This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Nov 09, 1908
Page
4
An old style advertisement touts a fine stock of confections including fresh items and a range of chocolates and candies from brands such as Crdbury's Fry's Rowntree Pascali'e and assorted tins.
Lane and Cameron Street listings show to let cottages and houses with multiple rooms and features. Also advertised are acre and town sections at Hampstead and Winter's Road Allenton, plus several building sites and homes for sale with reasonable prices through the Ashburton office on Cameron Street.
A letter to the editor argues that Mr Jones mislabels himself as Liberal while opposing Liberal principles. It contends social and religious coercion via unionism harms migrants and praises civil liberty. The writer condemns No-License policies as fostering sly selling and home liquor, citing Ashburton and Mayfield as affected locales.
An elderly reader under the nickname Littles Mother Mannikin recounts attending a public meeting with Mr Thomson and Mr Hammond. She notes questions raised, mixed behavior, police presence, and a push for temperance and No-license actions in their town, ending with a pledge to form a Temperance Union.
A fragmented notice discusses Mayfield’s debate over licensing with residents recalling a time when drinking was rare. It notes license advocates’ critique of the open bar era and claims drunkenness has become common under no license.
The Wakanui Road Board met Saturday with G W Leadley chairing. Members discussed Mr Purnell’s land gorse and falling dead trees near Smithfield and Seafield roads, a road closure near Butterick’s property, gorse clearing at Newland, land sales changes, and cattle wanderings. Accounts totaling £55 18s 11d were approved.
An old time advertisement urges readers in Ashburton to beware kidney disease and to buy Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. It touts a resident testimonial from Mrs E M MelCee of Beach Road claiming lasting relief from backache headaches and fatigue. The ad notes the product is sold by chemists and stores and available by post from Wester McClellan Co Sydney.
An anecdote from Wonagnadee recalls a Newfoundland dog and a mastiff aboard a harbor scene during Donaghadee pier construction. After a fierce fight they fell into the sea, the Newfoundland rescuing and saving the mastiff. They formed a bond, and the surviving dog mourned when the Newfoundland later died.
The trustees in the estate of Mrs Elizabeth Knox decide the residue worth about £25,000 will go to the Home for Incurables. This adds to the £90,000 original bequest and the Government subsidy of £46, making a total £46,000.
In an interview on sport the Rev Mather Vaughan argues that while youth games have value they can become harmful if pursued to excess. He warns football and cricket tempt excess and selfishness, cites poor families sacrificing essentials for matches, and urges unity among players to keep the game wholesome.
Advertisement extols Sander and Sons Eucalyptus extract as superior safe and reliable amid unsafe impostors. Warns of deaths and irritation from rival preparations and urges insisting on the genuine product proven by experts and authorities over 35 years.
A fragmented excerpt mentions Kozie Tea No 2 and a claim about being four less than the most other teas. The text shows a shopper voice praising cultivation and taste, with unclear names or dates.
An advertisement for At Home Tea from Manchester Bros as sole agents claims the brew can rejuvenate tired bodies and provide renewed vitality with a cup of tea. The copy emphasizes its restorative qualities and active palate appeal.
Just opened at 155 Hereford Street Christchurch Harris Bros offers a large assortment of wares from Loewe Pipes to cutlery and china. Prices reveal wholesale style discounts with items like cigarettes Briars and walking sticks listed alongside tableware and notepaper.
Property listing offers 8 acres divided into nine paddocks with 20 acres in Osta, a fire-roomed house, stable and trap shed. Located close to the school and railway, asking price is £9 per acre.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.