EGS Announces Takeover of Travelock Street Decoration Business
EGS informs builders and the Ashburton public that he has taken over the business formerly run by his brother in Travelock Street as a painter paperhanger and decorator. He invites a fair share of patronage with large stocks of oils paints varnishings and paper hangings and offers skilled workmen to any part of town or country on short notice. Address HAVELOCK STREET next to H Stephenson's.
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Ashburton
Travelock Street
Havelock Street
H. Stephenson
Brimstone and Treacle Lozenges Sell Spring Cleanser
An advertisement extols spring cleaning and purifying effects of Brimstone and Treacle Lozenges for children, with a grown up tonic Sarsaparilla. Lozenges priced at 2s 6d per bottle, each bottle carries sixty doses and a teaspoonful dose.
To Let and Town Properties Advertised in Allenton Area
The notice lists up to date houses for let including a seven room house with stables, an eight room house, a four room cottage off Alford Forest Road, a six room house with three acres in Carter's Terrace Tinwald, four land sites of four acres each on Winters Road Allenton, a two acre block in Bracefield Avenue near Mill Creek, and several desirable town residences for sale. Also mentions money to lend £400 on freehold security and property insurance services.
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Princess Street
Alford Forest Road
Carter's Terrace
Tinwald
Harry
Winter's Road
Allenton
Bracefield Avenue
Mill Creek
King Street
Lowestates
Crown Flour Crowns Them All
Crown Flour announces quick service for gristing grinding and canning on short notice at Current dates. Local mill marks fast turnaround for grain processing and packaging needs.
Inquests Open Over Two Sudden Deaths At Trevorton
An inquest at the hospital, before Coroner Mrs G Day and Sgt Fouhy, reviewed the death of William Wilson of Trevorton from possible heart failure or stroke, with no external injuries found. A second inquest heard how three year old Albert Husband fell into a hot copper in a detached washhouse, suffering fatal scalds. a jury credited medical evidence and returned a verdict accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py. Hunter
Albert Husband
W. G. Day
E. Manchester
Mary Jane Husband
Divelling
George Husband
Haunter
Call for Overhead Bridge at Ashburton Station
In correspondence, a reader urges Ashburton Borough Council to press the Minister of Railways to fund and erect an overhead bridge at the railway station. The letter notes projected costs of £10,000 for a subway and argues for a bridge as a timely solution to the station access issue. The writer calls on the council to act before summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guardian
Ashburton
Hansard
Commercial Clearing Sale At Winchmore
The New Zealand Farmers Cooperative Association held a clearing sale at Winchmore on account of Mr T Connolly. A good turnout observed with satisfactory results for vendor and auctioneer. Prices listed include sheep, horses, pigs, and farm implements such as seed and machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Winchmore
T. Connolly
Prince Imperial
Frozen Meat Market Quotations From Smithfield Market
The Frozen Meat Trades Association lists Smithfield market quotes for frozen mutton and lamb and beef based on at least 100 carcases. Mutton prices include New Zealand crossbreds Canterbury light 44d, medium 43d, heavy 3d. North Island 31d. best brands unknown. Lamb quotes show Canterbury and other regions. beef quotes cover ox fore and hind quarters with specified weights. River Plate beef listed at same price.
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London
Frozen Meat Trades Association
Smithfield
New Zealand
Wethers
Maiden Ewes
Canterbury
North Island
River Plate
New Zealand Commodity Prices and Market Conditions Report
The London dated cable from the High Commissioner reveals New Zealand market conditions for frozen meat butter wool and seeds. Mutton light weights and Canterbury lamb prices show weakness while beef remains firm with short supply and high prices. Butter stock is exhausted and international quotes for Danish Canadian and Siberian varieties are listed. Cocksfoot seed demand is weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Department of Industries and Commerce
High Commissioner
London
North Island
Canterbury
New Zealand
Bradford
Wheat and flour afloat totals by region for UK and Continent
The report shows 1 875 000 quarters of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom and 1 500 000 quarters for the Continent. Atlantic shipments amount to 452 000 quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Atlantic
Man Offers Sovereigns on London Bridge Go Unrewarded
A fragment reports a man vainly offering sovereigns on London Bridge for nothing as an old story fades from memory. The note mentions Abbey Driver and a sum over £21, though details are unclear and the record is eclipsed by time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Bridge
Cash for the Farm Labourers Letter Calls for Justice
A farm labourer writes to the editor from August 29, 1908, denouncing the recent dispute and urging farmers to grant justice. He critiques Judge Sim and the church, argues for better treatment and a half holiday on Saturdays, and pledges to canvass from the Bluff to the North Cape to uplift his fellow men.
