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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 03, 1913
Page
7
Mie Mason Struthers and J Led announce the opening of a new showroom in Ashburton serving the local farmers and district. The representative announces the showroom as a convenient destination for agricultural supplies and equipment.
A long note recounts the Wakanui Creek’s flood years from 1860 to 1864, describing high water, fording by mail and coaches, sheep drives, and a proposed mill. The writer asserts the creek once ran as a wide natural watercourse with a broad bed and high banks, now silted and partly diverted.
A testimonial from Mrs Lockhard of Ashburton credits Doan's Backache Kidney Pills with curing kidney trouble and ten years of relief from backache headaches and giddiness. The ad notes the remedy strengthens kidneys and functions as a tonic, selling at 3s per bottle with six-bottle packs available.
Shia reports Niresha Dairy Company will vote on whether next season's cheese should be produced by a company staff. Two sheep breeders, William Perry of Masterton and Fr Shore of Feilding, will ship Rams to America. Perry sends a Lincoln ram to Williamette Valley Oregon, Shore ships a Romney ram from Parorangi, with D Evans supervising.
Mr H S Bitter of Henry Fitter and Sons London, a frozen meat importer, tours the South Island with Mr Eric Fitter and Mr R B Barnatt. He explains the firm sells on commission at Smithfield, praises New Zealand mutton and lamb, defends London handling, notes 75 percent of NZ meat on London market is owned by long-standing firms, and plans to visit Fairfield after touring Canterbury (Dunedin, Invercargill, Oamaru, Timaru callers).
The Agriculture Department advises cutting clover patches close to the ground before flowering to stop glover dodder spread and, if infested, plough up the patch and resow next spring. Denmark rebuilt via agricultural banks offering loans to farm workers to acquire small farm plots, boosting smallholder farming. Regent Cigarettes advertise a free gift scheme with forty presents available.
A criminal described as the king of swindlers was arrested in Paris. He used many aliases including Pierre Michel Rob ert de Crecy and the Comte de Ker sant. More than 100 complaints are on record, and his exploits allegedly earned over £10,000. Now 48, he admits a life of crime since age 20, profiting by posing as a hotel captain to attract luggage and trick proprietors’ wives with false opium discoveries.
Not selling the Tangtry Ladies' Sheen with buckles and rubber heels fixed at 14s 6d. The brief notice advertises the item for sale with its condition and price.
In the latest models the bust is low and full with flexible corsetting above the waist. The advertisement touts comfort with figure, elegance, and modern silhouette as the newest fashion trend.
The notice advertises services including writing, house painting and decorating, greining, wallpaper hanging, and picture framing among others. It highlights available trades and skilled labor offerings in the local classifieds.
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