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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
6
The World Today previews a future where mechanical locomotion and widespread typewriter use erode lower limb use and handwriting. London business leaders lament deteriorating penmanship while offering 75 guinea prizes for four-line specimens and predicting pens may vanish in offices within a few years.
A Elliott-Fisher official argues machines will replace writing in entries, billing, and ledgers as typewriter use grows. He notes American offices long ago adopted typewriters and predicts English practices will follow, with varied type styles for sermons, social functions, and authors.
A collection of aphoristic musings on taste, gender, and cynicism. It notes that a man can have a fine palate yet bad taste and warns against losing a reputation by a single mistake. It contrasts beauty and plainness, warns against future fixation, and hints at flirtation and aging.
A collection of light quips and jokes from a British style humor page. Stories include a railroad report about an animal on the line and a foreman calling a carcass kind and gentle. Other items poke fun at language, manners, and daily life with quick punchlines.
Purveyors advertise Warner's corsets as comfortable with guaranteed shaping. They claim durable bones resist rust and tears and promise a fashionable silhouette through careful fabrication.
About fifty members attended the Ashburton Bowling Club’s fourteenth annual meeting at the Masonic Hall. President Peter Stewart presided as secretary T. M. Clark read a report praising a record season, debt reduction, and a rise in membership from 72 to 76. The balance sheet showed a credit, eight foreign matches won, and several improvements to the pavilion and grounds.
The notice promotes a large assortment of knives and tools in over 40 styles from Whitehouse and other standard makers. It invites customers to view the stock at John Orr and Co's East Street store during the great May Sale.
Go to the nearest chemist or store to buy a bottle of Lane's Emulsion prepared only by E.G. by GANE. Two sizes available at 2/6 and 4/6 shillings. Visit the chemist in Oamara for supply.
An ad states we can save you money on motor cycles by overhauling most machines and guaranteeing every sale in good order or money back. The firm Lawrence's NZ invites inquiries for affordable repairs and purchases.
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