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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
7
Government aims to allocate one million dollars with possible increases to supplement a federal grant for housing in Manitoba. An amendment pushed by Capt. Jo Wo Wilton requests proposals for building and offers easy financing on existing housing, with funds also usable for renovations.
Ten Canadian aviators are hired at $1000 monthly by the Chinese government to teach Chinese students. Two Vancouver boys in the party have signed for entry and the Chinese have purchased Vicker aircraft. The Canadian party expects to sail from Vancouver in May for Pekin.
The ad claims Sloan's Liniment relieves rheumatic aches stiffness and neuralgia from weather exposure. It touts wide use for lame backs headaches and neuritis with quick soothing effect and economy. Available at druggists. made in Canada.
An article estimates Ireland's peat logs hold the equivalent of 5 000 000 000 tons of coal. Minard's Liniment is advertised for sale everywhere. The University of Alberta Building Extension Contract was awarded for a new medical building costing about three quarters of a million dollars. Construction is to begin immediately and the building will resemble the arts building. Phosphorus introduction in 1834 enabled matches.
Advice urges business men to stay fit after the war with daily regimens. Start with a tepid morning sponge bath and brisk air exercises, then a mild laxative to keep bowels free. Take castor oil or Dr Pierce’s pellets, followed by hot water, to feel as strong as a king and pass a life insurance exam at sixty. Drink plenty of water and consider Dr Pierce’s Anuric to ease uric acid, backache, rheumatism, and kidney issues.
At the Alberta Dairymen's convention in Edmonton a resolution urged funds from the Provincial University to establish facilities for training butter makers and dairymen. The Edmonton Bulletin supports the plan as an investment to develop a trained dairy industry while preserving quality of Alberta's dairy products.
An advertorial recounts indigestion as the cause of weakness, poor appetite, and illness, claiming Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuild blood and cure indigestion. It includes a testimonial from R. E. Small of Wingham Ontario detailing six years of distress and weight gain after using seven boxes, plus purchase details.
Thomas H. Dickinson in The Review argues radicals lack farming ties and act where capital concentrates, not on farms. He notes Bolshevists seize urban centers like Petrograd and Budapest, relying on society to provide sustenance while the Nile rises from June toward September.
The Canadian Pacific Railway announced equipment orders totaling about 15 million dollars. The plan includes 2,500 60 ton box cars 12 dining cars 3 sleepers 13 compartment cars 24 baggage cars and related freight and passenger stock. Canadian Car and Foundry Co Ltd will receive a large portion of the total orders.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills are advertised as the remedy for nervous, weary women. A testimonial from Mrs. P. H. Ryan of Sand Point, N.S. claims six boxes revived her strength, sleep, and appetite. Price 50¢ a box, available at dealers or by mail from The Milburn Co. Limited Yor ante, Canada.
A performer sang a line I wonder if he'll miss me with forceful delivery and off key notes. The audience shuffled feet as the chorus sparked a buzz of voices. The second verse failed to enhance the mood but added noise. A gallery retort questioned trust in a gunman if he misses.
A government grain inspector records a record flow of wheat oats and barley into Calgary Alberta from numerous country points. On March 2 the total cars inspected reached 185 signaling unprecedented grain activity for the period.
Winston Churchill announces in the House of Commons that conscription will end by March, with all conscripted men demobilized before May 1. The British army will total about 220,000 after demobilization, excluding Indian troops, with Ireland needing 35,000 troops to maintain order.
A paper ad touts Danderine as a cheap drugstore tonic that instantly doubles hair beauty. It claims to moisturize, remove dust and oil, reduce dandruff, and promote long thick strong hair with a glossy, soft finish.
A medical note links heart pains to stomach gas from indigestion. It promotes Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a remedy that stimulates the kidneys and liver to relieve indigestion and the associated discomforts.
Exeter farmer John Wadland was fined £50 and costs for failing to preserve a flock of sheep during the River Exe floods at Bramford Speke Devon. Seventy-one sheep drowned due to lack of rescue measures amid food control regulations.
Walter Harland Smith of the Union Stockyards Toronto notes a West search for undersized Alberta ranch horses, under 1 200 pounds, deemed unsuitable for breeding but in demand in Ontario. He describes temper as a factor and mentions a separate anecdote about a girl’s gimlet screw invention bringing immense profits.
Ber F Kellay of 476 South 14th Street Newark describes a three year struggle with nervous breakdowns and daily aches. After physician care and failed remedies he credits Lydia E Pinkham's Compound with restoring health and enabling work ability.
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