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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
3
Dorothy Dalton stars in The Female of the Species a Triangle film at His Majesty's Theatre. Howard Hickman and Enid Markey support with Gloria’s Romance episodes and a realistic train smash sequence highlighted by T H Ince direction.
A forest planting machine at Letchworth Park Forest and Arboretum in Wyoming County New York can place 10000 to 15000 trees a day, replacing hand planting at 1200 to 1500 per worker. Operated by three men and two horses, it furrows soil, places seedlings, waters and fertilizes roots, and marks rows for the next planting. Officials say costs will be lower than hand planting and the machine suits cleared, smooth landable fields.
A promotional piece extols Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a superior remedy for indigestion and constipation. It cites broad public approval and shares a testimonial from Mrs Mary Powell of Christchurch praising relief and recommending the product for herself and her daughters.
McDonald and Hally, on the Board of Trade, visit the West Coast to probe timber export issues including white pine for butter boxes. In river reports, 27 quinnat spawned upstream, then died en route downstream, with many carcasses found near the rock and along the bank.
In Auckland on May 30 a civil action opened in the Supreme Court over the posthumous bankruptcy of solicitor William Coleman. Hon. Arthur Myers sues Bank of New South Wales to recover £2000, alleging mismanagement of Pascoe estate debentures and related securities. The bank admits trusteeship but denies negligence, while other parties pursue recovery.
Colder season promotion for Nazol highlighted with price 1s 6d for 60 doses. Surgeon General Henderson lauds hospital work at Trenitham noting hospital admissions fell from 3000 to 1600 year over year and this month shows 34 cases versus 71 last year. Also promotes New Zealand tobacco Gold Pouch Aromatic and beech timber for butter boxes in Southland with testing and potential national use.
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