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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 14, 1916
Page
4
War conditions force price changes and discount emphasis in Fletcher Bros current price list. Readers are urged to act before Saturday June 17 1916 as assigned stock sale closes and broad ranges of groceries and domestic goods are offered at reduced rates.
An old classified style notice promotes bicycle repairs at Triangle Cycle Depot with items including air tight tins of cigarettes for soldiers, carbide supplies, motor covers, belts, and accessories. It emphasizes new goods and repairs with broad claims of reasonable charges and complete satisfaction.
Fletcher Bros cash supply stores advertise sales of Challenge Jolly Crystals 6 packs, Sand soap 5 cakes, Brown Windsor Toilet Soap 10 cakes, Carbolic Tooth Powder 3 tins, Vaseline 8 jars, Monk and Glass Celebrated Soups 3 tins with prices around 1s each, including tomato lentil mulligataway varieties.
Henley Poultry Farm quotes highest cash price for prize table birds with J Norton and Pari Kaas LD Co listed among buyers on Ot Belt Road Ashburton O117.
Tomorrow clearing sale at Winslow at 12 noon. Clearing sale at Kakaka, Wills Street West, Ovari 11. Friday Coop Mart at 11:30. Horse fair. Methven Hall 7:30. Annual racing club meeting. His Majesty's Theatre 8 pictures. Municipal Chambers Ladies and B as Majesty 8 Theatre.
The New South Wales referendum produced a sweeping 157,291 vote majority in favor of closing hotel bars at six o clock, a move the Liquor Party disputes as influenced by abnormal wartime conditions. Proponents frame it as necessary for war economy and social reform, while noting potential job losses and property impacts. The piece argues public intent favors curb on liquor for wartime efficiency and prudent spending.
An ad notes Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy for pronchial coughs, promoting its use for throat and chest discomfort. The copy markets peppermint-based relief and suggests restoring clear breathing.
Local reports note a scarlet fever notification in Ashburton, a Panama Canal slip cleared, and traffic resumed. Wellington grants license renewals for Cricketers Arms and Imperial Tote, with Inland notices on deaths estates in Canterbury.
On June 7 the Guardian reported Sub Lieutenant Dearden alive and a prisoner of war at Mainz after rescue from German lines. It also notes Gunner Charles Dunstan, active in county canvassing, resigning duties to start a family in Lismore district, with local recruit efforts continuing.
The Ashburton District branch held its ordinary monthly meeting at Baring Square Schoolroom. Mrs Miller chaired in her absence, a large attendance heard correspondence on departmental work and appeals to return collection cards by June 17. New members were welcomed from Oamaru and two were initiated.
A note from Go Goata Motor Supplies Depot at Sn Street announces folding wind screens for motor cars. The item is described as necessary for all motorists and samples may be seen this week.
Fragmentary verse notes a distant sailor cry and thunder like echoes around the boreal world. The faded lines describe a southern dwelling briefly amid fear and hopeful calm, with a plea from a reverent voice and a muted sense of marching time.
Donations to the Navy League Fund for relief of bereaved families of sailors will be received by the hon. treasurer Mr M A Green and secretary Mr J F Stoic of the Motherless Association.
A storefront advertises a wide range of gramophones and records with prices shown from £4 10s to 276. The text lists hundreds of records to choose from and emphasizes world class artists and the art of singing and recitation.
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