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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
9
Colonel Malone asked if the United States government approval for arms and ammunition to Poland had the supreme council's consent. Andrew Bonar Law answered that any US action in this matter could not properly be debated in the House.
A new star, the sixth in Sagittarius, was announced by Harvard College Observatory. The nova was found by Miss Woods on photo plates from 1905 and is not visible on recent plates.
Frank Hannon of Corcoran Juliette Co. reports complete relief from backache after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He claims the pills strike at the kidneys and purify the blood, insisting they are the finest on the market and that he would not be without them. Neighbors are urged to ask about the remedy.
Alberta's Women's Institutes report rapid growth at Edmonton meeting. Membership rose by over 3000 to 13 150, making Alberta home to Canada's second largest institute. Programs included home nursing, first aid courses, cookery, rural sociology, civics, health of children, and extensive relief work with thousands of dollars raised province wide.
Officials of the Nova Scotia Highways Board said the Annapolis county flood damage will exceed ten million dollars. Vehicle traffic across the Annapolis and Sequille rivers will be suspended for months as four steel bridges two wooden bridges and at least a dozen smaller structures were demolished or badly damaged.
The report states 359 million persons speak Chinese. It also notes Minard's Liniment is advertised for sale everywhere.
Captain McCall plans to attempt rain production when needed, using methods already tested in South Africa and Tasmania. Capt ES Brett of the McCall Aero plane Company announces that certain scientific lines will be followed to achieve rainmaking as an accomplished fact.
An ad touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative to remove liver and bowel poisons, relieve dizziness and coated tongue, and improve breath and stomach. It contrasts Cascarets with harsher salts oils calomel and claims the product works while you sleep. A note mentions Sweden using peat bricks for small buildings.
Poultrymen from across Canada completed the organization of a Canadian National Poultry Association in Ottawa. The group aims to improve the industry, register poultry, publish data, and seek incorporation under the Livestock Pedigree Act. Officers include President Dr. R. Barnes and Western and Eastern vice presidents.
Prof. W. L. Carlyle notes fewer good draft colts age one to three and an overabundance of light horses while heavy draft stock 1650 to 2000 pounds offers strong prices. France seeks 60,000 heavy draft horses. breeders urged to use large, quality stallions from good families, preferably Canadian western stock.
A Kansas City Times column contrasts U S northern and southern boundaries. It argues the north cost nothing while the south has cost over a billion dollars in nine years. It asserts Canada offers protection for U S citizens and portrays Mexico as turbulent and dangerous.
Albertan theatres saw 7,374,393 patrons pass through doors in the past year. The theatre tax receipts reached 143,926 dollars in 1919, up from 90,725 dollars in 1918, according to W. M. Davidson reporting to the legislature.
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle safe laxative for children from newborns to toddlers. It claims to relieve constipation, sweeten the stomach, promote rest, and aid sleep, with o piate-free formula sold at 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont or via mail.
Vast schools of herring around Vancouver Island lead to an unprecedented catch of 333 112 hundredweight valued at 441 390 dollars. English prisons ban mirror access for convicts during the term of imprisonment.
Recipe for Wantmore Peanut Cookies uses butter sugar egg milk flour baking powder and Fowler's Wantmore Blanched Salted Peanuts. Mix butter sugar egg milk and flour then fold in chopped peanuts bake small cakes in moderate oven for about two dozen servings.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine asserts cure of catarrh through internal action affecting mucous surfaces. It promotes a perfect blend of tonics and blood purifiers and offers testimonials and pricing from F. J. Cheney & Co. Also notes a fly hauling 170 times its weight and a whale’s heft.
Montreal city council adopts a resolution urging federal action to favor intensive Canadian coal mining. It notes heavy coal imports from the United States, rising prices, and occasional shortages, arguing domestic mining would save money, keep funds in Canada, and provide employment for thousands out of work.
Hiram Kimball of Raymond, a practical and scientific gardener, has developed six dwarf bush bean varieties after seventeen years of testing. Early results suggest a major boost to the bean industry with yields claimed at seven tons per acre from trials, or about 233 bushels per acre, based on planting 100 pounds per acre and achieving six tons.
An article by Dr S C Bowers extols a healthy family through outdoor activity cleanliness and good meals. It urges flushing liver and kidneys using castor oil or Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and promotes Anurio as a tonic to stimulate kidneys and reduce toxins.
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