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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 01, 1920
Page
2
An OCR fragment mixes medical hints on biliousness with a serialized fiction scene. Characters Dave Elden Bert Morrison and Veron face moral tension at a boarding house as a mysterious hush falls over Mrs Plardy and impending social expectations loom.
Dave escorts Miss Morrison after a theatre outing and a late car ride. They travel through crowded streets to a country overlook where the prairie night and city lights mingle, a moment of tension and unspoken questions about their future.
The readable text mentions Wheat Beard and a person named Kelleg, with figures referencing a maximum and percentages. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR, but the fragment hints at a decision or limit involving a person and numeric values. No clear event or outcome is stated.
The Saskatchewan legislature plans seed grain relief for districts hit by crop failures. The provincial government will provide grain on patented lands and use provincial machinery for administration, with federal aid for unpatented lands.
A ten week drive by the Moose Jaw Livestock Feed Co has moved about 0,000 live poultry for finishing poorly fed stock. The firm organized a center from farmers and business men to aid market suppliers. A custom heated car protects poultry in transit for shipments from outside points.
Freezone is advertised as a quick corn remover sold by pharmacies in quarter ounce bottles. The ad claims drops relieve soreness on tender corns and allow the corn to lift out with no pain. It also touts a sticky drying formula that avoids irritation and links the product to preventing infections from self treatment.
The article argues that coal shortages push attention to oil, tracing a world petroleum belt from western regions to the Malay Archipelago. It notes discoveries in Scotland England Alsace and Myanmar and Burma, with major wells in Romania and significant Russian Caucasian Persian Indus valley sources. The text suggests oil lies along southern Himalayan slopes, implying continuous regional supply.
The article discusses boosting meat supplies from Arctic regions and expanding church operations in the far north. It mentions introducing muskox, buffalo, reindeer, and other animals, plus government and police plans for air patrols and a northern transport link to Dawsean and Tindison Bay.
Dr A Manuey of Alacisenste eries Ltd arrives in Fort McMurray from the north. Mr Huntley selects a site for a fishery cannery at Black Bay north end near the Athabasca region. He notes a six ton daily plant, to grow with transport. Wallace Shipyards of North Vancouver win Dominion contracts to build two steel steamers of 350 deadweight tons.
A meeting proposal suggests forming an inter imperial organization for war veterans from the land sea and air. The idea aims to unite veterans and create a powerful formal body for mutual support and influence.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a fast remedy for coughs, catarrh and bronchitis focusing on direct throat and bronchial relief through a piney balsamic vapor. It markets large, small, and trial bottles with prices and directs readers to storekeepers or Catarrhozone Co. Kingston Canada.
The London Daily Express notes strong emotion among women immigrants heading to Canada over stricter medical inspection and guardianship rules. Obed Smith defends the measures as in the interests of both nations and says the Imperial government supports Canada in the policy.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will consolidate executive police control at Ottawa after an order in council and a governor general proclamation. The North West Mounted Police rise to 1,800 with overseas service, new posts at Barnard Harbour, and consideration of extending jurisdiction into Foster Canada and Northern Ontario. Potential use of aircraft to patrol northern frontiers and enforcement of liquor laws are discussed.
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