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Newspaper

Ashburton Guardian

Location

Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Date

Sep 11, 1908

Page

4

Ashburton High School junior free places curriculum inquiry

The Education Department forwards a circular to the Ashburton High School Board asking if the current curriculum for junior free place students and the overlap with technical schools provides a general elementary preparation or if an afflictive course should be provided. The proposal outlines two year courses in commercial or domestic science preparation and notes a recommendation by Rich School headmaster Mr Watters to include shorthand. A committee will study Watters's suggestions before action.

Board of Governors Ashburton High School Dietrieb High Board of Education South Kensington G. Hoghen Inspector-General of Schools Watters Rich School Pusilier and Grenadier Auckland Press Association Nolicense Ashburton

Supreme Court sits in Palmerston North offences heard

At Palmerston North Supreme Court on Sept 9 John Weller was found not guilty of stealing five hemp bales and attempting to dispose of them after being moved from the NZ Shipping Co store at Foxton. Charles Mcfennan was found guilty of breaking into the Central Hotel and sentenced to three years hard labour. On Sept 10 Arthur Henry Woods received seven years for assaulting a seven year old girl after a prior five year sentence.

Palmerston North Supreme Con John Weller Foxton New Zealand Shipping Company Reii Charles Mcfennan Central Hotel Arthur Henry Woods Supreme Court Aly Chapman

Loose Notions of Truth in No-License Debate

Correspondent questions No-license claims and cites a satirical Ashburton visit, challenging the party’s portrayal of towns under prohibition. The writer argues for balanced view, noting alleged distortions and calls for evidence on the movement’s claimed prosperity and social conditions.

Masterton Man Charged With Attempted Kill Shot

Tobias Miller faced Masterton Police Court charged with shooting Ernest Hight with intent to kill. The court remanded him for a week and he was returned to Wellington in custody. Hight, though wounded, was in good spirits and resting.

Masterton Tobias Miller Ernest Hight Messis Ih Smith John Cross Miller Hight Wellington C. Ross

San Jose Scale in Toi toi Valley Spraying Plan

Nelson to September 10 reports a government biologist endorsement of actions by pomologists and fruit inspectors to cut back and spray trees in the Toi toi Valley. Mr T W Kirk says inspectors will complete spraying where possible and that trees will be cut back only enough to allow spraying. The alleged wholesale destruction is suspended due to representations.

Nelson Toi Toi Valley San Jose T. W. Kirk Toi-toi Bac

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted as All Cough Cure

An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a universal cough cure suitable for all ages and cough types. It emphasizes reliability across varying patient conditions and praises its gentle, throat friendly formula.

Personal experience testifies to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy

E. E. Hill of Bridgetown Washington recounts a severe winter cough that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy quickly cured. He keeps a bottle on hand and treats early cold symptoms, claiming he has not had a cold or cough since.

E. E. Hill Bridgetown Chamberlain

Declaratory Judgments Bill Passed Committee Review

The text notes that the Declaratory Judgments Bill was approved in committee with no material amendments and that the House adjourned at 11 57 p m. The entry reflects a procedural legislative update with no further outcomes or actions recorded.

Obituary: Charles Downie Stewart Moore Dies in Dunedin

Dunedin September 10 Charles Downie Stewart Moore manager for Brace Windle and Co. and brother of F L Moore W L Moore and Dr Stewart Moore died today after returning from a trip to the South Sea Islands. He caught a chill on Monday.

Dunedin Charles Downie Stewart Moore Brace, Windle and Co Messrs F. 4 W. L. Moore Stewart Moore South Sea Islands

Cham berlain's Cough Remedy Safe for Children

A vintage promotion claims Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is safe for babies and adults alike and effective for coughs, colds, croup, and whooping cough. It asserts no opium or harmful drugs and urges early use to prevent attacks.

