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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 20, 1919
Page
7
Advertises a wide range of blouses dresses coats raincoats and linens with special prices. Includes Japanese silk blouses crepe de chine white voile embroidered voile blouses colonial wool jerseys linen tablecloths and bath towels with limited quantities and assorted sizes. Special lines feature substantial savings on fabrics and ready wear.
South Cross led early as Anderson kicked and Wright scored but Springburn fought back, Gundry adding tries and goals. Final score Springburn 16 Southern Cross 8 with contest edged by strong wind and late Springburn pressure.
At Rakaia yesterday, Rakata beat Old Boys 5 to 3 in a fast open match. Cromie scored a first half try and conversion. McTigue added a late score as Old Boys pressed hard. Referee was Mr J Wenderson.
Methven beat Ashburton seniors 11 to 3 at the Domain yesterday. Referee was Mr DD Iriediander.
In Ashburton Old Boys with a young side faced heavier opposition and fell by 1 point. Tries for Ashburton by Wilkie Tasker Joyce Day and Tate. Old Boys Maidens scored. Mr F. Pritchard refereed. High School beat Technical School 19 to 9 with Robilliard outstanding. Springburn beat Southern Cross 6 to 3 at Springburn.
An advertisement touts Stevens Health Salt as a daily morning tonic. It claims to relieve digestion, aid the liver, and banish constipation. Sold as a effervescent fruit saline made in New Zealand and cheaper and fresher than imported salts.
The Ashburton Ladies' Hockey Club traveled to Hinds for a match with the Hinda ladies. Hinds won seven goals to three with M Moore four goals and Tilson two for Hinds while M Udy two and Armstrong scored for Ashburton. Referee was Mr H Sarney. Ashburton to play High School girls next Thursday.
Large field took part in the second monthly medal at Ashburton Golf Club. Best cards: A H Magson 68 6 68, R Forsyth 58 2, A Boddington 60 8 8, Sinclair 35, W P Boot 40 5, D P Garrick 3 0 0 20 89. Forsyth and Mayson to playoff for the medal.
The article notes that dog fish eggs are as good for eating as hen eggs with larger dog fish yielding eggs comparable in size to common hens eggs. It also references iron ore deposits in south western France once mined in Roman times that still yield high grade minerals.
An odd wartime style advertisement advises audiences to avoid coughing at lectures by using Woods Orient Ponpermin Cure. It references the Gnarvens stack Hlueusal and airmen at speed, urging readers to purchase the advertised remedy.
A letter from Mrs. Waldron of Waverley N S W recounts the saved life of her four-year-old from double pneumonia after applying Wonder Wool to his back and chest. The advertisement touts Wawn’s Wonder Wood for chest throat and joint pains with a 2/8 price, urging purchase from chemists or A. Wawn Sydney.
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