Christchurch Addington sale shows smaller yarding and firmer prices
At Addington market in Christchurch fat cattle and lambs were smaller in yarding due to bad weather while beef and pigs sold well. Store sheep were light with Nelson sheep among them. fat lambs and ewes showed mixed quality and firmer bids. Cattle yards held 356 head with prime beef at 22s 6d to 25s and cows to 19s per 100 lb. pigs peaked with Chatham Island values and stores 1d to 20s.
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Christchurch
Addington
Nelson
Canterbury
Chatham Islands
Chatham Island
Self imposed tyranny of the cold bath debated in letters
A contemporary source debates the virtue of cold baths and public scrutiny. It cites letters from emancipated figures and references Benjamin Franklin, Princess Caroline, and Lord Malmesbury to explore whether cleanliness equates to virtue and if social norms erode under habit and convention.
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Efe
Benjamin Franklin
Innglish
Caroline of Brunswick
George IV
Lord Malmesbury
Prince of Wales
Gard Malmesbury
Buntke
Argonaut
Earth’s Interior Revealed Iron Core Thousands Of Miles Wide
German savant Professor Wiechert argues Earth's center is a vast iron core nearly 6000 miles in diameter, surrounded by a thick rocky shell. Seismic waves show increasing speed with depth, indicating a dense iron interior and a shallow liquid layer about twenty miles deep.
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Weichert
Professor Sorviss
Seismological Observatories
Wiechert
Services
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Promoted by Mr Pritchard
An Australian advertisement touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney pain and lumbago. Mr T Pritchard of Suffolk Street Trevorton Ashburton endorses the remedy, claiming lasting relief and safety for all ages. Sold by chemists and storekeepers at sixpence per box or six boxes for sixteen shillings sixpence.
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T. Pritchard
Sen
Suffolk Street
Trevorton
Ashburton
Dean
Doain
Mra Pritchard
Doan
Foster-McClellan Company
Pitt Street
Sydney
Doan’s
Slang meanings traced from Lang to cinch in American speech
The article surveys slang origins from Andrew Lang and references to Scott, Blackwood’s Magazine, and the Century Dictionary. It explains cinch as saddle girths and as a metaphor for advantage, noting regional differences between the West and East and a New York World quote about a racehorse owner with a cinch.
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Andrew Lang
St. Ronan
Scott
Blackwood
Spain
Gile
Sporting Reporter
New York World
Australasios
Mexican cook eases mistress burden with daily wage
Antonio Express notes a Mexican cook is paid a daily rate sufficient to supply a full day’s provisions for a family of three or four, including beans tortillas and chile, while also feeding servants. The cook’s bargaining skill and patience reportedly yield better meals than the mistress can obtain.
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United States
Fat Sheep and Cattle Market Report from Burnsides
Fat Sheep yarding strong but prices eased from last week with best wethers 29s to 23s and ewes 14s to 18s. Fat Lands yarding large with best 1s 6d to 1s 10d, others 9s to 11s. Pige yarding about 100 with medium prices, suckers 5s to 7s, stores 18s to 28s 6d, porkers 35s to 40s. Vat Cattle yarding 222 with prime cattle up on last week, bullocks £10 17s 6d, best £9–£10 6s, heifers £4–£6 with others £3 10s.
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Dunedin
Slavery in Russia Told Through Samoyede Plight in North
The Novoe Vremya outlines the misery of Samoyedes in extreme Northern Russia under government neglect and unscrupulous fur traders. It details native oppressors, 400000 controlled reindeer, poisoning cases, swindling, and the decline from 2,500,000 to about 200,000 reindeer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novoe Vremya
Russia
Ijima
Archangel
Bolshaya Zemlya Tundra
Duma
European
Petchora
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Praised for Croup Relief
Mrs Cromer of Geelong writes that after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy her child recovered from a severe croup attack. Relief came after a few doses and the child returned to school, with the writer recommending the remedy to friends. The note ends with a sales prompt about coupons and store convenience.
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London
Monte Video
Teneriffe
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Clayton
Paparos
Papani Ruapeha
Rimataka
Tongariro
Friedlander Bros., Ltd
Shaw, Bavillani and Albion CO
Vassel
Tona
Figeas
Wellingto
Wellington
Wellington jAng
W Ellington
Rio de Janiero
NEW Zealand Insurange Company, ‘Ltd
Nicoll Bros
Islington
Sone
Parning
Commercial
Addington Stock Market
Gamael
Turner
Quality Drapers
Borough
John Moore
East Street
Ashburton, Waimate and
Oamaru
A. & R. Terres
Henry
Hereford’ Street
S. Kirkpatrick
Nsurange
Colo
Sterling
Undertakers
Telephone
London Bridge
Italy
Taxncred
Next Building Society
Cc. B. Pry
Robinson
Australasia
Creat Hair Food & Tonic
Wicoletta
Ewing
Newman’s Livery Stables
Solegante
Pete Hants Fore
Tron
Quarroll, Tailor, and Outfitter
Burnett Street
Abreurton
Ashburton Clumly
Booper's
Ider Bros., Limited
Burnside Stock Market
Bee
Abbey
the People's Ironmonger
Style No
Horzes
Manchester Bros
the Rewiable Grocers
Saunders’ Buildings
Coleman
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