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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 23, 1913
Page
3
Poultry keepers are urged to buy eye supply SINGER'S IGG PRODUCER per pkt 6d. Also available KY POULTRY TONIC per pkt ls. N and B. GAME and POULTRY FOOD 2s ad. Includes wide SOyd coil options 18 to 36 inches with prices from 3s to 7s. Also notes on winter spraying timing.
An advertisement touts RED SPRAYING OIL as best for Woolly April Peach Apriis Red Brown San Jose and Mussel Scale with mixing ease for cold water. Lists prices for various tin sizes and related products including washing soda and Belgian lamps. Sole agents Fletcher Bros present the offer.
Fletcher Bros lists June savings on dried fruit, sugar, jam, and chemicals. Products include currants, sultanas, raisins, dried apples, figs, prunes, sago, tapioca, pulses, lentils, rice, and various jar jams. Also advertised are creaming of tartar, baking soda, citric and washing soda, borax, and sulfur.
Readable fragments show alarm clocks with listed prices such as 7/8 8/6 10/7/6 and 8/6. The OCR reflects a catalog snippet likely from a hardware or stationery section. No clear event or people identified.
Auction sales include a to-borrow stock sale at Ashburton Yards on Wednesday. A clearing sale is listed at Greenstreet, with an Anchal Nesting of Ashburton County Racing Club. Pruning demonstration by His Majesty's 3 Theatre featuring an eight-picture program.
The text discusses Germany's war tax burden and outlays on land and sea, noting public discontent and the Kaiser's influence. It cites German press claiming the Kaiser shaped the tax idea, with calls that militarism is draining the nation. It contrasts wartime costs with past peace expenses and praises the Kaiser's military background while questioning his impact.
Anniversary day pass, Ashburton Club opens to visitors and receives a framed picture of the Dominion's battle-cruiser New Zealand. Farmers face crop damage from pests and receive poisoned bait. a drunkenness case results in fines. Other items cover a conference, wage debates, shipping links, and local notices across the district.
The Kaiser's silver jubilee coincides with his 55th birthday as critics note his growing naval and army rearmament. Andrew Carnegie presents a peace address, yet Carnegie lauds disarmament while the Kaiser expands ships and troops. Germany plans to raise army strength by about 170,000 with a con tinuing conscript growth.
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