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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
3
The new St. Clair River channel will soon be ready to accommodate Great Lake freighters. A shipment of Asiatic coal, the first to reach San Francisco in five years, arrived from Darien Manchuria. Steamer Pere Marquette rises from 80 feet depth in Lake Michigan.
An antique health note extols a well known cure with a 76 year reputation for treating dysentery. It warns the disease weakens the body and can cause fatal collapse, urging use of the remedy to check discharge without causing constipation.
A reader from Mawer Sask writes about a severe dysentery attack lasting three weeks. He weighs 154 pounds before illness and 125 after recovery. He credits Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry with curing him after trying many medicines, and says he always keeps some on hand.
The parliamentary empire development committee envisions placing part of Germany indemnity into a fund to loan money to suitable men and families for overseas settlement. Next December Britain will receive £350 million in German bonds. £50 million of bonds would be guaranteed by the government as the basis for such advances, secured by mortgages on settlers’ developed properties.
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as the end of corns claiming it lifts out corn root and all with no substitutes. The claim repeats that a corn is treated and the patient is done, with price listed as 25 cents everywhere.
Blenheim Palace is among England’s finest, home of the Duke of Marlborough. The palace contains 120 rooms and 15 staircases. Reportedly 4000 dollars worth of putty is needed annually to repair window panes.
An old advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore blood and nerves in children weakened by school life. It cites Mrs Watson of Grand Falls New Brunswick describing a 12 year old girl with St Vitus Dance improving after treatment. Pills sold 50 cents per box six for 2.50 via Brockville Ontario.
Canadian Pacific Railway sells daily vacation tickets to Vancouver Victoria Seattle and Pacific Coast points with a final return limit October 31. Stopovers en route allow visits to Banff Lake Louise and Glacier. Optional via main line or Arrow Lakes route both directions without extra charge. Open-top observation cars provide mountain scenery. Agents can arrange details.
The article notes oil yields 50 percent more steam than coal when burned with proper burners, offering easier handling, less dust and smoke, no ashes, and instant controllability. Mention of Formosa delicacy for dogs' feet and a nod to Minard's Liniment concludes the piece.
Advertises Catarrhozone as a nostril based remedy for catarrh and colds. Claims rapid healing and full body reach, including bronchial tubes. Warns against substitutes and lists sizes and prices with Montreal company.
The British Government abandons farm war subsidies, saving about 100 to 150 million dollars, while providing grants of 3 pounds per acre for wheat and 4 pounds for oats, costing 75 to 175 million dollars this year. Also notes worm infestations in children and Miller's Worm Powders claimed to expel worms and repair damage.
Major Spencer Relph controller of the clearing office in Canada and Ottawa official returning from England and Germany says Germany shows hopeful signs of paying war indemnity and reparations. He notes factories running full blast at night and German agricultural prospects examined.
Bankers like J Pierpont Morgan argued that loans rest on borrower character and reputation. He said a good character can make a bank account, but a bank account cannot create character. Also promoted a worm remedy for sickly children.
Chicago News notes Russia suffers a heavy population loss of 12 million as a price for an economic dream. It observes German tanks repurposed as taxis in Berlin reflecting the wartime surreal scene and strain on daily life.
An excellent crepe de chine fabric study shows a cream ground with blue and gold stripes. A skirt and blouse feature kimono sleeves with horizontal stripes, while vertical stripe bands run from shoulders to hem. A blue silk tie completes the dress.
An advertisement claims impurities in water cause cramps diarrhoea and headaches. It touts Nerviline as a quick relief remedy with twenty drops in sweetened water, promising swift cure for sour stomach hiccoughs and gas, urging every home to keep an ample supply for 35 cents.
Exhaustion from work can be eased by a vacation to Canada. A change of scenery and climate refreshes the mind, and the Canadian Pacific Railway offers literature and information via its agents to plan a seasonal trip for renewal and growth.
A Scottish skeptic craves a final rest atop a mausoleum while an elder of the kirk mocks him. The elder warns the structure may be emptied and the skeptic buried below, reflecting blunt humor on afterlife and fate.
A passenger jokes about sterilizing a whiskbroom to kill germs aboard a Pullman car. The porter replies with a dialect quip about pulverizing any germs if found doing so.
Local booster message promotes spending in the hometown as a way to strengthen the community with the slogan Every dollar spent in your home town is a boost for the community and mentions Minacci's Liniment for Dandraf.
A Tit-Bits article describes Argostoli on Cephalonia as housing a natural boiler powered by sea water seeping underground. The water heats into steam and gases at depth, with some scientists suggesting nearby volcanoes act as safety valves. Others claim stopping seawater inflow could reduce earthquakes.
A Lille customs museum exhibit portrays smuggling methods on the Franco-Belgian frontier. Items include hollowed chairs brushes boots and wheelbarrows repurposed to hide tobacco alongside disguised drinking cans and concealed tobacco receptacles. Also shown are spiked armor and collars used with dogs trained to outrun border patrols.
The orang-outang, meaning wild man in Malay, relies on arms for power. Its arms measure ten feet or more, and the mias type is larger with dark color and facial folds. Its body matches a man's size, legs are short, and fingers are long. it never travels on the ground if trees are available. It can swing vast distances, navigating the jungle with precision.
The piece argues Canada has rugged land better suited for forests than crops. Keeping forests aids farmers, manufacturers, merchants, carriers, and workers, while burning or clearing the land risks desertification, dry streams, and economic harm. It blames fire as the chief foe, mostly caused by carelessness, urging caution in forest use.
The text recounts that early cutting tools used a round-bladed knife and that scissors were invented around 400 B.C. by an Italian innovator, with finger grips not common until two to three centuries later.
The Civic Housing Commission of Winnipeg authorizes up to July 1 for 160 loans totaling 850000 dollars for home building. This marks an increase of 50000 dollars over last season's entire building plan.
Manitoba brick manufacturers unanimously agree to a reduction of 1.50 per thousand bricks effective July 1. The move aims to ease construction costs across the province.
The Department of Agriculture at Ottawa reports widespread splendid crops across Canada postwar. The positive agricultural outlook hushes pessimism and renews Canadian confidence as the country embarks on postwar expansion and growth.
Those in a run down condition notice Catarrh worsens with poor health, proving Catarrh is a local disease greatly influenced by overall constitution. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to reduce inflammation on mucous surfaces and restore normal conditions. Drugists carry it. circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
After armistice, Nancy University rebuilt war damaged facilities and expanded its campus. Hundreds of American officers and men joined courses, fostering a program welcoming foreign students. The institution is renowned for applying science to industry.
William Goosehead a Berens River Indian caught a massive sturgeon at Pigeon Bay Lake Winnipeg weighing 190 pounds dressed 120 with a 27 pound head. The fish measured eight feet six inches long and four feet three inches in girth. Helgi Einarson bought the giant catch.
A Lascelles resident and a friend endorse Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief during menopause. They report improved energy, clearer vision, and reduced symptoms after trying the remedy on a farm with heavy daily duties.
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