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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 25, 1912
Page
7
Hollis and Son C Smith and Son Harrington and Richardson offer single and double barrel guns at special low prices to clear this month. US Golf Stockings in Borough Hampstead Catholic and High School Colours at W J Moores. Boots for any of the above boys at right prices.
Clothing shaped by machine lacks durability and character. The ad extols tailor made garments with real workmanship. Customers are invited to select suit length from the new season materials now available.
Hampstead Town Board met. chair W J Silcock and commissioners discussed Markey's bridge, levels on Wellington Street, and a shallow drain. They planned footpath repairs and a lamp at Oxford and Wellington Streets while deferring a dispute between Dalley and Betts. Funds and transfers were approved. F Johnson appointed inspector.
Ellen Stoker of 26 Raper Street Newtown Sydney recounts her son Leonard suffering severe blood poisoning after a knee injury. She swears Zam-Buk soothed pain reduced inflammation and promoted healing after several applications. Her other son Tred recovered from blood poisoning in the heel following dye exposure using Zam-Buk as well. A pot costs 1s 6d or 5s 6d.
For comfort and figure and elegance the Dorset best recommendation is Warner's Rust-Proof No. 601 at S83 lid. The text appears to be an advertisement fragment highlighting a corset product.
Dominion Labour June 24 reports the Miners Union objects to protection applications by Blackwater Mines Limited and Consolidated Goldfields. Evidence sought from Waiht prompts likely postponement of the case from June 26 to July 11.
The Wellington Operative Bakers Union considered the Waihi strike and decided not to send subscriptions. Instead the general secretary was instructed to cable 16 to the wives and children of London dockers.
Mr G B R Whiting secretary of the Bootmakers Federation reports the boot trade thriving across population centers in Christchurch and Dominion towns. He notes strong interest in the United Labour Party in both city and country electorates and sees room for a new Progressive Party backed by workers who view Liberals as similar to Conservatives.
Railway workers in Dunedin express widespread discontent over classification and service terms. They seek reforms and removal of anomalies relative to the Postal and Telegraph Department. A petition to Parliament led to a favorable Railway Committee report, but no action has followed. A further petition will be presented.
At the Supreme Court in Nelson on June 24 Justice Chapman praised the district’s freedom from crime. Victor Laney was acquitted of obtaining goods by false pretences and Charles Woodward was found not guilty on two charges of common assault.
Fifty years of cough relief from Baxter's Lung Preserver in New Zealand. The remedy began in the early seventies and grew popular by proving its fast acting cures for chest, throat, cold, and hoarseness. Available at chemists nationwide for 1s 10d per large bottle.
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