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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
7
In a playful exchange, Sylvester asks how Charlie impressed Miss Brown. Charlie explains his tactic by sending her nineteen beautiful roses for her twenty-seventh birthday, a gesture described as making her feel like the finest woman.
A medical notice explains dysentery symptoms from mild to severe and urges prompt treatment. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Jno V in Watford praising Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry, noting pediatric success and a 35c bottle price by The T Milburn Co Limited. It ends with a proverb about prosperity.
Berlin notes Archduke Joseph head of the new Hungarian government issues a proclamation denying a return to the monarchical system. He reiterates loyalty to the republic after officers and students had proclaimed him king.
A teacher notes items have two or four feet while Tommy counters with a yard and a three legged stool. The exchange centers on counting feet and the playful twist ending.
The document brands the All-Highest War Lord as responsible for harsh policy by troops in Belgium and Northern France. It notes a quoted letter to Francis Joseph about fire and sword and cites a belief that sovereigns cannot be murderers, an idea deemed obsolete in England since the Stuart era.
Excretory failure leads to clogged intestines and dangerous complications. The advertisement urges immediate use of Parmelee's Vegetable Pills with a quick, noticeable effect. A proverb about valuing life over floral emblems closes the note.
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by topical loreal applications but only by a constitutional remedy. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is claimed to cure by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces and reducing inflammation of the Eustachian tube. One hundred dollars offered for any noncured case. F Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
The Evening News reports that a proposed referendum by Britain's triple alliance of railwaymen transport workers and miners was killed by the transport workers federation refusal to participate. District branches declined to issue ballots, stalling Labor's political demands including conscription Russian intervention conscientious objectors and military use in labor disputes.
A dialogue shows one partner proposing a long holiday and the other dismissing the idea, leading to a decision to cancel the trip. The exchange highlights relationship dynamics and reassurance in a light tone.
The notice discusses inherited or lifestyle related anaemia in young girls, listing causes from poor air to insufficient rest. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as an effective, safe tonic with quick visible improvements and provides purchase details. It also includes agricultural updates on Saskatchewan wheat harvest progress and a testimonial for Minard's Liniment from John Walsh.
London reports a likely finish to the standstill as the coal controller rejects miners demands. He warned conceding would trigger strikes in all coalfields with similar demands. No new talks are planned and strikers’ funds may run out within two weeks after about a quarter of a million pounds spent on strike pay.
Parliament authorized the president to issue a mandate declaring no state of war exists between China and Germany. Delegates will discuss terms with German representatives before publication.
A Dutchman who returned from Germany recounts wartime conditions in Germany. He paid 270000 marks as five years of advance income tax to secure return to Holland. He notes high prices for shoes, maximum food prices, farm control by rich owners, scarce food, poor meat quality, and higher chocolate prices abroad.
General Denekine's advance continues along most of the southern Russian front amid strong Bolshevik resistance. Kamishin, seized July 28, yielded 11,000 prisoners 60 guns 150 machine guns and a vast amount of war material, the war office announced.
Sufferers from asthma and catarrh may find immediate relief when using Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil both internally and externally. The advertisement notes testimonials from those helped and claims success with proper directions.
Edmonton officials announce a drought aid program using road construction to employ farmers unable to leave home. The public works department will reduce regular crews and shift road plans to provide summer and fall jobs, a policy Premier Stewart backs over food relief. Minard's Liniment claims to cure garget in cows. In Tokio, 24 000 arsenal workers threaten a 20 to 50 percent wage increase, warning a strike if refused. Gates were closed as workers forced entry, injuring fifteen.
The Dominion government will establish a supervised home for old destitute and sick Indians on the Grand Bay reserve on the south-west shore of Lake Nipigon. Indian Agent Brown urged it as a necessity, noting the influenza outbreak and the Indians difficulty in self care against tuberculosis.
A terse exchange where a young speaker asks an old man for a five dollar loan. The reply insists the request is not a loan, noting repeated past lending attempts were treated as gifts.
An advertisement asserts only Bayer branded tablets with the Bayer Cross are genuine Aspirin now produced in Canada after war era piracy of acid imitations. It touts safety and multiple uses and promotes 12 tablet tins sold in drug stores while warning against non Bayer products.
News from Rotterdam reports an attempted seizure of an American cargo ship at Emden on May 30 by German Bolsheviks. Government mine sweepers blocked the harbor to prevent departure while foodstuffs were stored ashore. Earlier that evening Bolsheviki and government forces exchanged heavy fire, causing damage to central buildings before authorities regained control.
Paris reports the supreme council of the peace conference advised the Austrian delegation that the Allied powers require the new Austrian government to be titled the Republic of Austria. The Austrian notes proposing German-Austrian changes prompted the decision, with some clauses merely renaming the government to German-Austria.
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