Cascara Bark Trade Expands on British Columbia Coast
Reports from U S drug centres note a growing industry for Cascara shrubs and bark. About 5,000 tons were shipped from Vancouver to British and United States markets.
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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
3
Reports from U S drug centres note a growing industry for Cascara shrubs and bark. About 5,000 tons were shipped from Vancouver to British and United States markets.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine is described as a tonic and blood purifier that works through the bloodstream to mucous surfaces, reducing inflammation and restoring normal conditions. The ad claims run down health amplifies catarrh and urges purchase from druggists, with F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, providing Correlate free.
During the war, coyotes' pelts were employed to make trench coats for British soldiers. The practice connected materials to frontline apparel and highlighted resource use in military clothing.
Explorers surveyors prospectors and hunters are urged to keep Dr Thomas selectric Oil on hand. The ad claims wet cold feet and legs are warmed with a rub and that muscles pains are prevented. It also promotes the Oil as an ideal dressing for cuts contusions or sprains.
A Boston lecturer claimed the earth is 360 trillion miles from the universe center, a statement judged nervy in a city that styles itself the hub by the Detroit Free Press.
Police officer Earnest Clark of Kingston Ontario describes three years of nervousness and insomnia from overwork. After seven boxes of Dr Chase's Nerve Food his symptoms eased entirely and he reports feeling one hundred percent better. The ad notes the product costs 5 shillings per box and is sold by Edmarson Bates & Co in Toronto.
Prisoners in Denver County Jail gave the money they had saved for cigarettes and food to the relief fund for Pueblo flood sufferers. Seeds about 2,000 years old found in an Egyptian mummy sprouted in Quincy Mass. and began to bear blossoms. The Dominion Government will take over the Victoria Shipowners dock project. 1,700 Ellis Island immigrants bought ice cream and spread butter on bread.
The Dominion Fisheries Branch reports that over 268 million young whitefish were released in the Great Lakes and Lake of the Woods in the season just ended. Much of the eggs come from commercial catches that would otherwise be wasted. The Sarnia hatchery sent 12,825,000 whitefish eggs to British Columbia this season.
A customer endorses Minard's Liniment after 25 years of use. He claims rubbing and inhaling it relieves a head cold within 24 hours and finds it best for bruises and sprains.
Captain Amundsen arrived in Nome Alaska aboard the Maud after wintering at Cape Serge Siberia where the ship lost its propeller. He plans future attempts to reach the North Pole by drifting with ice floes after required repairs. He wintered aboard with one native and three whites and faced few vicissitudes.
Chas H Webb of Woodstock reports relief from systemic catarrh using Catarrhozone Inhaler and Ferrozone. He credits the combination with his recovery and endorses two months treatment for one dollar. Available from Catarrhozone Co Montreal through dealers.
Canada’s Camp Borden plans a busy refresher flying season with about 10,000 airmen expected to spend a month there at Government expense. Since programs began eight months ago ex air force officers have logged over 2,200 flying hours and some 200000 miles of flight.
An 1890s advertisement describes St Vitus dance as a nerve blood disorder common in children, especially girls. It endorses Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy and cites a Windsor Nova Scotia case of dramatic improvement after treatment, detailing purchase options and pricing.
The contract for a two story wing to the engineering building at Saskatchewan University has been awarded, with a project cost around 106 thousand dollars.
The Dominion Agricultural Returns show field crops valued at 1 812 915 500 dollars and dairy products at 247 537 352 dollars for the year ending March 31 1920. Canada records 3 667 369 horses 3 548 437 milking cows 6 536 574 other cattle 3 421 958 sheep and 3 040 970 swine. Wool graded by farmers co operative organizations totals 3 788 138 pounds. The dairy buttermilk industry has grown from 5 478 304 pounds to 25 356 711 pounds in the decade.
Mrs. D. Cassady of Paris Ontario reports five years of back and organ displacement pain resolved after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She credits renewed health and ability to work to the remedy and endorses it publicly. The ad notes the company offers confidential written advice from women in Lynn Massachusetts.
An agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway will have the company build and operate the Central Canada Railway extension across Peace River into the Waterhole district. After completion the road becomes part of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway network.
A charming rose colored embroidered batiste dress features a long waistline, a full scalloped hem, rose linen bands on sleeves and neckline, and a lace vestee with a rose ribbon girdle. Also noted is Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for worm infestations in children, with possible vomiting as a side effect.
Plan Your Vacation Trip Special Summer Tourist tickets to Vancouver Victoria Seattle and other Pacific Coast points are on sale daily by Canadian Pacific Railway. Tickets allow stopovers en route with a final return limit to October 31 and optional via main line or Arrow Lakes route without extra charge. Includes Trans-Canada Limited and two other daily trains with open-top observation cars for mountain views.
United States tourists crossed the Blaine border into Canada in a rush of 2000 autos from May 27 to May 30 marking the first large influx of visitors for the 1921 season.
A clipped opinion from the New York Evening Post praises Lloyd George as the sole statesman who learned from war. It commends his tactic of zigzagging to avoid danger, presenting a sharp contrast to others who did not adapt.
A cactus variety found in deserts always points to the south, forming a natural compass. The piece also notes asthma victims suffer paroxysms of choking and praises Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy for relief, claiming wide recognition across the land.
spends in the hometown energize the local economy, supporting jobs and services. The message emphasizes that every dollar locally spent strengthens the community through business activity and tax revenue.
Mrs John Doyle of Hamilton Ontario says a winter illness left her with constant stomach pain headaches and fatigue forcing a bread and milk diet. She reports Tanlac restored her digestion nerves and energy and her daughter also benefited from the medicine sold by leading druggists.
The Vickers company launched an airship for the Japanese Government from Barrow in their airship shed. The Sea Scout class carries a gondola and a small crew. A Barrow test flight reached high speed in the successful trial.
Mothers can quickly detect worms in children and promptly apply Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator, a trusted remedy highlighted for immediate use.
A homing pigeon under average conditions covers about 40 miles per hour.
The Toronto Mail and Empire notes church conferences condemn short skirts while Chicago reports fewer accidents among women and more among men. A “Safety First” argument is said to be neglected amid the denunciations.
In Werda within the Dahomey kingdom a famed temple houses a long serpent ward where priests tend about 1000 snakes of various sizes and origins.
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