlights moderate prices in the millinery department and notes charm through understated trimmings.
Property notice highlights Moore Street and Moore Streets in Ashburton offering good value homes. Details read from local listing emphasize affordability and location.
A wartime notice notes Home Government export prohibitions on foods and malt products, warns of scarce Mediterranean sponges due to U boat losses, and reports bottling shortages. It advertises a Wanedin article rivaling English goods at lower cost and urges buying hot water bottles before winter.
Thomas Bros advertises Cargoyle Pre pared Spraying Oil, Dial Emulsia Capers Null-Au Sulfacide and more for trees shrubs and fruit. They note June July planting in dormancy yields better results and list deliveries twice daily by Millichamp and Sons. Also stocked are oats wheat barley bran meal and feed items.
The district Technical School plans adult lectures on economics to clarify monetary and taxation issues after the war. The article argues for public support, warns of rising costs and the need for informed criticism of budgets, and notes low enrolment may jeopardize the course.
A petition to be adjudged bankrupt was filed in the Christchurch Supreme Court yesterday by Henry Percy Evans a music salesman Ashburton. The report also notes a conference plan among Canterbury acclimatisation societies and various education board decisions on school accommodation and attendance reporting.
G A Carson of Oakland Garage Tancred Street sells a specially refined high grade oil claimed to ease starting for Ford owners and offered at the lowest market price. The ad also promotes Nazotl as a superior remedy for colds and flu with a six dose package priced at 18 6d.
Large entry of fowls and pigs at the weekly stock and produce sale. Prices quoted include poultry hens 3s to 4s 8d per pair roosters 1s 6d to 6s per pair geese 6s per pair ducks 6s to 6s 8d per pair. Pigs fats 43s to 6 11s porkers 6s 1d to 7s. Horses Bato AGS. Potatoes 5 to 7s per sack. Swedes 21s to 33s per cwt. Carrots de sacks wheat 18s to 19s per sack apples 5s 6d per case.
Ashburton from Canterbury reports outline of dairy talks as Mr J A Frostick Efficiency Board Commissioner plans a tour for farmers and a visit to the High School Experimental Area. Also notes on ex King Constantine condition and Christchurch Press Association leadership change.
An old advertisement touts Nazol as a splendid safeguard for colds and sore throats. It claims 60 doses with drops for instant soothing effects and cough relief, urging buyers to get genuine Nazol.
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