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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 07, 1908
Page
4
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A promotion notes OU Sarsaparilla contains sarsaparilla and lists price at 25 Sd per bottle. Each bottle provides sixty doses and a teaspoonful per dose.
In order to make room for new books from English publishers the shop offers exceptionally low prices on all oak pieces that are soiled or damaged. Customers are invited to browse and buy whether one item or many, even out of curiosity.
Williar Bryant Ishes announces he has taken over the Ashburton Railway Refreshment Rooms for a three year term and invites old friends and travelers to call. The refreshment counter offers coffee cocoa sandwiches and cakes daily until 9 pm with a lady assistant. Temperance bar stocks leading brands and cordials. The venue will be renovated soon with new bright facilities and free writing tables and telegraph forms for all.
Letter from Canterbury dated September 5 1908 questions fairness of wage contracts and freedom of contract critiquing farmers shopkeepers chemists and the public in a debate on labour conditions and government role. The writer contrasts bargaining for goods with wages and asks who benefits from public service.
A farm worker describes unfair conditions at Alford Forest, detailing low wages, high board costs, lack of furniture, freight charges, and poor living conditions. He claims the employer is exploiting labor, denies decent housing, and calls for fair wages through the Farmers' Union, inviting verification by readers.
A reader defends temperance reformers while condemning a column titled Loose Notions of Truth. The author cites Leonard Isitt on Fleet Week drunken excess and questions anonymous letters and the No-License movement. He urges signatories to reveal names and defends anonymous debate only on principled grounds.
The Wakanui Road Board held a Saturday meeting with members including G. W. Leadley and J. Allen. They reviewed Hampstead Board road work, considered transfers of property, government statute volumes, rate queries, and subsidies. Tenders for shingle and binding were awarded to Blackburne and Cronin respectively, with adjustments due to delays.
In London on September 4, the Players team faced the Gentlemen. Tarrant claimed five wickets for 86 runs, anchoring the spell for the match.
Canterbury Cricket Association officials report Lord Hawke has engaged E Humphreys of Kent for the team. Described as a reliable all rounder, Humphreys will sail with Relf after the season ends. Hawke expresses confidence and wishes success for cricket in New Zealand.
The handicaps for the 60 yard sprint event at Ashburton County B C Spring Meeting are listed with horses and riders including The Needle, Opihi, Sacred oo, Jolly fom, David Harum, Elsie Lincoln, Innisfailen, and Silver Ribbon among others. Races cover one mile and feature numerous entries with varying scores and relay points.
The list shows acceptances for the New Zealand Cup handicap of 2000 sovs with second and third prizes. Entries include Zimmer, Frisco, Moral, Tangimoana, Mahuta, Uhlanda, The Lark, and many others across ages and stabling, with owners such as Hon J D Ormond and D Buick among the entrants. The field includes trusters, owners, and trainers like G P Donnelly, W A Pepe, and J F Foreman, reflecting a wide participation at the Canterbury Jockey Club meeting.
The Wellington Boxing Association disqualified for life McGibbon of New South Wales after an alleged fight with Burns of Petone, ruling the bout not a genuine contest as McGibbon did not try.
An old advertisement touts Woods' Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds with prices listed as 1s 6d and 25 6d. It invites readers to try Abbey and claims the coupon equals value equal to the money paid.
A special Ashburton Sports Association meeting discussed club rentals and Domain Board assessments. The proposal sets a total 116 2s for the coming year, with 15 15s earmarked for office expenses, and states any new affiliating club must pay its full assessment to the Domain Board.
The Baring Square church hosts Home Mission Sunday with H. H. Bellhouse preaching on Luke 24 27 and the call to begin at Jerusalem. He argues mission begins at home, then spreads outward, citing Livingstone and the need for faithfulness in small duties as the foundation for global work.
August observations from Rakaia show 1.82 inches of rain across ten days with a maximum .80 on the 25th. Alford Forest records 3 inches 95 points, a light snowfall mid month and no frosts since. Porateko notes 1.31 inches over eleven days with a high .40 on the 24th and frosts on twenty days.
A local man Mr J Pritchard of Troe yoron Ashburton testifies that Doan's Backache Kidney Pills relieved his lumbago and back pain. His wife confirms lasting relief, with Mrs Pritchard noting no further need for the pills. Doan's Pills are advertised as safe for all ages and sold by chemists and stores or by mail from Foster McClellan Company Sydney.
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