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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
7
A handwritten recipe explains making a peanut candy by boiling sugar in water until hard, cooling, flavoring with lemon, adding salted peanuts, and spreading thin on a surface. It emphasizes using specific brand names and suggests cooling and cutting once set.
Carlos A Tornquist high commissioner of France in Argentina announced on his arrival that Argentina completed a 200 million dollar loan to Britain France and Italy. Britain and France receive 40 percent each and Italy 20 percent for financing wheat beef and other foods in Argentina.
Gold bullion valued at two million pounds sterling arrives in New York aboard the steamer Lapland to pay interest on Anglo French bonds due next October. The consignment, first from Britain for this purpose, is said to be to J P Morgan and Company.
Manitoba will spend 5 million dollars this year on road work, grading 800 miles of road to reach about 2,000 miles graded mainly graveled. The program includes construction of many concrete bridges, with all work contracted under government supervision.
An advertising pitch touts Cascarets as a gentle laxative that removes bile and toxins, relieves head fog and stomach sourness, and causes no griping unlike Salts Oil Calomel or harsh pills. It claims the product works while you sleep.
The deputy minister of railways and telephones says Alberta has 11 000 telephones in farm homes and aims to place an automatic phone in every subscriber. The government will extend service to districts lacking it with an ambitious development plan this year. Construction orders include 250 000 poles and 1.5 million pounds of copper wire. Last year over two million long distance calls were handled.
Canada reports six million cars in the United States and uneven distribution across nations. Ontario leads in registrations with 127,860 passenger cars and 13,428 motor trucks, while Canada shifts from assembly to production. Rural Canadians own over half the cars amid prairie province leadership. The text declares the made in Canada automobile a reality.
The Londom Morning Post reports a 1915 British counter espionage success with seven German spies captured in two weeks. Dutch suspects Janssen and Roos were executed at the Tower grounds after Dutch cigar code signals tied to naval secrets. Neutral observers learn Germany shifted to casual, commercial traveler fronts to avoid detection.
A tourist travels in Scotland and offers a humorous remark about dandruff and baggage. The porter collects a hatbox and two bags and points toward a distant workhouse amid trees, noting it is full of railway porters.
Mrs John Oakes of Hastings Ontario praises Dodd’s Kidney Pills for curing her severe backache and restoring her health. She says the pills provide lasting satisfaction and have earned a place in households across Canada after more than twenty five years of use.
The Contemporary Review recounts General Louis Botha’s Boer War methods. He relied on rote calculations and keen terrain sense rather than maps, guiding marches by eye to distinguish dry and wet land and optimal halting points. Only once did his judgment fail when overruled by an aide.
Manitoba reports total dairy product value for 1919 at 16.7899 million dollars with a 5.0017 million dollar gain from higher production and prices. The province shows 44 creameries and 22 000 milk and cream shippers. New silos fed by corn and peas bolster cattle feed, signaling shifts toward mixed farming in the southern region.
The former Emperor William has begun relocating his personal belongings from Bentinck Castle to Doorn. A large set of trunks, many unopened since arrival, were transported by motor trucks. Moving day for Count Hohenzollern is expected on May 1.
Spring impurities weaken the blood and boost skin troubles like pimples and eruptions. Dr Williams Pink Pills are claimed to purify the blood, improve appetite, aid digestion, and boost strength, with testimonial from Archibald Carmichael of Talbot NS. Pills cost 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medical Co. Brockville Ont.
Reports to the department of agriculture indicate fair seeding prospects across the prairie provinces. Wheat oats and barley seed supplies are ample and well distributed with good fall rains and no anticipated germination problems. Some areas are dry and rely on early season weather, but overall Dominion crop prospects are good.
An advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Medicine taken internally to purify blood and treat mucous surfaces. It claims a special blend of tonics and blood purifiers and offers testimonials.
The Swift Current plant of the Saskatchewan Creamery Co reports over six hundred percent higher business in the first ten weeks of this year versus 1919. Total Saskatchewan output across branches rose about fifty percent since January. New plants are planned at Weyburn and Maple Creek. An official notes dairying’s strong future in southern and western Saskatchewan despite dry years. A will in San Francisco was not probated due to no date. Minard's Liniment advertised. An oyster matures in about three years.
The Crandall farm owner predicts a crop of about 10 000 acres thanks to ideal moisture conditions after a heavy snowfall. Farmers across the province report favorable signs and expect a heavy season. Cameo cutting from early Greeks noted as a historical art reference.
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