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Russia
Sim
North Cape
Ashburton County
Christ Jesus
Jlim
Jesus Christ
Ashburton
God
Estates of Deceased Persons Stamp Duty Totals
During the month ending today 163 estates of deceased persons were certified for stamp duty. Notables include Thomas Armstrong Wellington 32048 and William R. Browne Canterbury 26749 with others across Canterbury and Hawke's Bay. The list names Catherine Raitray, Charles M. Henning, Thomas White and many more with varied sums.
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Wellington
Thomas Armstrong
William R. Browne
Canterbury
James Clinic Wilkin
Jacob Matthews
Arthur Shield
Hawke's Bay
Catherine Raitray
Charles M. Henning
Thomas White
Robert Mitchell
George Odell
Mary Little
Sarah Chapman
George M. Fopham
Elizabeth Watson
William Prudhoe
Matthew Wheeler
John M. Gottenmay
John I. Smith
Emma Baxter
Elizabeth ©. Portle
Richard T. Cooke
Mary M. Houston
Henry D. Seaman
Thos. Mercer
James Turner
Inquest Finds Fraser Death Due to Suffocation and Fire
Invercargill August 32. Inquest into the death of Joseph Fraser who burned to death at Makewa on Sunday finds death by suffocation and burning with no blame. John Russel commended for prompt rescue effort.
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Invercargiol
Joseph Fraser
Makewa
John Russel
Palmerston North solicitor charged with fraud
At the Magistrate's Court C B Harden a solicitor faced a charge of fraudulently omitting to account for or pay £250 to Margaret M Hancock. The case proceeded with remand and evidence, including Bank of New Zealand accounts, and Harden was committed for trial at the Supreme Court amid his illness and assertion of responsibility.
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Palmerston North
C. B. Harden
Margaret M. Hancock
W. H. Hancock
Mrr Cooke
Thomson
Cocke
O'Donovan
Cooke
O’brien
Hughes
Bank of New Zealand
Supreme Court
Deaths of Captain McKenzie and evangelist Gordon Forlong
Obituary notices report the death of Captain McKenzie former master of the Kittana and venturing the Herald to Japan in 1907 two years earlier. Private advice records the death of Gordon Forlong the veteran evangelist at Wanganui at age ninety.
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Dunedin
McKenzie
Union Company
Kittana
Herald
Japan
Wanganui
Gordon Forlong
Fire destroys Tay Street shop in Invercargill
A morning fire in Invercargill levels an old wooden shop on Tay street housing Mrs Fox Kwiterer and bootmaker H Crawford. The owner Robert Erskine held building insurance around £100 with the Royal Exchange and Mrs Fox’s shop contents insured for about £110 in the Sun office.
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Invercargill
Tay Street
Poole v Rennie at Supreme Court over Invercargill by laws
The Supreme Court heard C. H. Poole versus W. Rennie. Rennie, a corporation employee, appealed a magistrate’s two by law breaches regarding factory additions. The judge affirmed one breach, quashed the other, and referred the first to the Magistrate with discretionary fine mitigation. No costs awarded.
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Invercargill
C. H. Poole
W. Rennie
Supreme Court
Rennie
Cruickshanks
S.M
Supreme Court Grants Decree in Shead Divorce Case
At the Supreme Court today a decree nisi was granted in the divorce case Christopher Shead v Elizabeth Louisa Shead and Isaiah William Lee, co respondent. Costs on the lowest scale were awarded against the co respondent.
