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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 04, 1908
Page
4
A letter from Ashburton dated September 4 1908 urges truthfulness in political campaigns. It defends moral candor against alleged No license party misrepresentations over hotel management and temperance campaigning. It condemns perjury and calls for honest persuasion in public discourse.
The South Rakaia Road Board met Thursday with Messrs Lambie chairing and Harinell Mageon Holmes and Al Harrison present. Tenders were accepted for skim ploughing three roads to James Stevenson and tussocking with Tom Ivess. A gorse grubbing contract near the township was approved, two-year terms to keep the plantation clean. Gravel pits near Barr Hill and on the Lauriston Barr Hill road were approved for purchase discussions with Mount Hutt Road Board, and Thompson track lowering, shingle blind on the main river road, and Rolleston street work were ordered. Two new gravel pits on the main river road were postponed, and rates payment circulation was authorised. Auditor General cautioned that library funds require the Libraries and Mechanics Institute Act 1908. The Minister for Agriculture will investigate a stock brand book. A £200 3s 1d subsidy on rates voucher was noted. Levelyn road near Chertsey was left to clerk terms, while N Duncan complained of storm water and a report was requested. Cemetery Board inquiries from Kirwee and East Malvern were supplied. Accounts totaling £117 5s 4d were passed.
Four splendid building sites of an acre each on Winter's Road Allenton with good frontage and sunny aspect. Also a two acre block in Bracefield Avenue adjoining Mill Creek suitable for subdivision. Plus a few sections in King Street offered at a reasonable figure.
The Auckland Slaughtermen's Union resolutions praise the Minister of Labour for the Arbitration Act Amendment Bill and the Arbitration Court under Mr Justice Sim. They condemn the Wellington bakers' strike as ill advised and unjustified and pledge support for fair administration of labour laws.
John William Mackay a Grey Lynn resident faced charges for breaching the Electoral Act by witnessing a claim for enrolment without seeing or hearing the signer. The ship's steward claimed good faith and unwitting breach. He was fined £5 and 30s costs to deter repetition.
In Invercargill on September 3 the divorce case of Malcolm Mac Donald versus Phyllis MacDonald and Mur doch M Ivor as co respondent concluded with a verdict for £250 damages and a decree nisi. The couple married in 1889 and had four children. The wife recently received about £4000 from her father's death and has gone to Tasmania to live with Minor, a farmer near Otautau.
Sir Joseph Ward responds to a speech by Mr W McLean denying that the Premier appointed any of his sons to public service. He asks McLean to declare at his next meeting that none of his sons hold government positions or have received government money for any service.
The Supreme Court sits on an action by Auckland City Council against the Electric Tramway Company for £784 representing £5 a day for a period when extra passenger cars were not provided to meet traffic requirements. The evidence will be referred to the Court of Appeal for decision.
An unknown person attempted arson at Hickey's boarding house in Hastings by placing shavings under the building and setting them alight at 10 pm. Inmates extinguished the flames before ignition of the structure. Detectives reportedly have a lead likely to result in an arrest.
The ad notes Woods Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds never fails with prices of 1s 6d and 22 6d.
Wellington debate on the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill extends voting to lodgers seamen and commercial travellers. Opposition argues it grants elective privileges and weakens municipal responsibility. The amendment to defer the bill six months passes 22 to 7 as the council adjourns.
An exchange argues small farms will expand through subdivision with gains in cultivation efficiency labor and yields. Family labor boosts productivity while reduced need for hired help lowers farm disruption. Homes schools churches and local government should improve though some push to enlarge holdings persists.
The New Zealand House of Representatives grants leave of absence to two MPs and advances local legislation. A heated debate targets indiscriminate borrowing by harbour boards, highlighting Auckland Harbour Board's proposed £1,000,000 loan and other approvals. The Civil Service Act, Pawnbrokers Charges, and Taupo No. 2 Black Bills are read a third time and passed.
In fo weather at Oamaru Otago led North Otago 10 to 4 at halftime and added 17 points in the second spell to win 27 to 4.
Marlborough defeated Wellington B 10 to 8 in a football match played today under perfect conditions at Blenheim.
A Dunedin meeting favored the Northern Union football code with about eighty attendees. After a position explanation most signified they would play the new game, with the first practice planned for Saturday. The article also notes a New Zealand Football Association disqualification of twelve months for a player ordered off by a referee.
A promotional verse extols Woods' Great Peppermint Cure as a remedy for colds and coughs. It jokes that the product cannot cure a range of other issues including bad habits, a York home, hair-wash, jams, leather, freckles, warts, or tolls, while promising relief for working men.
A Victorian style advert offers a 1000 acre sheep farm four miles from a railway station. Terms include five to one deposit and 54 percent balance, £5 10s per acre, promising crops of Qats Rape and Turnips, a four room house, stable, and water. The seller claims yearly 0 acres ploughed for rape and 120 acres in turnips, with a prospect to resell in five years at £10 per acre.
Cautionary note urges proper food ventilation and dry clothing through autumn and winter. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe and effective, claiming neglected colds lead to serious illness and that the remedy prevents pneumonia.
The article emphasizes the severe physical and mental agony of influenza and argues that prompt use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can prevent danger. It urges personal experience to understand the illness and endorses the remedy as essential care.
A dated health notice warns parents to treat croup promptly with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It states hoarseness and croupy cough signal danger, risks infant death, and that early use prevents attacks. The ad touts safety, lack of narcotics, and global mother's favorite status.
The passage notes hoarseness and voice roughness from mucus on the vocal cords and warns of danger if mucus remains. It cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as helping clear mucus and strengthen vocal cords, reducing chronic risk and lung complaints.
The notice defines bronchitis as a severe chest cold with cough hoarseness chest tightness and possible blood flecks. It warns that neglecting a cold leads to complications and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soothing and healing when symptoms first appear.
Pneumonia stems from a cold or influenza and can be prevented by timely use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The remedy is claimed to ward off pneumonia when taken promptly, though not guaranteed to cure the disease.
The article warns that whooping cough is a dangerous disease and urges immediate use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It claims quick relief, ease of expectoration, and prevention of pneumonia, stating the remedy is safe for babies and adults and has been used successfully in epidemics.
A mother keeps Chamberlain's Cough Remedy on hand to ease coughs colds and croup in children. It is said to quickly cure such ailments and counteract cold to pneumonia. Given early croup symptoms it may prevent an attack. The product is claimed to be free from opium and sold everywhere at 1/6.
Advertisement offers 41 ACRE at Charles Street Allenton near Woollen Factory with a five room cottage detached wash-house and sheds. Frontages on Harland and Grove Streets. Easy terms of payment. Full particulars on application to Algo.
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