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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
7
A fragment from a historic page notes a playful prompt about urging a child named Johnny to eat his apple and a second line about Peter in the United Kingdom improving when another man is involved.
Disjointed notices discuss catarrhal conditions and tea cures, praising Hallvs Catarrh Biedi Cine and Dr Kellogg's Astima Remedy. Mentions of Ottawa Citizen wildlife conservation and wide legislative actions between Canada and the United States appear as fragmented items. Includes a boast about a capable Toledo woman and references to asthma and general wellbeing.
A fragmented note praises Dr Tamas' medicine for wide appeal beyond Canada and mentions its high standing and perceived value. A cited speech compares its price to a cheap Baltimore remedy if doubled.
A Brooklyn fire station marked the end of an era as the last horse drawn fire engine in New York was retired after 1865 service. A ceremony noted the final run and the transition to motorized apparatus as horses were phased out of firefighting in the city.
In a wartime era digest the text promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy to eradicate worms in children. It claims immediate destruction of worms and correction of conditions fostering their existence, urging expulsion of harmful funders to protect youngsters.
A Toronto Telegram report notes a new star observed moving at 2,500,000 miles per hour. It is described as not having any recorded incidents of hitting a pedestrian.
A note on the longest word in the Ens Neh language at twenty four letters contrasts with rail networks. It mentions the United States boasting about 250000 miles of railroad while Australia has 26000, and ends with a contrast between pessimists and optimists.
From the 1914 seed cross in Ottawa three early sweet corn varieties are described Pickaninny Early Malcolm and Sweet Squaw. Pickaninny is a black short ear variety from a 1918 cross with Sweet Squaw. Early Malcolm derived from Early Malako and named in 1909 to 1919 after selection. Sweet Squaw, a cross of White Squaw and Darky Malako, gained popularity in prairie provinces with six inch ears and twelve rows.
A brief kitchen dialogue shows Mama refusing Tige's plea for a cookie. He asks for four pieces, but she notes she has none to give. The exchange highlights a child’s bargaining and a parent’s constraint.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates the 1922 value of principal field crops at 984,139,500 for Canada, up from 1921 and below 1920. Wheat and oats lead values, with prices per unit largely similar to 1921. Provincial totals are listed for Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia.
A vivid anecdote about Jenny Lind recalls the 1850 Atlantic voyage to America. Crowds cheered as cannon boomed and the Swedish Nightingale soothed the birds from a coach stop in the woods. Her singing voice drew feathered companions near, alarming her manager with the coach crowded by birds.
A snippet recalls Sir James Denham Gladstone and William Ewart Gladstone debating knowledge. The exchange highlights Gladstone’s refusal to rely on others’ answers and his focus on what he must remember. A separate note mentions a French physician’s theory of posture and a Syrian doctor using an airplane to treat Bedouins. Mingod’e Linimant for Coughs & Colds.
The Livestock Commission announces an approved car tag to mark commercial hogs. Tags will soon be available for farmers shipping cooperatively or selling at local points, with distribution planned across the provinces.
The note recalls Eratosthenes of Alexandria estimating Earth's circumference in 245 B.C. and contrasts labor with reward, emphasizing the persevering collector as the one who earns his due.
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