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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
4
An old advertisement promotes high quality low price items at Strange's shop. It highlights folding and collapsible push carts with hoods and mentions figures like 4ft gin and dated pricing blocks 21/6 27/6 35/6 40/6, plus references to Williamson's and Plunket hoods.
An old advertisement lists Cowslip calf milk as a practical substitute for mothers milk and promotes poultry products. It markets egg-boosting aids, shell grit in bags, various netting and fencing materials, and winter spraying reminders alongside prices and product specs.
An historical classified style ad lists products for pest control and garden care including Red Spraying Oil, Sulphur, Bluestone and washing soda. It also promotes Belgian lamps and the Fletcher Brothers as sole agents. Prices are given in old currency and units. The ad highlights ease of mixing with water and the reliability of the lamp for lighting with 70 candle power and no smoke.
A historical price listing shows currants Muscatel Sultanas and Golden Sultanas by pound with multi pound bundle deals. It also lists Tasmanian dried apples dates figs prunes rice sago tapioca and various jams and chemicals with per pound per tin or per bag pricing and bulk offers.
Tomorrow at noon an auction at the Arcade features a horse fair. Saturday includes weekly produce and poultry sales at Varmers Co operative Association and sales by Mr Henry Stephenson.
Tonight's events include St Andrew's Church missionary lecture at 7.80, High School Assembly Hall at 7.50, AHS Old Pupils' Association annual meeting, Wakanui School rifle concert at 8, S.M Court at 10.15, Stephen's Schoolroom at 0.80 Mothers' Union, Tidwald, Town Board 7.30, Methven Bal annual meeting and a shareholders meeting in Methven Hall Co.
The passage notes ongoing House debate over curtailing debate and the ten minute rule in the Conciliation Bill. It contrasts suffrage supporters recognizing futility of violence with opponents determined to continue opposition through heated methods.
Ashburton Borough Council held a special meeting to levy rates for 1913 14. The general rate was struck at 1s 9d in the pound on property 33 881 pounds rateable value plus a sixpence water rate and a ten shilling per annum sanitary rate. Council empowered to sign rate book.
Lowe On Saturday at Malvern Private Hospital the wife of William Lowe a daughter. Hickey On June 26 at Malvern Private Hospital the wife of John Hickey Scargill North Canterbury a daughter. Mellor Byrne On June 19 Mattie Collett Oamaru to James Mellor Ashburton, Oamaru papers please copy.
In June 1918 a British court deemed militant suffragists a threat to order. Seven women jailed for April protests at the Women's Social and Political Union premises drew stern judge remarks. Critics warn harsher penalties to deter assaults on property and public safety.
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