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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 24, 1909
Page
1
Wellington reports Captain Lake of Napier and Captain Forbes of Dunedin will be assessors in the matter of Captain Naylor's appeal against the suspension of his certificate.
A horse at Hastings staggered during training and crashed into a fence breaking its neck. The hind leg was also broken though the cause is unclear. The rider was uninjured.
In a city diary, a writer recounts a late evening park stroll and a near miss with a scoundrel of habit. He criticizes modern scouting as a fad while noting street scenes, a tired self-made man, and a misread illustration by Lawton Wood. He plans an article, but drawing it proves difficult.
A poem fragment by John Galsworthy notes the speaker asking a dog to leave a trace of itself when parted. The speaker contrasts human dullness with a dog’s faithful scent memory and pines for shared companionship across ages.
A letter from A. S. Cookson of Invercargill promotes Lane's Emulsion as a powerful body-builder. He recounts severe weight loss, improved health, and a 28 pound gain after using a three dozen case following recommendations.
In Auckland Massey says the finances worsen over the last year with Post Office Savings Bank withdrawals exceeding deposits for two quarters. He urges Parliament to curb public expenditure, condemns ministerial cost increases and new commissions as proof the economy talk is a sham.
A Sydney Morning Herald London correspondent describes a British service where strangers, paying in advance, are guided by a messenger from General Post Office departures to any destination. The parcel may browse shops. the measure includes safe crossings and receipts, with services for railway arrivals, theatre outings, and care for disabled travelers.
Charles Winter of Bridgeport claims a breast boneless duck breed after breeding efforts reducing the breast bone to a rudiment. Spectators at a local poultry show praised the bird as a practical product, continuing Winter’s record of innovations including high egg production from redcomb brown Leghorns.
Lady Auckland plans to expose New York society in Six Weeks in New York and will visit under a pseudonym offering £100 to any journalist who finds her. She kept daily letters and pencil sketches of social figures, predicting sharp caricatures and satire will provoke strong reactions. She also briefly ran and closed a Baker Street furniture shop.
The excerpt summarizes Milton’s view that at death the whole person dies body and soul together, challenging the orthodox belief of immediate soul ascent. It cites Milton’s idea that souls of the dead sleep until resurrection, with ultimate revivification of body and soul and Christian redemption through Christ. This interpretation, drawn from Manson’s Life of Milton, weighs whether Christianity is degraded or fulfilled by this view.
The actress notes a shift in Moscow from patriotic fervor to discontent and critique. She says young people doubt Liberty moves, France loses influence, and a crisis strains Franco Russian ties. A Russian princess voices strong revolutionary views as she warns of future trials and a coming storm.
Mr A Warner of Stafford New Zealand recounts a severe colic and diarrhea attack while working in a Utika store. After a few doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy he recovered and now recommends it to friends. Sold by Ashburton Drug Co.
A Christchurch chemist promotes Dr Fellow’s Pile Cones with patient testimonials claiming cures for piles. The ad quotes numerous take rates, detailing years of suffering and rapid improvement after using the remedy.
A historical notice lists William Wilson and Sons established 1914 at 23 Abchurch Lane London with Calle Address Annuaire London.
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