Inspected praises Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in Coleraine report

W A Marshall inspector Vermin Destruction Act Coleraine Vic says Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy cures quickly in all ages. He recalls buying two bottles in Casterton after a severe cold and taking doses every three hours until fully cured. He says the remedy wards off bronchitis and highly recommends it to families.

Mr. W. Marshall Coleraine Vic Chamberlain Casterton Messrs H. and G. Harris

Australasia Declares Cough Remedy Free of Poisons

Australian authorities officially declare a cough remedy sold in Australasia as free from all poisons. The decision confirms product safety and may affect consumer choice and regulatory labeling across the region.

Australasia

Wellington Council Deliberates On Bills

At Sep 10 meeting the Wellington council sat 2.30 to 3.00 p.m. The Police Offences Act Amendment Bill was read a second time. The Civil Service Act Amendment Bill and Taupo No 2 Black Bill moved through committees and final stages.

Wellington

Chamberlains Cough Remedy Promotes Natural Healing

Purely vegetable and free from narcotics it claims to soothe and heal coughs and colds. It supports nature by expelling the cause, reduces risk of a second attack, and strengthens the mucous membranes to resist exposure. The medicine controls congestion and inflammation and eases expectoration.

Chamberlain

A Commercial Traveller’s Experience With Cough Remedy

Mr George P T ideman a hustling traveller for Burns Philp & Co of Townsville describes relief from a severe cold after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy while traveling north. He credits the first dose with relief and says the cough was cured before leaving Geraldton and he now keeps a bottle at home.

Geo. P. Tideman Messrs Burns, Philp & Co Townsville Queensland A.U.S.N. Co Geraldton Chamberlain

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Gains Global Trade

Personal recommendations from cured users have propelled Chamberlain's Cough Remedy into broad commerce worldwide, especially in Australia where word of mouth spreads its use. Makers deny it as a cure-all but praise top quality ingredients and careful manufacturing for an ideal cough medicine.

Australia Chamberlain Commonwealth

Scone man praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in New Zealand tour

Mr. Frank W. Frazer of Scone Nova Scotia writes that during a wet spell in Wellington New Zealand he suffered a severe cold but after taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was completely cured. He recommends it for throat or lung troubles.

William Hercomb Cuba St Wallington Rammo Jatary Frank W. Frazer Scone Ns.w New Zealand Royal Dusk Wellington Chamberlain

Agricultural Produce and Noxious Weeds Bills Tangle House

The House debated the Agricultural Produce Sale and Importation Bill with focus on preventing polluted seed and seedborne disease including Californian thistle. Amendments limited enforcement, penalties trimmed, and inspection measures discussed amid adjournment and continuation on the Noxious Weeds Act Amendment Bill.

McNab Neata Canterbury Dominion I. Mackenzie Vlatman Parasta D. Reid James Allen Witty K T. Mackenzie Otago Field Millar

To Let and For Sale Local Properties and Land Blocks

To let recent up to date 7 room houses with stables and conveniences at Princess Street and Windmill areas. Also 6 room cottage on Forest Road with scullery and high value sites including 4 acre building lots on Winter's Road Allenton and Brucefield Avenue. Also King Street and Tinwald listings with town properties for sale. Money to lend £400 on first class security.

Princess Street Poten Forest Road Carter's Terrace Tinwaid Heavly Winter's Road Allenton Brucefield Avenue Mill Creek King Street Charles Street Ottagi Beach Road Hampstead Belt Road

Perhaps She Heads to Jericho in a Peppermint Cure Tale

A fragment evokes a journey by rail or sea, with a speaker presenting a whimsical battle of woods and peppermint cures. The lines mix travel fantasy with herbal remedy imagery and a note of uncertain departure.

Jericho

Land Listing Near Hailway A N D School For Sale

Property offers 495 acres of good medium land two miles from a highway and three miles from the school. Fenced and watered with new grass. Includes a five room dwelling, stable and other features.

Hailway Ana

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