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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1920
Page
3
A quirky ad urging readers to use Wouter's Wantmore Peanut Butter and Fowler's Want More Peanut Butter. It playfully mocks other brands and promises superior flavor and lemony zest in a humorous, promotional tone.
An advertisement touts Diamond Eyes dye as providing avow rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims easy application with directions in the package and a Calor Card demonstration by dealers.
A garbled transcript shows a comptroller refusing extra payment for a “tooth.” The countryman says the toothache claim isn’t his, while a bystander insists his wife will arrive momentarily. Flack Joss hurriedly ends the proceeding due to a hard lick.
An old reliable herbal preparation touts Pierce's Medical Discovery to build blood, aid digestion, and combat colds catarrh and influenza. It promotes tonics with wild cherry bark Oregon grape root and other herbs to strengthen the body and resist ailments. It also recommends Sage's Catarrh Remedy for nasal issues and offers trial packs from Dr. Pierce's Laboratory.
Lieut Aubrey A D Gray RN receives the British Royal Humane Society gold medal for 1917 bravery during a December sea action. He swam to aid Lieut Walters in heavy seas despite a leg wound, aiding Walters until rescued by a destroyer and nearly sinking himself.
An odd readable fragment promotes Minards Liniment as curing dandruff with claims of harmony and positive aura sensations. The snippet hints at a humorous or surreal tone and mentions hair tonic effects.
An early advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as an internal remedy. It asserts the medicine acts on mucous surfaces and is built from tonic ingredients and blood components, with testimonials and claims from J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
Samuel Sainsbury and E. E. Laduke report finding Bel cher’s Island in Hudson Bay with 400 million tons of iron ore enough to supply Canada for a century. They described transporting gear on railway flat cars to the site and carrying a two year supply of provisions. They assert the land is mischarted and longer than maps show, with a 30 mile freshwater lake and nearby islands also rich in ore.
Drury former Ontario Premier introduces new Election Act setting a fixed election date every four years. He states the present Legislature continues to August 1, 1923 and a general election will be held every fourth year thereafter.
The piece argues cooperation with neighbors to bring in strong sires before breeding season as demand and prices for horses and mules rise. It cites city trade, farm buyers, and shortages, with quotes from Harry Vickers of Fuel Cartage Co and others on prices, weights, and the need for sound, sturdy animals.
An Ottawa meeting gathered delegates from the Council of the Six Nations at Brantford and allied tribes in British Columbia to discuss enfranchisement, land rights, and internal governance. No resolutions were passed but a Canadian Indian alliance was favorably received. The conference will continue with aims to benefit Indian communities nationwide.
A brief dialogue shows a woman asserting capability and discretion while a man questions it. She challenges the stereotype that a woman cannot keep a secret, and he probes the idea with a skeptical remark. The exchange hints at undercurrents of independence and restraint.
The London Daily News in its caption America and Arms notes that US reaction to the postwar treaty has sparked renewed talk of disarmament. It urges Britain and the United States to pursue mutual steps to reduce armaments to improve Anglo American relations. Walter Hume Long’s calls for cooperation with America are highlighted as a path to disarmament.
A spring health advisory warns against harsh purgatives and prescribes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a energizing tonic. The ad features Mrs S McBurnie of Tamatogouche NS praising improved strength after use and states pills cost 50 cents a box or six for 2 50 from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Real estate agent Charles Applegate of Minneapolis represents several Iowa men in a sale of farm land in the Humboldt district Saskatchewan. The property is described as one of Western Canada's best mixed farming districts.
Advertises Sloan's Liniment as fast acting relief for rheumatic twinges lumbago sciatic pains neuritis wry neck joint and muscle strains and ligament sprains. Claims quick relief cleanliness economy with price points 35¢ 70¢ and $1.40 and notes product made in Canada.
A partial OCR passage shows a tender moment where a woman nestles in a man’s arms, her head against his neck, and he strokes her in a comforting embrace. The text includes garbled words and stray characters, yielding little plot or context.
A brief quotation notes that in a two hour meeting the woman did not mention the high cost of living or the flu, highlighting her focus or manner. The exchange frames a characterization of the subject as engaging or evasive without delving into broader context.
Over the past two weeks Saskatchewan creameries shipped three carloads of butter to the United States, two to Texas from North Battleford and one to Chicago from Saskatoon. Prices exceed local Saskatchewan rates, 63 cents to producers and 75 cents to retailers, with strong demand abroad. Officials say shipments target surplus only and that Saskatchewan butter outperforms competitors, prompting plans to boost milk and cream production to meet potential daily Chicago sales.
The Youth's Companion notes that many top executives rose from the ranks in railroads. It cites several high earners who began as axemen, trainmaster clerks, telegraph operators, firemen, or warehouse men and brakemen, often starting in their teens, proving opportunity remains for those who recognize and grasp it.
A passage asserts that overseas British dominions provided vast support to the Allied cause in the late war. It emphasizes the significance of this assistance to the overall war effort and its impact on national unity and coordination among Allies.
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