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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
3
The Paris London air service uses a device to gauge fog depth above Croydon or Abbeville. A hair acts as the sensor, contracting on dry air to trigger a ring and release a toy balloon, indicating dry weather several hundred feet up.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine claimed to cure catarrh and deafness by a liquid internal dose. It states the medicine works through the blood stream and offers free samples from the druggist.
The Wenatchee Valley in Washington state harvested sixteen thousand cartloads of apples, roughly one per world inhabitant, but estimates show the year’s crop to be about ten percent lower. The co operative system here is highlighted as an exemplar for similar districts.
A testimonial from Mrs John Shuler and others extol the health benefits of Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. They credit the tonic with restoring strength after illness and describe it as a reliable, strengthening remedy. The passages urge women, especially at life’s critical stages, to obtain and use the preparation.
The Wall Street Journal and other American papers say rising Canadian popularity with U S automobile tourists is tied to provincial liquor sales. Last year 617000 American cars entered Canada, 627000 via Ontario, 43000 via Quebec, and 6000 elsewhere, with Ottawa Journal noting many tourists were drawn by other attractions beyond Quebec and British Columbia liquor laws.
A Harper's Magazine excerpt underscores child health and worm prevention. It praises Miller's Worm Powders as a dependable germifuge that expels worms and serves as a healthful remedy, aiding infants and weakened minds at home.
C N R Nipigon Trophy goes to C E Abbott of Bessemer Alabama for the 1922 season. The trout weighed 5 pounds ?ounces, 27 inches long and 15 inches in girth. Caught with a single hook using covkatoosh bait. The prize is donated by railways and held by the Isaac Walton Society for largest speckled trout.
The 1921 Canadian fisheries production total reached 54 981 935 dollars, up from 49 241 336 dollars in 1920 and 56 508 479 dollars in 1919, as detailed by the Department of Trade and Commerce. The value covers fresh products and domestically prepared or factory made goods. A stray dialogue about time and a policeman appears in the text.
The Provincial Council of Women in Saskatchewan launches the Fund for Fifty Mothers to support 34 tubercular women and aid the sanatorium network. A. C. Cook urges provincial clubs and organizations to donate, with Mrs. F. W. Bates as treasurer and Fort Qu'Appelle sanatorium named for the drive. Donations of any amount receive prompt receipts.
An old advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood enriching tonic that reaches the root of disease. Testimony from A M Large of Victoria Ontario describes severe fatigue and recovery after using the pills. Pills available from druggists or by mail for 50 cents a box, six for $2.30 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
An inventor T. V. Johnson promotes a new oil lamp praised by the ES Government and 35 universities for burning cleanly with no odor or smoke and high efficiency. He offers a 19 day free trial and a chance to receive a lamp free to first users who help introduce the device, plus guidance on agency opportunities to earn $250 to $500 monthly.
A heartless girl refuses to return an engagement ring to a jilted young mage noting the ring is perfectly good. The Washington Star records the exchange as a sharp moral moment about worthiness and possession.
An old ad promises quick relief for indigestion gas and sour stomach. A tablet of Pane's Diapepsin is said to neutralize sourness, flatulence, heartburn and pain within minutes with a guarantee by druggists. End stomach trouble for a few cents.
The Husband bitterly comments that the price reflects the value of women's clothing. This Baltimore Sun item uses a sharp exchange to critique gendered shopping dynamics and spending.
Reports to the Canadian national parks commissioner show growing success of a Canada United States accord to protect bird life. Increases are noted in black ducks mergansers gulls terns cranes Canada geese brant and plover, as per the Edmonton Journal.
A captain orders two soldiers to avoid fighting, declaring no fighting men in his regiment as they prepare for action. The exchange underscores strict discipline and menacing command in the unit.
A quip about a bentist filing a last cavity appears in a graveyard joke. French capitalists plan to rival Los Angeles by building a large motion picture city near Nice, signaling ambitious cinema development in Europe.
A Toronto accident claims the life of William J. Smith 35 after contact with a 9200 volt wire. Rev Joseph Hartman named Catholic chaplain for the British Columbia Penitentiary succeeding Rev A Michaels. The London Board of Trade notes dyestuff distribution from Germany under reparations by Martist Dyestuffs Corp in Manchester. The British debt funding mission may depart for the United States between elections and Christmas. A customs force is deployed along the international border to curb smuggling. RCA and Marconi Wireless to handle cross Atlantic messages from US to Great Britain. Central Saskatchewan fall plowing up 25 percent vs last year with increased crop acreage. Winnipeg Mayor Frank Fowler not seeking re election. Labor leader FP Dixon eyed for mayoralty.
An envelope marked Fine Aunts Department at Government House Ottawa causes puzzled officials. Postmarked Toronto, it contained an inquiry about Victory Bonds. The odd spelling draw attention among Ottawa submissions.
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