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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 19, 1916
Page
7
A local sale promotes fine stocks at steep discounts. Overcoats are almost gone due to high demand, with new underwear arriving at low prices. The shop touts Scotch Tweed coats, rain coats, and box suits offered at substantial reductions, urging men to act before sale ends.
A delegates meeting in Ashburton County discussed cooperative experimental work with the Agricultural Department. The group planned to form an executive, arrange future meetings with Mr Brown, and consider 10 acre plot trials across districts to test crop suitability and expansion of the program.
Mild week with spring like weather. green paddocks and a growing ford. Cemetery trees removed by Coldstream Road Board to improve plots. Railway work on new line of rails progressing for smoother goods train shunting. Hockey match at Hinds between Binds Ladies and Ashburton Ladies ends 2 1 with Ashburton victors. Referee Mr TF Cool. Postmatch social in Hinds Hall.
June brings bright days as Springburn School contributes more than all other schools combined to the patriotic seed campaign. Thanks are given to Comyns, Mrs Rutherford, Flore Bros, Hay Smith, White the Goldsmith, the Railway Department, and D. Syme for gifts and assistance. A note urges collecting iron and copper utensils from homes to aid soldiers.
A memorial service was held Sunday evening at the Methodist Church in Mayeteed for the late Lord Kitchener, noble sailors and soldiers who died in the North Sea battle, and for the late Mr A Peters of Ruapuna who fell on the Western Front. Rev. W Sleep preached on Revelation 13 with four headings. The choir sang an anthem and memorial hymns, Miss Gaarder presiding at the organ.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a riddle about Nazol and Woods cure, with references to jewels, garlands, and a noble lady. It contrasts feminine allure with male moods and notes a rescue by a peppermint cure called The Peppermint Cures, framed as Woods.
The Ashburton experimental area lists 190 wheat and 145 oat selections from Otago and Southland, obtained by agronomist A McTaggart. The department plans year to year testing and future crossings to develop higher yielding cereals and breads with special characteristics for farmers and the state.
The Tinwald branch ordinary monthly meeting of the W.CLT.U. was held Wednesday afternoon in the Presbyterian vestry with few members present. Collecting cards in aid of YM.CLA funds brought in 3 pounds 16 shillings, and Mrs W. Polli gave a well received address on W.C.T.U. work. A cap was passed around before adjournment.
A reader challenges Barber and Wardell over meat quality and export standards arguing they profit by limiting competition. The letter accuses the firms of avoiding liability while padding margins and urges inspectors to verify export grade meat. The writer calls for national economic responsibility.
Quote extols wealth as health rather than money and promotes Baxter’s Preserver as a remedy. It promises relief from coughs colds sore throats and bronchial troubles and claims universal suitability for all ages. The ad urges immediate ordering and mentions additional products like Nabrol.
Ad claims Firestone tyres are the colossus of roads, offering extraordinary quality and economy per dollar. It emphasizes reliability and durability for general road use with strong branding.
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