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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 23, 1914
Page
2
OCR text fragment references Horrocks and a noted dro but lacks clear context. Non inflammable mention appears. Unable to determine full event or entity details from the snippet.
A nostalgic advertisement promotes Hean's Essence as a ready start for a family cough syrup. It claims easy preparation with sugar and water, a pint bottle lasting long, and a dose suitable for all ages. Distributed by G. W. Hean, Family Chemist, Wanganui, price 2/-.
Local ad asserts Moates Pure Teas maintains uniform quality and invites customers to try Nelsons Moates Tea, emphasizing consistent flavor and reliability.
The Ashburton Borough Council held its fortnightly meeting with Mayor Henry Davis and eight councillors present. They reviewed accounts, approved payments, debated road and channel work, discussed a lamp at Cass and South Streets, and granted a river-bed paddock lease and a seven-a-side football tournament.
The By laws Committee plans a census of wheeled traffic at Colombo Street corner following complaints about licensed drivers disposing carbide waste in streets. The Motor Inspector will prosecute offenders.
The chairman reported a credit balance of £76388 7d and revenue since last meeting totaling £11 15s with burial fees £4 10s and plot sales £7 5s. The board, after 26 sexton applications, appointed Mr A W Peterson of Allenton and approved an account of £12 13s 10d for payment.
An ad extols CALUMEIP TOBACCO as suited for the cultured man with distinctive and superior smoke. It urges readers to save Gift Tickets and request a Free Presents catalogue by writing to Calumet, Box 331, Wellington.
Wellington June 22 A meeting of St Joseph s branch of the Catholic federation protesting the proposed referendum on Bible in schools says the plan violates conscience rights and unjustly taxes all to fund religion acceptable to only some denominations.
The statistical abstract from the London County Council notes London’s population rose from about 23 million sixty years earlier to 44 million, with shifts in gender ratios. It cites overcrowding, poverty, and health gains including a fall in death rate from 33 to 13.6 per thousand, plus foreign and native births and settlements.
A reader reports night cough disturbance and difficulty sleeping. The advertisement suggests Nazoly as a charming relief, priced at sixpence and available from chemists. The brief recitation notes the product as a cure for night cough and sleep troubles.
A local call invites inventors to share time saving contrivances through Advics to Inventors. An unrelated tale claims a shag’s post mortem revealed five trout. A Dunedin lady touts Baxter’s Lung Preserver curing coughs and colds, with a direct mail offer from J. Baxter and Co. Christchurch.
Advertisement states readiness to prepare plans for building a new house grain shed or stables and other additions offering full satisfaction to customers. It invites readers to come and consult for design and planning.
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