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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 08, 1913
Page
2
Seed costumes listed with color codes and varied prices including 21s 19/6 24/6 and 27/6, featuring Ari 42/- 45/ and 214i references, indicating multiple garment options and rates across catalog entries.
The piece highlights skilled tailors and their craft as celebrated art. It notes precision in stitching, fabric selection, and design, reflecting the period’s appreciation for clothing as a social and artistic marker.
An advertised tonic marketed as a blend of beef wine and iron claims to aid general debility. The note lists Burnett Street as the selling location and emphasizes palatable taste.
The Fashionable Tailor and Outfitters announces the second shipment of goods for the season. Each garment is cut by a London certificated cutter and finished by hand by tailors, not machinists, inviting the public to inspect at Burnett Street, Ashburton.
A church parade in St Stephen's Anglican Church celebrated the Loyal Ashburton Lodge of Oddfellows 40th anniversary. About 180 members plus visiting lodges, led by the Ashburton Temperance Band, marched from Theatre Royal to the church. The Rev J B Burgin delivered a sermon on the Good Samaritan, praising Friendly Societies. A collection raised £5 15s for a family of motherless children. The procession returned to the Theatre Royal after the service.
At a Southland Labour Council meeting in Invercargill on September 7 letters from the Housewives' Union and the Bootmakers' Union were received announcing withdrawal from affiliation. The move follows a split in local labour ranks since the Unity Conference.
Daily street scenes show many suffering from indigestion awaiting relief. Advertises Baxter's Silver Coated Pills as a permanent cure for 1s 6d per box. Also promotes patent advice booklets and free cigarette gift catalogs from Christchurch and Wellington vendors.
The foundation stone of the new Methodist Church New Brighton was laid on Saturday afternoon. A clean slate at Magistrate's Court Saturday morning with no cases listed. The British and Foreign Sailors Society began a Free-of-Debt drive to clear 750 pounds for the King George V Seamen's Institute at Lyttelton. collectors report nearly 100 pounds raised. At His Majesty's Theatre Mr Edgar Waite Curator Canterbury Museum introduced a relief dog for Captain Scott and offered Expedition details to applause. Christ Church Fruitgrowers Association held its monthly meeting with a large turnout. a prior resolution urged retail fruiters to keep current shop hours, and the Minister of Agriculture supported maintaining those hours.
Lloyds underwriters report unprecedented mid year losses with total claims around 3.88 million pounds for the first half of 1912, rising from prior year totals and marking continued misfortune amid Titanic related disasters and sea claims.
An advertising testimonial touts Doan's Ointment as the sure cure for all forms of piles. Mrs G F Scott of Christchurch recounts her husband’s relief after using the remedy, with claims of permanent cure after two years and urges readers to obtain it from chemists or Local Manhala Co. in Sydney.
An advertisement urges readers to join the Great Free Gift Scheme by smoking Regent's cigarettes and writing for a Free Gift Catalogue addressed to Regent at Rax Sai Wellington. It promises forty free gifts.
All purchasers spending 14s 6d will receive a pair of the best Rubber Heels free of charge. This means a further discount of 9s 6d. Boot Repairing the most up-to-date. Needs no comment.
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