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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 01, 1920
Page
4
In a bold sale Ibbotson and Son offer greatly reduced prices on numerous household items. Shelled china tea sets enameled cookware kettles enamel saucepans and broomware are advertised with special discounts aimed at homemakers and prospective brides.
A period price sheet lists Duchess Tea Empress Tea and Princess Tea by chest or pound, egg preserving supplies, Whittome Water Glass, and chemical items including borax Bluestone sulfur saltpetre resin caustic soda. Also notes Rown tree’s Waverly Chocolates and Our Own Mixture pricing per pound.
The notice touts International Correspondence Schools as helping men secure successful futures with prompt action. It lists training options from salesmanship and commercial training to engineering, drafting, architecture, and various trades, offering no cost inquiry and no obligation. A coupon is urged to fill for enrollment.
Second edition daily memoranda lists auctions and sales including mortgage clearing at Lowcliffe tomorrow at noon, stock sale at Rakaia Yards, Farmers' Co op Spring Cattle Fair at Tinwala Yards, and theatre show at His Majesty's Theatre. Also notes office meeting and Hakater Athletic Club event in the evening.
An advertising fragment praises Australia and the Empire with a claim that the Federal Government is taking steps to suitably recognize their wonderful feat. The text echoes a promotional tone and hints at official recognition to come.
Cabinet voted £500 in connection with sending a New Zealand Rifle team to visit Australia. Hawthorne Settlement allotment to be dealt with by the Canterbury Land Board at Ashburton Courthouse tomorrow. Two vessels Shabrista and Cosmos bought by Union Steam Ship Company. past chartered, routes yet undecided. Shabrista at Lyttelton sold for £160,000.
The article extols Lieutenants Parer and McIntosh as young Australians who crossed from England to Australia in a single engine, funding their voyage by work after leaving London January 8. They faced en route hardships including a monsoon of hazards at Moulmein, but completed the journey, becoming the first airmen to work their passage around the world.
The ad touts Dominion Alt-Wool fabrics for tailor-made suits at 7 10s with on premises expert tailors. It emphasizes wide color and weave options, ready-made measurements, and machine-made construction offering a good fit and smart finish at a lower price.
An item notes a tonic marketed as a remedy for women and girls of Atwenia, claiming to replenish red blood. It is advertised at two shillings per bottle and linked to Benning town's Pharmacy.
The report notes most Olympic events concluded except football and equestrian. It cites Parker praising American preparation and criticizing Australians for late arrival, limited coaching, and later trainer presence. He warns Australia must send teams earlier to improve future performance while alleging some Continental athletes were doped.
Major General Arthur Pole Penton LB formerly Commandant of the New Zealand Defence Forces from 1896 to 1907 and later Commandant of the Ordnance College. He served in Afghanistan, led Coast Defences in Scotland, and held the Royal Artillery command at Malta and the South West Coast Defences. Born 1854, he also served as Vice President of the Ordnance Board.
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