21 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Sep 21, 1908
Page
1
Wellington reports the Postal Department secretary says a reign of terror in the postal service does not exist and that authorities have heard nothing worth noting about such allegations raised at an Auckland Trades and Labour Council meeting.
A Darling Downs native complains Queensland government offers commissions to agents who attract settlers. He argues land prices fall and farming fails, noting snakes and snake bites, hospital access, and immigration lecturers in Britain describing the land as milk and honey. He claims many immigrants move on to southern states.
The Cambrian reports Jack London and his wife, returning to Sydney after a Solomon Islands cruise, were targeted as a cannibal feast by Malaita natives. Missionary Caulfield armed locals to guard them as the Minota refloated, with the London yacht Snark under repair and plans to sail to Sydney next.
The ad promotes Frootoids as a superior aperient and blood cleanser claiming rapid relief from headache indigestion constipation and biliousness. It warns against selfmedicating with ordinary laxatives and urges readers to buy from chemists or mail direct from W G Hearne Geelong Victoria with a New Zealand branch in Wellington.
The Atlantic liner Rotterdam built by Harland and Wolf Belfast is described as the heaviest vessel afloat at 668 feet long and 774 feet beam with 25 000 gross tons and 11 decks. Lavish salons smoking rooms library waiting rooms deluxe suites and state rooms showcase the shipbuilders artistic and luxurious span. The cost of deluxe cabins with exclusive deck stairs and extravagant decoration reflects wealth era travel.
The Mauretania voyage ended with a loud casino quarrel in the smoke room as a Cambridge University man a mine owner and a Belgian exporter clashed with three card players. Detectives detained the trio on arrival. charges were not pressed and they were discharged.
The piece reflects on past domestic life, the rise of women in professional fields, and the impact of the motor car on families. It cites Esperanto as a future shared language and questions how to honor women while society evolves beyond seasonal domestic tasks.
Poem-style verse extols Woods Great Peppermint Cure for asthma relief imagined in autumn and winter skies. It frames the product as a remedy during cold weather and rainy days.
Chambers's Journal reports M. Isidore Histaire of Brussels has devised an airtight chamber method. A vapour from a prepared pastille coats the food surface to prevent oxidation and putrefaction. The vapour resists evaporation and can be reheated later without changing the food. tablets are white and sixpence sized.
An American doctor Dr Charles Denigan proposes a bed canopy that creates an indoor outdoor shelter by framing a window alcove around the bed. The design permits controlled air flow, reduces drafts, and may ease patients into outdoor sleeping while remaining indoors.
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