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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 03, 1930
Page
6
A business magazine argues the Golden Rule must be practiced for its own rightness, not merely for profit. It praises co operation in Western Canada and stresses unselfish conduct as the true foundation of cooperative enterprise and community welfare.
Professor James L. Boyle of Cornell University says modern feminine desires for slenderness have altered historic market standards. Bread consumption fell by 20 percent and wheat sales declined, influenced by doctors, schools, and beauty establishments. Meat intake also declined as consumers swap for vitamins and produce.
After the horse gave way to the automobile a new collector era emerged as transit and road life shifted with motor vehicles redefining towns and daily routines in early 20th century life.
Twenty Chinese naval officers and cadets travel to Great Britain by invitation of the government to study how a big navy is run. They will stay about two years with officers entering Greenwich Naval Academy to learn tactics while cadets first train aboard ships to grasp naval procedures.
The ad touts Dr. 37. D. Kelloge's Asthma Remedy as proven and effective for severe breathing trouble. It claims long service history and urges purchase from a local dealer for relief.
Interesting records at the Public Record Office of England include the pipe rolls, a statement of the King s income and expenditures. These rolls date from 1131 and were kept until 1833, preserving a detailed view of early royal finances.
A sarcastic insurance agent remarks on Mr. Finkelstein's repeated accidents as he jokes about luck. The text notes an unrelated historical detail about basket-makers in the southwest 3,000 years ago and their stockings woven from human hair.
After fifteen years of seed planting the Dominion Department of Agriculture has developed sixteen varieties of apple trees suited to the Prairie Provinces. Two graded very good, four good, with experts noting it may take several more generations to reach an ideal species. Prairie farmers are urged to obtain seeds from the Experimental Station at Morden, Manitoba, for home planting.
An old advertisement argues indigestion stems from poor blood and promises Dr Williams Pink Pills restore rich blood, improve digestion and appetite. It cites Mrs. Wm Thompson of Brussels Ontario who credits relief from dizziness headaches and better health after using the pills. Available from dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A. Barkey of Manitoba University announces a new whitefish species named Coregonus Odonoghuel in honor of Dr. C. H. O'Donoghue. The fish is common in Clear Lake and inhabits deep summer waters, surfacing only during spawning. The article also notes two kinds of intestinal worms affecting children and praises Miller's Worm Powders for expelling them and aiding recovery.
Walter E. Davidson, a Westville Indiana rural route carrier, retires on a pension after 25 years service. He wore out seven autos nine horses two wagons and two sleighs and logged about 223000 miles, just 8776 miles short of nine trips around the world.
A columnist notes that Ontario and Quebec announce new penitentiaries to be models for the world. This recalls a Brantford grand jury statement years ago praising local jail conditions as making it a desirable city residence.
Imperial unity linked to an imperial agricultural conference with the first meeting set for 1932 in the Union of South Africa. The gathering will occur biennially as Lord Bledisloe urges uniform production and sale. Empire Producers and Empire Marketing Board to circulate propaganda and discuss empire preferences.
Advertisement extols Persian Baim as subtly fragrant and cooling. It claims benefits for the complexion, hands, and skin protection for children, plus a hair fixative and cooling shaving tonic for fathers, highlighting its family use.
Erastus Finn, aged ninety five and Civil War veteran, dies of pneumonia in Seattle. He was the last survivor of Mark Twain and Hannibal childhood friends known as the Immortal Boys, recalling days with Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer.
Mr Stewart Young of the Town Planning Department of the Saskatchewan Government outlines advantages from systematic town planning. He notes that street appearance affects overall civic image and urges underground wiring and strict curb use. He advocates boulevard trees along residential streets with alternating fast and slow growing varieties for long term benefits.
The Saluda Tea Company shipped several hundred pounds of tea by air to Pelee Island due to Lake Erie freezing over. The air drop replaces the shrinking stock of a local grocer, a dramatic leap from oxen hauled carts in Ceylon to winter skies over the lake.
The annual retest of Fraser Valley dairy herds for tuberculosis is underway with about twenty veterinarians. Of the 59,000 cows in the area, only about 0.75 percent re acted in the latest test, indicating low TB prevalence.
Winnipeg and St Boniface discuss building a new inter municipal bridge to replace the Norwood Bridge. Officials aim to coordinate plans and funding for the project.
A reflective piece notes why households keep guest towels even when no guests arrive. It suggests actresses in families and the ritual of separating towels for guests, with both hosts and guests avoiding use, adhering to a rule of what is good enough for the host being good enough for guests.
Government specialists report tests show rayon fibers are not fit for paper production. The findings suggest rayon cannot replace traditional cellulose in papermaking operations.
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