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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

May 05, 1902

Page

3

Alcohol Moderation of Total Abstinence by T D Thomas

An excerpt from the Temperance Chronicle argues against alcohol use detailing its effects on blood, heart, digestion, and energy. It cites scientific observations that alcohol damages red blood cells, increases heart workload, delays digestion, and lowers overall strength, urging total abstinence as the safer path.

Kelleg Gluzinski É&C Fater Hosentiata Lailemand, Periu Darcy

Alcohol Not Food Says Medical Journal Editor and Experts

The column argues alcohol provides no nourishment or energy. It cites physicians like Clarke and Thompson, life insurance data showing abstainers live longer, and warns moderation risks addiction. It claims large-scale societal costs from drink include crime, poverty, and health decline.

Andrew Clarke Henry Thompson William Guld Hogland Nelson Leven Britain Coleridge Charles Buxton England

Pirates Football Club holds committee meeting and selects team

A Pirates Football Club committee met at Mr Claridge's room on Friday evening. Present were Lynskey, Wilson, Pritchard, Reid, and Lewie with Lewiss as Rugby Union delegate announcing a draw and a reserved date. Culverhouse resigned. W Burns elected to fill the vacancy. The club elected Threlkeld, Young, Fox, Houston, and Moon as new members. The team to face Waimate at Timora next Thursday was named with line up including Threlkeld, Wilson, D Wilson, Fitzgerald, Friedlander, Lynskey, Fitzgerald, Hughes, Monique, Fox, Troon, Burns, Woods, Reid, Lowes, Calton, and Quiverhouse. players to inform if unavailable by 10am on Wadage day.

Pirates Claridge Yooma Lynskey F Wilson F Pritchard Jas Reid W Lewie Lewiss Dane Sed Culverhouse Guiverhouse W Burns Mesars Threlkeld Young Fox Houston Moon Dusiness Waimate Clark Qulverhouse Pritchard Robertson Scorstary Inez Olack

Trial of Peter De Wet at Aliwal North Fueled Treason Claims

Trial in Aliwal North concerns Peter De Wet of the Oape Assembly as Namaqualand advances ease rebellion. Mr Steyn’s letter to the prisoner hints colonists may gain burghership with native help during harvest. A Khaki clad rebel party at Twerfontein murdered Lieutenant Murray who mistook them for British forces.

Loxpon Namaqualand Columna Ookisp Peter de Wet Oape Assembly Aliwal North Steyn Republic Twerfontein Murray

Queen Wilhelmina and Volcanic Eruption on Martinique

UPI report notes Queen Wilhelmina's strength increasing and Mount Pelee erupting in Martinique with smoke and flames. St Pierre streets blanketed in ashes as panic spreads. business halted across the island.

Wilhelmina Tae Hacun Pelee Martinique St Pierre

Ward’s Speech Opens New Railway Station in Colony Finance Review

Sir J G Ward opens the new Wellington station and reports the colony’s finances. Surplus £270,488. receipts £26,185,403. expenditures £85,914,000 including £19,000 debentures. Railways contribute £149,847. territorial revenue falls £20,684. Wellington-Manawatu railway proposals face rejection and timing shifts.

United Wellinarton Jd G Ward Wellington-Manawatu Caellis

Maning Duverty and Golden Rup tied in Otago race

A terse account lists many names and weights from Otago venues including Golden Rup and Golden Cresaure, with heavy numeric codes such as 52.2 ildwt and 790z. Locations span Ahaura River Nelson Creek Boundary Creek Trafalgar and Happy Valley.

Monte Chriato Ngapara No 3 Notowna Creek Trafalgar

Ard John Hunt George Lamb Ard Dance in Oddfellows Hall

May 5 1802 Ard Elgin reports an annual dance at Oddfellows Hall on Wednesday evening with tickets 5s double and 2s 6d single. Refreshments provided. Town Clerk’s Office invites applications for Inspector roles in Ashburton with details and salary at 4 pm Monday the 12th.

John Hunt George Lambard John Cochrane Elgin Oddfeilowy Hall Mir Horace Manchester Ashburton Calary Achehols Dubdea

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