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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1930
Page
3
An ad prompts use of Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a stomach remedy while a rural scene unfolds with Grandma, Jim, and neighbors preparing for fireworks near the church. The dialogue touches on town mischief, tombstone talk, and local characters as they gather for the event.
Jim volunteers Grandma for a moonlit outing to see Emmy Bascomb’s new windows and then visit the cemetery to read Deacon Purdie’s memorial stone. Grandma frets about ages and widows as they joke about town matters and future plans.
Charmian thanks Jim for a good time with Grandma Davis as they part at his car. Jim says no thanks are needed and compliments Grandma as more fun than anyone he knows. They converse about the evening and a nurse for Mr Soansough is suggested by a doctor in a separate exchange.
Mrs James Y Vanalstine of Pibroch Manitoba describes heart pains and episodes of weakness that caused her to fall, needing assistance to be carried to bed after using several boxes of medicine.
The fragment reflects a plea to readers about a past condition and mentions H and N as referenced entities, but provides no clear event, date, place, or identifiable individuals to summarize into a valid news item.
Adv promotes Caterrhoxone with no medicine to take, claiming pleasant effects. It offers a large 1.00 size, smaller 0.50, and trial 25 cents through all dealers.
A lengthy tribute notes Dr. James W. Robertson who died at 73. He arrived in Canada at 18 from Ayrshire and shaped national progress as Dairy Commissioner and regulator. He helped found MacDonald College and chaired major commissions advancing education and technical training. He led the Victorian Order of Nurses and the Canadian Red Cross and served 11 years as Boy Scout chief commissioner. Regina Leader credits him as a public spirited servant and benefactor.
The tree planting car of the Canadian Forestry Association enters its twelfth prairie campaign. The vehicle resembles a modern theatre with talkie features and graphic films showing transformed homes, wildlife, and birds attracted by trees. It also presents Canada scenery and light entertainment for all ages.
The dry-salt herring trade in British Columbia grew from 172,610 cwt in 1918 to 3,083,174 cwt in 1925, with season totals ending February 5 yet to be reported. The note references Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight and a $300,000,000 airport project in the United States and mentions Minang’s power.
Romanian meteorologist Dr Constantine Dumbrave advocates a North Atlantic air corridor via Greenland with landing fields and meteorological stations every 500 miles from Ottawa to Teeland. Proposed sites include Hudson Bay Hudson Straits west Greenland Iceland and possibly Faroe Islands. He estimates 1 000 000 needed and says officials consider the project feasible.
There is no medicine more helpful to young mothers than Baby's Own Tablets. They are a mild laxative that regulates bowels, eases indigestion, and helps teething, colds, and fevers. A box kept at home gives peace of mind against sudden illness in babies. Mrs. B. G. Carver praises their benefits. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents per box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Sitka spruce on the Pacific Coast of Canada is praised for light weight and strength, used universally in xeroplane manufacture. Holloway's Corn Remover is advertised as removing corn from the roots. A clock riddle claims a clock can run 14 rays without winding and asks how long it will run if wound seven times.
The excerpt notes Pinard's as beaten for grippe. It describes ruins of an ancient Roman wharf at Lake Nemi where emperor’s pleasure galleys were once moored. Also reports Topinard’s brain-weight data averaging 1561 grams for men and 1200 for women from 11000 brains weighed.
A nurse named Martha Burns touts Ironized Yeast with appetite boost and a 7 pound gain in two weeks. The ad claims readers can expect 5 to 15 pound gains in 3 to 4 weeks and offers a money back guarantee.
A weekly potpourri blends inspirational lines about character growth and resilience with a note urging mothers to protect children’s health. It cites Biblical imagery, reflections on effort forging strength, and a health product plug for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. It also mentions British flying schools accepting applicants beyond capacity.
The famous palace of the Alhambra in Spain was originally a fortress able to hold 46 000 men. No beaver damage finished or without need of repair.
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