Language study in schools debated by parent and expert
The discussion centers on the value of languages like French and Latin in secondary education. If students leave by 15 it may be wasted time but continued study to 17 or 18 offers English benefits and broader thought. Words, not merely terms, shape understanding.
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Mesopotamia
Hobbes
Mrs. Bird
King Street
Dunedin North
New Zealand
Manchester Bros
Kerr Bros
Buxton
Thomas
Totty
Clarity of Expression and Language Learning
The article argues that careful word choice improves expression and business efficiency. It notes beginners rely on dictionary translations but must discover accurate equivalents beyond dictionaries, learning that words are context-driven. It suggests educated individuals with language study are less prone to muddled speech, impacting money-making clarity.
The Money Maker and the Wealth Pursuit
The essay argues wealth pursuit starts from virtuous motives to support old age and children. It notes hardship in youth and the lure of accumulation, where wealth becomes a habit and even a purpose. It warns wealth can rob the next generation of struggles that shape success.
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Adi
Lis
From Clogs to Clogs Wealth and Family Duty
The Lancashire adage about clogs traces wealth as a fragile legacy for children. The piece debates whether a man should spend most of his fortune in later life to prevent depriving heirs of motive to work. It cites Carnegie and others who endorse using wealth to benefit wider society.
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Lancashire
Carnegie
Stage Is More Difficult Than It Seems
A fragment notes that the stage presents greater challenges than it appears. The remark hints at underestimated complexity in performance or production tasks. No specific people, places, or events are identified in the readable text.
Thoughts for the Day in Quotations
A collection of aphorisms from writers including an Italian saying about women’s wisdom and folly, Colton on silence, and Thackeray on a laughing woman. The notes mix life lessons and reflections from Browning and Thackeray.
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Colton
Browning
Thackeray
Smiles for the Day In Starlit Courtroom Banter
A playful exchange features a judge joking about flirtation as a stare case and lovers weighing wild remarks. Mrs Enright and Mrs Woe discuss marriage while Mr Warighe and Mr Bly trade quips in a whimsical dialogue.
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Enright
Mr Warighe
Bly
Crany
Wellington Defence Minister Ambitious on General Hamilton Report
The Minister of Defence James Allen says recommendations on administration and finance should be enacted at once without legislation to place them under the Quartermaster-General. He backs Inspector-General training improvements and notes material additions like mountain guns for D Battery. Territorial training and Senior Cadets are discussed with emphasis on feasible implementation and minimizing time sacrifices.
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Wellington
Ian Hamilton
James ‘Allen
Sie
Offcer
R.N.Z.A
Hamilton
Wireless ocean newspaper planned for Australasian seas
Amalgamated Wireless manager E. Fisk announced plans for an at sea newspaper for passengers in southern waters. He noted many Atlantic ships already publish daily papers and praised the complete wireless network easing deployment. He spoke after returning from Rotorua aboard the Main Trink express.
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Wellington
Times
Fisk
Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia), Limited
Rotorua
Australasian
Minsk
Tisk
Atlantic
Dunedin District Rail Warona Coal Order Reported
A Dunedin reader recounts a family story praising Baxter's Lung Preserver for a chronic lung condition. The testimonial claims full recovery after a single bottle and urges purchase via chemists or direct from J. Baxter and Co of Christchurch.
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Dunedin
Warona
Baxter
New Zealand
J. Baxter and Chemists
Christchurch
Referee disputes report on Old Boys vs Southern Cross replay
A Rugby Union ref refunds the Guardian report noting no irregularities in the Old Boys versus Southern Cross third grade match. He recounts that two late substitutions were refused and argues the rewrite of the report misleads readers about rulings and the impact on the game outcome.
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Ashburton
Rugby Union
Fragmentary wartime note with coded money terms
A garbled text fragment mentions money, a coat, stones and dirt, and references a man smiling with a briar in the teeth. It includes stray phrases like GOLDEN WAGLHE comfort and GOLDEN TAGLE eve YOGA, along with numbers and unclear terms. The overall sense remains obscure and non-coherent.
Home remedy cough syrup recipe from Hean’s Essence
A historic instruction promotes a self made cough remedy. It instructs mixing Hean's Essence with treacle sugar and water to yield a pint of cough and sore throat medicine. Adults take a spoonful and children a few drops per dose.
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Hean
G. W. Hean
Wanganui
Houn
Craigheads Tailoring Promises Style and Perfect Tailoring
Local tailor Craigheads advertises fashionable clothing and perfect tailoring with world class ideas. The copy urges customers to have their clothes right and promises cost same as standard tailoring. Patterns available anytime.
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Craigheads
Craighead
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