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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1924
Page
7
The weekly Ottawa post bulletin reports higher parcel post rates between Great Britain and Canada. Effective November 1, rates rise to one pound for the first pound and a new surcharge for each additional pound or fraction.
A garbled note suggests a student named Flowing Language earning money in three courses Latin Greek and Scotch. Nearby a flat concrete slab marks the grave of Buffalo TAM Cody on Lookout Mountain Colorado.
Bronze tablet unveiling at Preston near Halt aged marks birthplace of two Royal Navy admirals Philip A. Westphal and Sir George A. Westphal. Wounded at Trafalgar, the latter is honored by Nova Scotia Historical Society. Also farm supply ad promotes Dr Thomas's Electric Oil for horses and cattle.
Five years after London Paris air service began, British planes have covered 4008 miles and carried 56006 passengers with only six losses reported. A new cactus type with long thorny leaves resembling snakes has been found in South America.
A jumble of international, shipping, and local notes reports a French daily to be printed in German, a Baltic cruise, and a Canadian price switch to metric, plus a fatal crane accident in Levis and various minor incidents and business items.
A five year average comparison shows Canada uses two percent less coal per capita than the United States. Cooler climate would suggest higher use, but Canada saves coal through waterpower development. Canada has 260 hp of waterpower per thousand people versus 95 hp in the United States.
Nels Linden of the Crooked Lake district near Wetaskiwin reports top crops this year. He threshed 1000 bushels of Red Bobs wheat from 25 acres at 49 bushels per acre and 420 bushels from 6 acres at over 62 bushels per acre. Marquis also averaged 40 bushels per acre. All grain is good quality and Linden plans to sell it as seed.
Foreign princes with shops in London create a fierce rivalry among Greeks Russians and Rumanians. They are skilled workers with languages and design prowess, though raised in palaces they work hard in their businesses. Mexico closes all British consulates after relations breakdown, severing diplomatic ties. Minarde liniment praised by physicians.
The piece argues against leveling all effort and praises reward for initiative. It asserts that allowing special ability and rewarding enterprise maintain life-blood of industry. It cites a claim that successful businesses benefit both owners and workers, warning that discouraging incentive harms workers.
A woman from Oak Point Manitoba reports weakness and exhausted legs and heart racing. After six boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills her strength returns and she can walk and run without gasping. She credits the pills with enriching blood and curing anaemia and recommends them widely.
Vancouver shipments abroad for the first nine months of 1924 exceed 323 million feet, over 100 million feet more than the same period in 1923. The report also notes a curious find in European waters a red gurnard that sounds like a crow.
The lesson recalls Jesus asking his disciples who people say the Son of Man is. Answers mention John the Baptist Elijah or Jeremiah, showing Jesus as a complex, inclusive figure beyond any single prophet. Dr. Morrison notes diverse qualities harmonizing in Christ’s human nature.
A leading American chemical firm head prophesies the extinction of all diseases within fifty years, including cancer, based on advances in chemical science. He points to progress against tuberculosis and epidemic control in Canada and the United States as supporting evidence, noting chemistry’s success against plant enemies as a model for medical advances.
The Detroit Free Press notes that since Nturtzog regained power in South Africa there has been no talk of secession. Boers are stubborn yet accept British governance, preferring its protection over any withdrawal of control.
The Philadelphia Ledger voices concern that league actions should focus on member towns and their affairs. It argues coercion cannot secure American rights nor sovereignty and notes Japan’s Geneva outcome as a sign of mounting pressure.
A government bulletin notes Canada’s exports to France in 1922 and 1923 more than double the previous year, driven by cereals dried ash sugar wood pulp engines and other goods. French exports to Canada rose only slightly.
The notice lists Great West Electric Co Limited Winnipeg and independent Electric Co Limited Regina as distributors for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta regions. Bruce Robinson Distributors Ltd Calgary is named as a distributor for Alberta. The document outlines regional distribution roles for the firms in Western Canada.
Manitoba reports August butter production at 2,302,815 pounds, 672,298 more than a year earlier, with exports totaling 593,320 pounds. About 60 percent of exports went to the British Isles. The commissioner estimates 25,000 farmers contributed to the output.
All Night with Asthma describes how attacks disturb sleep and hamper morning business, urging prompt use of Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy to drive away attacks. It also mentions a claim about the Yellow Sea's color being due to minute organisms rather than muddiness.
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