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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 19, 1913
Page
6
The World to Day notes Ashburton's neglected waste spaces and the Domain's untidy state. A beautifying campaign was proposed at Monday's Council meeting with a Reserves Committee to improve the Domain and reserves, aiming for a brighter appearance next summer despite limited funds.
The article notes England Germany and America pioneering garden city schemes with Letchworth as the prime example. It describes Letchworth as a self contained town laid out on scientific lines with factories homes and social industries and highlights its 4500 acre area and about 8000 residents built from a decayed village population.
A collage of vintage aphorisms on women and flirtation. Quotes attributed to John Oldmixon Maria Theresa and others discuss trust love flirtation and the consequences of vanity in relationships. The piece surveys views on modesty, propriety, and social perception in a dated tone.
A chatter of shop talk and drawings of cash, houses, and rust proof corsets unfolds. Blink and Gink trade lines about orders and wit while a young man boasts £5000 cash for a self made home. A Dobson quip on a play and a cookery note mix with humorous asides.
Ashburton County school children, led by Education Board passes, toured the battlecruiser New Zealand at Lyttelton. The 19 carriage train carried 54 teachers, 42 committeemen and 1021 children, with many parents along for the ride.
A fragmented ad lists items such as Basins Choice Is Guma Nugget Polish 19 and Shelf goods like Split Peas 1s 3lb Choice Prunes 4 Cakes Price's Toilet Soap 18. Buxton and Thomas Triangle Stores advertise motor cycles and exchange offers with money-saving notes and a local contact at 123 Lower High.
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