A correspondent of the "Wangamii Chronicle writes:—''There is apparently an acute scarcity of pigs, farmers findcuring factories doing business in Xew Zealand have signified their intention of increasing the price of hams and bacon to grocers bv 2d. per lb. The advance is a serious one, and the increased cost of the favourite morning rasher will be viewed with considerable alarm by housewives. The days of the "free breakfast table," which politicians were wont to boast about, have apparently goui for ever, like a beautiful dream, if tlicv ever existed, and with an approaching increase in the price of butter, the cost of living is j»oin<f to be seriously advanced. Tt is honed that with an advance the farmer will l'etfeivo 011 his nisrs will induce him to go ill more extensively for the "gintleman that pays the rent." Tn llu 1 Vneantime, the savoury and toothsome morning rasher will not be so much in evidence on the •pOor man's table, I regret to say. FEELS FIT \XP WELL. "TWir years ago I was troubled with il Voavv.' sleepy" feel'ng after meals," Writes Mr. T. Wood. Storekeeper. Alexandria. Vic. "One day a friend casually recommended Chamberlain's Tablets aijd I acted on his advice. The day after the first dose I felt decidedly bettor, and m a week felt splendid. Ever since I have felt fit and well—All chemists and storekeepers. "Women as a rule *re trie nust consistent tea drinkers, and the multiplication of tea-rooms and tea kiosks throughout the Dominion affords striking evidence o! the increasing popularity of tea. The women of Nevr Zealand may be classed as tea connoisseurs, as they show a decided preference for Crescent Tea. which is rich and strong, and of delicious flnvour. Sold by all grocers at. 2?. Is I'M Is 8d workers, and as a resun an tue miron
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 268, 4 April 1913, Page 7
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