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Invercargill
Supreme Court
Christopher Shead
Elizabeth Louisa Shead
Isaiah’ William Lee
Advances to Settlers Bill Seeks Higher Borrowing Limits
Government introduces a bill to amend the Advances to Settlers Act raising total borrowing to £6,000,000 from £5,000,000 and annual borrowing cap from £200,000 to £500,000. It authorizes mortgage of leases to the Advances to Settlers Office without Land Board or ministerial approval and allows lending on such lease security. It also permits mortgaging a lease or license under the Land Act to the Advances to Settlers Office even if the lease has been current for less than a year.
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Settlers Office
Land Board
Minister of Lands
Land Act
The Late Mr Willis A Pioneering Wanganui Citizen
Mr A D Willis born in 1842 in Middlesex England died in Gisborne on August 27. He sailed to New Zealand in 1857 as a printer and helped found the Hawke's Bay Herald before settling in Wanganui. He served on the Borough Council Harbour Board and was MP for Wanganui from 1893 to 1896 and 1899 to 1905. He was known for tireless industry integrity and public service.
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A. D. Willis
Gisborne
Middlesex
England
Edinburgh
Willis
New Zealand
Hawke's Bay Herald
Otago
Wills
Wanganui
Ion
John Ballanes
Wanganui Herald
John Ballance
Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills Advertised for Headache Relief
An ad claims headaches stem from underlying ailments like indigestion biliousness and constipation and promotes Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as the cure. It cites Mrs Eliza Heary of Auckland praising the remedy for herself and her daughter and urges addressing the cause rather than heart-focused drugs.
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Morse
Woods' Great Feppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds
An item highlighting Woods' peppermint remedy for coughs and colds framed as a sure-fire cure. Mentions Isla and a numeric tag 2s 44, suggesting price or dosage details in a brief 19th or early 20th century ad tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
Isla
Eight Miles Per Hour Speed Limit Bill in Dutch Parliament
The Dutch House of Representatives passed a law banning motor car speeds above eight miles per hour in all uninhabited centers. The text also contains garbled phrases likely from OCR, mentioning New Geal and a coupon mode of payment. further readable context is limited.
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Sie Ata
New
Gealand
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Oates and
Epee
Dominion
Teve. Madden
Madden
Bushell’s
T. Grooks
W. Pickles
West Street
N.Z. Express Company
FE Am
Burnett Street
Somerset
Razox
East Street
Totty
S.hall
McRonalds. Tailors
John Orr & Co
C. H. Tisch Bure
CO. H. T. West Street
J. Donn
Ashburton Drug Company
Harold
Curtis Land
Cameron Street
H. E. Curtis
BIST
Fvorberison and
ARS
CAM Buy
British-New Zealand Meat and Produce Company, Ltd
Walter Pickles
Ceylon
Manchester Bros
High Commissioner’s
Per Press Association
Mecers J
H. Smith
James Smith, Butcher
Alford Forest
James Smith
J. & WH. Smith
Butchers
Hiatual Provident Society
James Pipe
Box
Christchurch
H. A. Flower
Cameron Stress
Lane
Heaas
WN Quality Drapers
KERR
BROS
Kerr Bros
Saunders’ Buildings
Aioe
Grant & Moore
Ony
Kschooe
Mer
Miss Claridge
Ethel Claridge
Cox Street
LANS
Glimt
Joshua Tucker
MR Willis
Llewellyn Owen
A. Mus
Lgm
Mlo
Pus
Filworth
Arperter
Vvabinet
Tancred Street
PHE
Cutter
J. Howie
Pritchard Bros., Tailors, Drapers, & Clothiers
Tancred
Street
News Zealand
Clothing Factory
NZ Clothing Factory
William Bryant
Wisnes
Milcom’s
Bray
Methven District
Timber and Coal Merchants
Methven
Thomas
ART
Ashturton
Tel
Kgen
Oxford
Devereux, King & Go., Ltd
Acres
North Canterbury
Maude and Harman
RN. Kennedy
Burnett
ST Burnet
Lene
G. H .Bughanan
Wandard Fire “and Marine’ Insurance Company
OF New Zealand, Limited
A. H. Field
Penta
Mir Ahern
Slet
March Irvet
Coalaneie West Street
A. “Manning
Cantesbury
H. E. Bonnington
aGkemst
Strange
LOT V
Lambric
Norfolk
Au Py Nelzon
Sole Agonia
Thomas"Hancox
Robert Bell
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