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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
7
An Ashburton footwear seller offers guarantees of excellent make and material, full money back if not satisfied, prompt repairs, and the keenest prices in town after nearly two decades of experience in making and repairing footwear.
The article reports about 9000 New Zealand shearers, with 4500 in the Shearers Union including 1000 natives, plus bank balance and assets totaling £886. It cites Swiss savings banks, farm numbers and sizes, and notes calf slaughter concerns in the United Kingdom with a humorous Huddersfield landowner anecdote about sovereigns and edgewise coins.
In a council letter a member rebuts a leader about Dr Studholme's motion on tenant incentives for permanent improvements. He opposes perpetual lease rights saying the council should not grant lasting occupancy to a lucky first tenant beyond the 999 year limit and argues for reform of lease in perpetuity.
A San Francisco dispatch reports sharp tensions over Australasian meat prices. Locals pay up to 92 cents a pound for imported beef and lamb while retail prices soar, sparking calls for direct New Zealand and Australian imports to curb costs.
A Wellington mother praises Baxter's Lung Preserver for children noting it stops coughs and colds quickly. She claims a 2s 10d bottle lasts a season and that many friends have found it satisfactory, promising savings on coal bills with War on Us Coat.
Ad fragment praises a full flavor and smoothness of a darker tobacco Derby style. Mentions plugs and tins with unclear references and misspelled terms. Limited readable facts. no clear names, dates, or locations to anchor a full summary.
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