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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1923
Page
3
Fears driven by Ruread tensions and Canadian penalties color global events. Attica and amid unknowns point to government actions while a plane mission crosses polar routes. A Dartmouth incident recalls a 64 year old milestone. Toronto store robbery ends in minutes.
F L Skinner of Drepmore, dubbed Manitoba's plant wizard, has grown a pear tree at his home from imported seeds. Despite not being Indigenous to North America, the tree promises to yield pears in Manitoba. Seeds were sent from Pokhain Korea in 1919 and planted at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston, which supplies specimens to horticulturists and supports its work with large contributions.
A garbled quotable line from a Los Angeles Times excerpt cites a schoolmaster and teacher debating a theft during a fire. The passage mentions names like Hector Towser Nora and a dog named Towser, with questions about who Town might be.
A Canada wide testimonial push claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore strength to weak and despondent people by improving blood and nerve function. The ad cites Mr Andrew Webb of Melville as a former rundown patient who recovered after taking the pills, and urges suffering individuals to begin using the product, available at 50 cents per box by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Italy may back a plan presented by Ricciotti Garibaldi and his daughter Uatia to direct Malians to Canada. The proposal aims to move emigrants blocked by U.S. quotas, with local authorities to provide aid. Mussolini promised to examine the scheme.
German wireless telegraphy flashed 51 439 words abroad in one day surpassing 211 records. Thirty five thousand words went to the United States and most remainder to Spain Italy Russia and Egypt. The bulk of traffic was at Napen and at the EM woaen station.
In the House of Commons W G Ormsby Gore stated Trinidad accepted the British proposal for an all British cable system. West Indian governments showed support and hoped Indian cooperation would allow early exaction of the plan next year. Fresh supplies of Dr Thomas selectric Oil are in demand, with orders rising where introduced, praised for consistency and portability.
A letter to William Jones, London representative of the Canadian Soldiers Settlement Board, from two English ex-service men now settled at Melfort Saskatchewan, praises the scheme. They cite District Supervisor Bixon for valuable advice and friendship and urge ex-service men planning to settle on land to consider the benefits of the program.
Archaeologists reveal a 7000 year old Holmegardsmas settlement in Denmark. Flint blades bone harpoons arrowheads grindstones chisels and tooth headed spears found. Elk and reindeer skeletons lie under a thick peat layer, with no human homes yet located.
German Ruhr workers refused to labor for French and Belgian forces, prompting a mass shift to market gardening. Sixty thousand railroad workers quit, fueling large harvests of vegetables and grain as a back to the land movement takes shape. Miller's Worm Powders are marketed as a worm destroyer and general health aid for children.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports show 1982 Canadian gold output at 1268.26 ounces valued at 26,116,050 dollars, up 35 percent from prior year. Earlier data note 1900 production of 1,250,057 ounces valued at 27,908,158 dollars.
Sir George Foster member of the Executive Committee of the League of Nations Society in Canada will tour Western Canada for three months addressing meetings in Winnipeg Brandon Rojing Moose Jaw Vancouver Edmonton Calgary Saskatoon and Winnipeg venues. H G Richardson will precede him to assist local branches and strengthen the society. Sir Robert Borden accepts honorary treasurership of the society. A final quip notes the country’s woes in a blunt closing line.
An advertisement claims Nerviline relieves sour stomach gas and indigestion when taken with sweetened water. It promises fast comfort for children and adults, calling it a useful home remedy to keep on hand with a 35 cent price at all stores.
An advertisement extols Dr. J.D. Ketloge's Asthma Remedy as a powerful family cure. It claims the product pleases acipient and chronic sufferers alike and discourages trying lesser preparations sold as Kellogg's widely.
The Ontario Department of Agriculture will tour rural districts with a motor truck to demonstrate water supply systems plumbing equipment and installation methods. Exhibits include an air pressure water system and kitchen and bathroom fixtures for farm dwellings. Each locality gets one day with afternoon demonstrations.
Hamilton Herald reports Edward K. Tok offers $100,000 to any American who can present the most practical five word plan for how the United States may cooperate with other nations to advance world peace. The winning idea must be stated in five words: Join the League of Nations.
Trenton Ontario woman Mrs. Fred H. Smitry testifies she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound throughout pregnancy and after each birth. She credits the remedy with easing confinement and strengthening her system, noting four children. The ad promotes taking the product during the entire period to support health.
French pilot Sadi LeCointe trains for a height record under scientist guidance in a sealed glass cage. He has reached 12 000 yards in principle but remains ground bound as temperature drops to ten below zero and air is rarified. An oxygen tank feeds him while he practices airplane control.
Premier Greenfield announces a fixed freight rate of 7.00 per ton for experimental Alberta coal shipments to Ontario via Canadian National lines. Government and railway authorities reached an agreement and shipments from Drumheller Brazeau Saunders and other CN mines will be billed through to Ontario.预计 4000 to 6900 tons will be sent with miners earning about 4.50 per ton enabling sale in Toronto and Ontario cities around 12.
Assistant Commissioner Worsley confirms safe arrival of the judicial party led by Judge Dubus in Akulivik to conduct the Eskimo murder trial of Corps. Deak and Hudson's Bay official Mr. Binder. The Arctic case unfolds in the Mackenzie River delta. Minard's Liniment Heals Cuts.
The General Manager Mr. Thomson reports 26 000 pounds shipped and 24 contracts for more shipments with over 500 Saskatchewan contracts this season. Additional consignments arrive daily as wool gathers at the Canadian Co operative Wool Growers warehouse.
A brief dialogue shows Mabel arguing with a man about marriage on a 550 pound yearly income. Gerald counters with practical concerns about food and finances, while Mabel mocks his focus on meals. The exchange highlights social expectations and gender roles in courtship.
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