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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
6
The article notes a large portion of New York residents spend time underground daily and fear daylight. It highlights a new underground passage from 181st Street to connect neighborhoods to the subway, reducing surface travel for residents near the Hudson and nearby hills.
Estimates show about 20 000 New Yorkers work beneath the city streets. 8 800 in subway systems, 4 000 digging new lines, 1 200 driving the aqueduct pipes, and over 10 000 in private below surface jobs. Daily ridership reaches 1 500 800 with more underground travel for trains to Penn Station and Grand Central.
A San Francisco family visiting New York spent two weeks in a top hotel and rarely left indoors. They traveled via elevator to the subway level for shopping theatres and museums and stayed underground from hotel to Grand Central Station, not seeing sunlight for the entire trip.
The passage presents a reflective set of aphorisms about time action and purpose by Bacon Pascal and Seneca. It notes the futility of idle repose and the paradox of busy yet unproductive days, urging meaningful occupation and mindful living.
A humorous exchange unfolds with a suitor requesting a woman to come down to marry him and her reply about another engagement. Porter warns to keep calm while a brusque passenger retorts with a taunting challenge about being knocked off.
An OCR fragmented ad touts Waronut warm hearted fire indoor use and urges menfolk and friends to smoke REGhin cigarettes. It claims a right number secures a free reviewing machine or table-manale and directs readers to write Regent Box 381 Wellington for a catalogue of gifts.
A Wellington Special Committee of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board recommends expanding venereal disease treatment in hospitals and dispensaries, waiving test fees for practitioners, and funding lectures and education on venereal diseases across schools, ships, and public bodies. The panel plans ministerial deputation and government grant requests.
In Haiti on June 18 Hon. W. J. Massey met mayor and councillors after luncheon. He heard deputations on liquor restrictions and municipal license control with supporters and opponents urging different remedies. He promised to present the matter to his colleagues for government consideration.
A representative meeting of Methodist ministers in Southland resolves to press the Government to reduce or remove the undemocratic handicap on license reform.
Advert shows remedies for cold symptoms with Nazol and Baxter's Lung Preserver. Claims quick relief for head or chest colds, suitable for children, available from chemists or direct from J Baxter and Co. Christchurch, price details included.
The Hon. W. F. Massey spoke to a crowded Town Hall audience in Te Kuiti on June 18. He received a great reception and defended his lines on the late strike amid mild interruptions. A large majority backed the Government and the local member.
In Marlborough James Allen addressed a Town Hall meeting on finance and loans noting large past borrowings and high costs. He praised Massey Government credit in London, discussed a railway superannuation fund shortfall, and backed a citizen army. Mrs Allen spoke on naval policy as audience cheered and a vote of thanks and confidence was declared.
Mr T. B. Seddon M.P. spoke at Hokitika June 18 with the mayor in the chair. The large gathering heard a Flying Squadron style address. A vote of thanks to Seddon and to Sir Joseph Ward and the Liberal Party was carried.
In New York a meeting of about 200 alleged heirs to George Hoffman Posnanski gathered to claim a fortune once valued at £18,000,000, now said to be £6,000,000. Joseph Luria, a New Jersey schoolteacher, sought upfront payment to reveal the will, while claimants pressed for discovery before rewards.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a family friendly venue named the Old Hearthstone offering a welcoming atmosphere and mentions coal, influenza remedies, and various cryptic notes about fire and cures. The reading is unclear but centers on hospitality and health hints.
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