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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 57, 11 March 1904, Page 3

After years of experiment it is announced that Thomas A. Edison has perfected his commercial phonograph, and made it practical for taking court testimony and other dictation. The record used is nine inches long, und is callable of taking several "letters." It can be shaved 175 times, making it as cheap as tetter paper. There is mechanism, controlled by the foot of the operator taking dictation from it, which stops and starts the machine at the end of n phrase, sentence, or paragraph. The operator who is unable to remember the passage while transcribing can make it repeat a given number of words by a simple manipulation. It is said' that with one pair of machines—one for recording, the other for reproducing—one typewriter can, by keeping steadily at his machine, do the work of eight persons. Important to sufferers from Rheumatism.—The proprietors of Rock's RHEUMATIC POWDEIt wish it known that every Lin „f their powder is sold with a guarantee. All Chemists or Storekeepers are authorised to refund the price paid to those not having benelitud by the use of it. Close on 500 Cured Cases are known to the proprietors, and the following aro a few of those who have kindly consented to have their names mentioned to induce other sufferers to also benefit by the use of Bock's Rheumatic Powder—L R Webb, Makottiku ; Thos. A. Pruden', Ellhnm ; James Harvey, Mrs Hart, and Mary Ann Hod'der, Aslrhurst ;' W. 11. l/,:kie.», I'obanginn ; Joseph Ciimmerlield, Foxton; Maurace McCullum and Albert Purges, Waihi ; IL E. Dean, Palc-a ; John Douglas, Hampden, ntago. Sold at all chemists and stores, ;i/fi per tin.

Gathoiic Social, ST. PATRICK'S DAY QOOI) FLOOR. Particulars later. xew Plymouth Horticultural Society. ■l. C. OEOROE, Esq., President. THE AUTUMN SHOW THEATRE ROYAL Thursday, 7ti. April, :.oot. HItAXI) DISPLAY OP FLOWERS ! FRUIT ! and VEGETABLES LOOK OUT FOR .SPECIAL PHIZ'' LIST Full particulars, catalogues, etc. from the .Secretary. ARCHIE HOOKER, Secretary. ATTENTION. LOOK OUT FOn THE (JRAXII MILITARY BAZAAR, comtc sixoixc competition. Mr A. E. Fletcher WILL bo absent, from Xew PlyTo Cabinetmakers. WESTWOOU ,\ CHUCK, XEW /EALAM) STRATFORD PACES. OX mill and JTl.lt March (ruins l, i" l"»\«- XVw Plymouth at 7.55 >■'"■ anil HI a.m. lor Slrall'ord, reaming from Stratford at .'l.ll p.m. tnd 5.-10 p.m. for Wailara and New Moawhango Bridge Contract. WRITTEN TENDERS addressed to the. undersigned, marked on the outside as above, will be received up to noon of THUHSDAY, the 24th of March, ISIO4, for the construction of a bridge over the Moawhango River, near Moawhango Township, the length of which will be 140 feet. Plans, specifications, and conditions of contract may be seen at the. Post Offices, Moawhango and Palmcrston North, and the District Roads Office, Wanganui. ROBERT 11. REANEY. District Roud Engineer. Wanganui, February 29tb l 1904»