Tailoring in Its Best Sense
The text argues tailoring is not about rigid rules but perception and fit. It stresses matching 4 suitings to wearer and purpose, tailoring material to a suit for comfort, and promises mastery and customer satisfaction.
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
4
The text argues tailoring is not about rigid rules but perception and fit. It stresses matching 4 suitings to wearer and purpose, tailoring material to a suit for comfort, and promises mastery and customer satisfaction.
Four splendid building sites of four acres each on Winter's Road Allenton offer sunny aspects and the nicest sections in the district with good frontage. Also a two acre block in Brucefield Avenue adjoining Mill Creek and a few sections on King Street available at reasonable figures. Apply early to avoid disappointment.
Two readers from Sydney and Auckland endorse Warner's Safe Cure for liver and kidney disorders. They describe relief from drowsiness headaches and digestive issues after using the medicine, promoting its curative power and noting a concentrated version sold at 2/6 per bottle.
Advertisers promote OUR Sarsaparilla for adults claiming contains Sarsaparilla. Price 2s 6d per bottle. Dose listed as 1 teaspoonful. Each bottle allegedly contains sixty doses for use.
A notice states the business is relinquished to sons J and H Smith from August 1 after thirty years of support. The owner thanks friends and the public and farmers for fat stock convenience and asks for continued support to the new firm.
Ashburton County Council discussed extending Acton irrigation contract time and approving J Gregan's £824 9s 5d extension. It planned water supply controls for Tinwald farmers, authorized cook-house tenders, and considered traffic by laws for traction engines. Unregistered dogs enforcement and a Grainger bird trapping proposal were reviewed, with price negotiations tied to Selwyn Council. A deputation on water race charges clashed over disputed bills and water supply cuts.
The meeting dealt with pay disputes over water supply with Mr Taylor settling £4 12s under protest after a pledge to resume service once payment was made. A reserve lease with Mr Fedney was authorised, and a small reserve sale to D G Sewell was approved conditionally. Transfers and maintenance rates for Ruapuna were set, and water race deviations granted to several parties with conditions. The council adjourned after noting these actions.
Wellington September 4 Parliament met at 2 30 pm The Attorney General moved the committal of the Law Practitioners Amendment Bill Mr Rige argued the bill may not conserve rights of current law students He favored simplifying exams while insisting on knowledge of known law The amendment to refer to the Statutes Committee was defeated The bill included a clause barring those admitted before December 1 1911 from certain effects Three readings noted with Harbour Board and Waikohu County bills passed The council adjourned at 4 45 pm
The House records high appreciation for the services of the late A D Wills former representative for Wanganui. Debate on Town Boards Amendment and Police Offences Bills continues with ministers, under secretaries, and a Second Ballot Bill under scrutiny.
Mr Massey said the clause would not prevent canvassing by committees. At twenty two minutes to one the Bill was reported to the House with amendments and the House then adjourned.
The High School Board met yesterday with Messrs Tucker Reid Denshire and Davis present. The chairman reported balances on accounts, a £28 2s 6d capitation grant, and authorized a cheque for chemical purchases. The headmaster noted 91 pupils with 36 average monthly attendance and praised the successful school sale of work netting about £65 after expenses. The board discussed adding shorthand to the curriculum and funding a part time instructor, plus expansion of physical and domestic science offerings within timetable limits.
Andrew Ewart Harris sues John Tucker Ford Frances Peache and Beauchamp Lane for 1000 pounds damages over injuries from an accident on the Mount Somers tramline in December 1907. A preliminary point concerns a 250 pound compassionate payment from Woolshed Creek Coal Company in March 1908 and its effect on the suit. The matter was to be tried before a special jury with the dispute reserved for the Court of Appeal if needed.
The advertisement promotes land within four miles of Christchurch railway service, reachable in an hour by fast express. Price is £5 10s per acre with £1 per acre deposit, balance at 6 percent. Land is described as in excellent condition with crops of oats rapes and turnips, ample water, and good fences.
A Sydney nurse extols Bile Beans as a universal cure for biliousness indigestion headaches and liver digestive disorders. She claims widespread nurse approval and personal success with the product noting its availability from chemists and shops in large family sizes.
Severe storms push scores of brown bears into mountain villages in the Pyrenees. Sheep and livestock suffer, with villagers noting the first bear sightings in twenty years. An inventor touts a wood pulp fabric as a cheaper, finer alternative to wool silk or cotton.
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