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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1925
Page
2
The article explores why farm boys depart for city life, noting that motives vary by individual and stressing that persistent gloom in farm homes and constant complaining push youths to leave. It urges positive farming opportunities and better on farm support to keep the next generation engaged.
Construction will start in Winnipeg early this spring on a new recreation park touted as the finest in Canada. The contract was awarded to A. Creciman of Vancouver. The park will cost about £150,000 and will provide sanitary facilities for every branch of athletics.
In the House of Commons W C Good proposes renewing authority for the public accounts committee to investigate how business profits and income taxes are collected in Canada. On finance minister’s request the motion remains on the order paper for a future date.
Saskatchewan lignite briquetting tests travel to Germany and Czechoslovakia for practical trials under Stinnes Thyssen and Bruefeld Danekerste systems. Fifty tons shipped to St Johns, then to Rotterdam for testing. Results expected in six to eight weeks to guide Bienfait plant remodeling if successful.
Advertisement claims instant relief from rheumatism and lambago with a remedy that brings ease and comfort to sufferers. The text emphasizes quick action and repeated phrases to attract attention.
Georgetown resident F. E. Normand writes that Nerviline relieved his crippling rheumatism and lumbago quickly. The ad promotes a 35 cent bottle as a reliable, penetrating pain remedy available today.
Mrs Neville Chamberlain attended a London lecture on disease from poorly chosen diet. Professor R H W A Pliner argued beri beri spread is largely linked to white bread and linked appendicitis trends to white bread consumption.
Mrs J Hallenbeck of St Catharines Ontario writes that a gas tent left her with a weak heart and nerves. After trying various medicines she used Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, taking five boxes and recovering enough to stop needing more. The product is distributed by The T Milburn Co Limited Toronto.
The British board of trade estimated the national income from abroad at just over one billion dollars. With an assumed five percent average interest, British investments overseas valued near eighteen billion dollars. The note mentions strong savings from losses and briefly cites varied items and trivia from the period.
A Hebridean settlement plan in Alberta expands under the Scottish Immigration Aid Society. The 30 000 acre land block near Vermilion will host 180 families from the Northern Scottish islands with cottages and 1500 loan for farming operations. The effort follows the Empire Settlement Act and aims to accelerate successful colonization in Canada.
Central Saskatchewan Game Protective Association reports a deputy minister of agriculture pledge to curb prairie chicken shooting beyond legal limits. The assurance came after the association sent a man to Tharthern to probe a Rosthern district farmer alleged to kill chickens wholesale. The farmer held a permit to cull chickens to protect stored grain.
A farm near Claresholm Alberta sold recently at 83 dollars per acre the highest land price in the district for years as reported by the Lethbridge Herald.
The Canadian National Railways issue Camp Craft and Woodlore to guide Canadians and visitors planning lake river or woods holidays. It covers clothing equipment food bedding first aid weather signs and what to do if lost, aiming to widen open air appeal and safety for campers.
A Corrector of Pulmonary Troubles presents testimonials praising Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for respiratory disorders. The oil is claimed to allay bronchial inflammation and provide relief to sufferers based on experience and anecdotal evidence.
A Buffalo Express quote argues that if neither major navy could cross the Pacific, peace would be practicable and naval limitation treaties aim to create such balance. The excerpt follows miscellaneous items noting Holloway's Corn Remover and a divorce applicant claiming her husband vanished eight years ago and may still be in a hotel lobby.
A French girl named USe year oldrene Lauren daughter of a noted chemist unveils Iroline a gasoline substitute. Sugar is said to be the base and the price exceeds existing substitutes. Automotive engineers in a long test reportedly express astonishment at the results. The fuel is claimed to have been prepared the night before by Laurent in his kitchen.
A medical ad touts Dr J D Kellogg's remedy for asthma as a lifesaving aid for sufferers. It compares the relief to a sinking swimmer finding a helping hand and urges beleaguered readers to try the remedy for visible, life changing benefits.
The Canadian Manufacturers Association plans its annual meeting in Hamilton from June 1 to 4 and will occupy large space in the British Empire Exhibition area at Wembley for 1925, as decided in Toronto.
Brief OCR fragment notes unclear names and events. The readable text hints at people, a cigarette, and scattered phrases but lacks coherent details to confirm a specific news item or outcome.
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