09 Jun 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
1
A February American Magazine writer argues women’s manners among themselves are improving after recalling earlier selfish acts in trains hotels and streets. She recalls open washrooms in Pullman cars and crowded conflicts over space and towels before noting a modern trip where eighty women in one car helped each other button waistbands.
A Paris tale claims three renowned doctors revived a dead girl after three hours in hospital. The revived patient spoke of a near-death journey before dying a second time under overdose treatment. The report blends improbable science with sensational testimony and includes broader notes on the region near Peshawar and Mohmand frontier tensions.
The Department of Industries and Commerce reports weak frozen meat demand in London markets. Canterbury mutton and lamb prices show regional variation, with Canterbury lamb at 5d and others at Sid. Beef and butter markets are dull or steady, with shipments from River Plate and Argentine totals noted for the month.
Westland, Wanganui, and Napier Licensing Committees renew all licenses. New town licenses granted in Westland. one adjourned due to absent member amid libel threats. Wanganui reports full renewal with praise for hotel conduct. Napier notes overall clean licensing, rising drunkenness arrests, youth alcohol use, and 85 prohibition orders with 50 prosecutions. Chairmen urge licensees to bar low character individuals.
The Mayoress led a ceremony marking the first trappings for the tramways project this afternoon. Contractors express hope that trams will run before Christmas, signaling a near completion of the work.
The Timaru Borough Council, by seven votes to six, resolves that the Town Clerk should take the necessary steps to abolish the ward system before the next municipal election. The mover cites ward inequality in population and rateable value, with the Mayor backing the motion as democratic reform.
A Albany Place resident trusts Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills cured his fifteen year crippled rheumatic gout. After months in hospital and ineffective treatment he improved within a first bottle and has had no attack for nine months. Liniment advised alongside pills, sold by Comstock Co. Wellington.
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