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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
4
Advertisement offers repair of gum boots and water bottles with a money back satisfaction guarantee. Provides address next to Strange's on Tancred Street for service inquiries.
Fragmented OCR lists vague animal meat pricing terms such as sides, fore, hindquarters, chops, loins, neck, breast, shoulders with scattered digits. No clear date or establishment name, only partial pricing phrases.
Commercial report notes limited wheat offerings and few sales as millers dominate at reduced rates. Exporters meet needs for now and expect heavier deliveries soon. corn prices steady with Pearls, Tuscan at 1d and 4s, local demand weak. Shipments show good demand for quality cuts with firm prices up to 1s 6d to 1s 6d, heavy Gartons third grade and Danish ranges.
In Christchurch the grain market saw the busiest shipping week since earlier wheat days. May charters rose, merchants turnover was high, and farmers held wheat for higher prices, limiting purchases. Oats showed active shipping demand with no price rise, potatoes eased, and onions moved slowly as North Island supplies arrived.
Strong Timaru export activity continues for wheat with large upcoming deliveries and firm f o b prices from 4s 4d to 4s 5d. Worrying American cable reports dampen farmer selling while North Island wheat orders top 4g 1d f o b. Oats trade remains robust for UK, potatoes hold firm despite blight and storage limits, barley shows near no enquiry.
At the Methven stock sale on Thursday nearly 10 000 mixed sheep and lamb entries sold. Prices include Crossbreed wethers 12s 18d and merino ewes 6s 1d with multiple classes auctioned and a generally firmer tone across the yard.
Wellington May 28 The price of bread will be lowered to 33d on Monday if flour does not rise. Bread had moved from 34d to 34d earlier after flour increased by 1 pound per ton. Coupons will be sold for 3s 5d a dozen.
An advertisement touts Bile Beans as a cure for liver disorders with testimonials from Mrs F Strachan of Wellington New Zealand. The claim covers indigestion biliousness headache and other liver related troubles with prices listed as 1d per box and 2s 9d for a family size.
Invercargill medical pioneer Dr Grigor, likely the most well known physician in Southland, died tonight after months of illness. His death marks the loss of a leading figure in regional medicine.
Advertisement urges every woman to try Lane's Medoline claiming it will improve skin and complexion. It asserts no skin is too bad to be cleared and directs readers to chemists for purchase.
The Ashburton Acclimatisation Society met at the Ashburton A P Association rooms with poor attendance. P H Cox chaired as officers were elected and the annual report and balance sheet for March 31 1908 were adopted. Deer population was noted as rising in the Rakaia Gorge area and in future will boost sport. The council election and rule changes to register land and secure title were discussed, with amendments referred to council. Important topics included trout licensing, hut time limits, and contributions toward general funds.
An Auckland tailors pitches affordable, high quality suits cutting out credit and bad debts. He claims savings of up to £2 15s to £8 10s per suit by using top cutters and mass production. He urges readers to order now from George L Davies at the Arcade Christ Church Wellington and other locations.
A fragmentary note reports Chronis Chest Comp in the city meet with references to Wouls and Core. Details are unreadable in the OCR but suggest standings or results tied to a local event.
A May 28 incident reports a down Lumsden to Invercargill train colliding with a bull near Lady Barkly siding. The engine and nine trucks derailed the engine overturned. the driver was stunned, fireman trapped briefly, both escape unharmed beyond bruises. Grain freight congestion likely reduced severity.
Peter Williamson Tait was arrested in Cambridge Terrace on a charge of stabbing David McColl seven or eight times in a boardinghouse quarrel. McColl was rushed to hospital in serious condition with the doctor barring any statement about the incident.
On Inspector Gohns information, Messrs Borthwick were fined five pounds for letting the Paki Paki works fellmongers work beyond the five hour limit without a meal interval. The breach occurred during the smoke oh strike last January.
Wellington Harbour Board will start new works to aid unemployment, committing about £40,000 as recommended by the engineer. Chairman Mr T M Wilford M P stated funds are fully engineerd and valued. Mayor Dr Newman said the City Council will cooperate to begin useful projects.
Den ny Richard Dane, fourteen, remanded for sentence, was ordered to receive ten strokes of the birch and imprisoned for one month before transfer to Burnham industrial school until he is at least twenty one. In Dunedin May 28, the Crown Prosecutor signaled a nolle prosequi in Ellen Marion Ridwards breaking and entering case after a hung jury.
The Christchurch Art Gallery hosted a Farmers Union banquet for Alessis David Jones and Richard Hans to honor their role before the Arbitration Court on the farm labourers case. Speakers praised the two men and the union’s unity, with donations and illuminated addresses presented amid cheers.
A vintage patent medicine endorsement urges readers to dismiss gloom and seek relief from cold or chest discomfort with Woods Great Peppermint Cure. The copy promises security and mental steadiness while framing despair as madness and promoting the product as a cheerful remedy.
A Wellington committee of the New Zealand Conference proposes that the Methodist Church of New Zealand become independent from Australasia in April 1912. The plan outlines a separate New Zealand fund, continued support for the Foreign Mission Fund for now, and mechanisms for transfers and readings of laws under the new status.
The Farmers' Union delegates debated extending the Christchurch canal scheme to Canterbury beyond the Ashburton area. A remit from Cust urged halting expansion to country districts. The Prebbleton branch sought executive support for expert opinion and feasibility, while Ashburton opposed, arguing harbour rates already burden railage. The motion failed 18 to 2.
At the Farmers Tien Conference Mr A Meyers moved a remit from the Oxford branch urging farmers to unite for the best naval and military defence of New Zealand. Opponent G W Leadley argued a hostile fleet would not threaten NZ and continuation of imperial aid. others urged improving internal defence. An amendment adding universal military training up to age 21 was carried.
A quirky rhymed couplet warns that one may lose rank reputation wife or struction while coughing harshly and hollow. It reassures that life itself cannot be lost despite the dangers of peppermint and odd spellings.
A. S. Cookson of Invercargill writes Lane's Emulsion rebuilt his health after a long decline. He gained 28 pounds and credits the product with digestion aid, flesh growth, and strength. The ad promotes two sizes and urges purchase from chemists and grocers.
A new meat market announces it will commence business on June 1 on its own account. It pledges prompt, civil service and aims to merit a fair share of public patronage.
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