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Newspaper

Rivers Gazette

Location

Rivers, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Jan 03, 1918

Page

7

December fare sale to U S points via Canadian Northern

The Canadian Northern announces December special excursion fares from Winnipeg to U S centers including Minneapolis, St Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago, Des Moines, Kansas City. Tickets valid three months for round trips, available from December 1.

United States Minneapolis St. Paul Mwaukee Chicago Des Moines Kansas City Unite States KR. Creekman Rentral Winniper

Debate Over Food Prices Across Canada and Britain

The piece argues claims that bacon and bread costs are higher in Canada than Great Britain. It cites official data showing bacon cheaper in Canada and explains bread differences due to England’s government subsidized war bread. It notes Britain’s flour price at 7.38 per barrel and bread subsidies totaling 200000 dollars.

Canada Great Britain England

Catarrh Cure Claims Cure for All Cases

Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment that heals catarrh by acting through the blood and mucous surfaces. Offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure and invites testimonials, listing F. J. Cheney Co. of Toledo as makers and asserting price and availability from druggists.

Gunrnce Hal Nature Hall F. J. Cheney. & CO Toledo Obre

Potatoes Rise in Edmonton District Alberta Fal lis Report

A Fal lis Alberta farmer reports potato yields of over 200 bushels per acre with potatoes averaging around one and a half pounds. The district is noted for this high productivity, with the result being more the exception than the rule elsewhere.

Alberta Edmonton Fallis

Minard Liniment Cures Garget in Cows

An advertisement touts Minard's Liniment as curing garget in cows. The text also includes a fiction snippet about education for women and a testimonial style pitch for Dr J D Ketloger's Asthma Remedy with claims of relief and wide sale.

Minard

Fragment from wedding notice with vivid dress imagery

OCR fragment describes a bride in lizard-green silk with a blush of dawning womanhood. The text appears as a decorative wedding note fragment lacking clear names, dates, or location.

Segard

Minard's Liniment Invites Testimonial Notices

An advertisement claims readers will publish straightforward testimonials from well known Americans about MINARD'S LINIMENT CO. LTD and MINARD'S LIN TENT as the best household remedy.

America Minard Minard's Liniment Co., Ltd

Alberta breeders lead with top Hereford bulls

Alberta claims dominance in Hereford cattle with four of the era's highest priced bulls. Beau Perfection 48th from Curtice Cattle Co. Langdon leads the list, alongside Gay Lad 40th owned by Frank Callicutt with a $12,700 price, Martin Fairfax bought for $17,000, and Gay Lad 16th sold for $20,000 to S. C. Moore. Gau Perfection, winner at the Calpary summer fair, aims for the world championship at the Chicago International Live Stock Exhibition, with owner sending 15 head of breeding cattle.

Alberta America Beau Perfection Curtice Cattle Company Langdon Gay Lad S.C. Moore Gau Perfection Calpary Chicago Usis

Fishing Booming Amid Salmon Offerings and Herring Trade

The report notes a booming market for Newfoundland herring and wider US demand this year. It mentions aging reductions affecting imports and industry shifts, with West Coast catches improving despite wet weather and salted herring shipments by packers.

United States Newfoundland Sotland Halland Aberies West

Lightning Fast Rifles Outpace Sound in Bullet Travel

A historical discussion notes bullets travel 2000 to 3000 feet per second while sound lags at 1100 feet per second. At 1000 yards the bullet’s arrival predates the rifle report by about two seconds, illustrating how the sonic boom trails the projectile. References include military rifles and a quip about political platforms.

Freezone Claims Pain Free Corn Removal At Home

A Cincinnati authority says corns can be lifted with the fingers after applying a few drops of freezone. A small bottle is available at drug stores or through wholesalers, and the product dries instantly without inflaming surrounding tissue.

Cincinnati

Aliens Clearing Farms Near Kapuskasing

The article notes 2000 to 3000 enemy aliens Germans and Austrians clearing land around Kapuskasing, 70 miles north of Cochrane, at a government detention camp. It mentions the Dominion Experimental Farm and Ontario government settlement for returned soldiers to be located there, with education in tilling the soil at military hospitals’ vocational centres.

Kapuskasing Cochrane New Dominion Experimental Farm Ontario Military Hospitals Commission

Kidney Disease Remedy Claims Health Benefits

An advertisement extols Anoric Anurin as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It dismisses kidneys as filters and warns of toxins causing serious disease. It cites Dr. Pierce and offers trials for ten cents, with addresses in Buffalo New York and Ontario locations.

Pierce Kidar Aia W. M. Piarce Tayalids’ Hotel Buffalo N.Y Bridgeburg Oxnt Thorold Anurin

Diamonds Salvaged After Lusitania Loss

Amid the Lusitania disaster diamonds in transit from New York to London were insured for 13000 dollars. A London firm later recovered the jewels after an Irish fisherman found a package bearing a London jeweler’s address, prompting questions on how the diamonds escaped. The Bangor Insurance Co and others faced salvage payouts before refunds reached the insurer.

Lusitania Torpesoet Gereman Ireland New York London Union Insurance Company In- Murance Louisvivie Post Bangor Insurance Company New London

Backache caused by blood condition urges pink pills

The article argues back pain stems from blood deficiency not kidney trouble and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for the blood as the remedy. It claims modern doctors test kidneys quickly but emphasizes keeping blood healthy with the medicine sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.

Dr. Williams Brockville Ont

Study Finds Peeling Potatoes Lowers Food Value

Research shows potatoes lose minerals and flavor when peeled or boiled in excess water. Peels protect nutrients. boil vegetables in large pieces with minimal water to retain minerals for teeth and bone development.

Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria Claim

A Baltimore American cartoon sketches a claim that Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria. A waiter jokes about lacking even an infinitesimal portion of cheese as the scene looks at a dubious remedy claim.

Premier stock country boosts Alberta cattle shipments

Northern Alberta livestock industry gains momentum with large sales. A Edmonton to St Paul shipment of 29 cars and 626 cattle valued at 68 000 shows strong demand. A Fort Saskatchewan field of 100 head averaged 198 a head, highlighting quality cattle from Alberta farms. Buyers in the United States and Canada focus on this region for healthy, affordable stock.

Alberta Edmonton United States St. Paul Minn Fort Saskatchewan United Stes Canada

Fall of Riga Impacts Book Binding Trade Yet Unclear

Fragmentary OCR notes warn the fall of Riga will influence the binding and linen trades. The Belgian flax region and Riga’s trade center status are cited as disrupted by enemy control, signaling price and supply instability in Britain.

Riga Belgium

Alberta Wool Clip Surges With Imported Sheep In Province

Alberta's total wool clip last season stood at 2,086,633 pounds with a value of 1 181 682 dollars. The article notes expectations that next season's clip will exceed and mentions many sheep imported since the previous season.

Alberta Brent

Parmelees Vegetable Pills Offered as Mild Cure

The notice promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a safe mild remedy for stomach and intestinal ailments. It claims the pills are purely vegetable, not mineral purgatives, and offer soothing, beneficial effects. It asserts thousands testify to their curative qualities and health benefits from timely use.

England bears over two thirds of British war effort

The Toronto Star notes England contributed 70 percent of Britain's fighting force and 76 percent of casualties, showing English troops did more than their share of the war.

England Toronto Star

Uneasy Lies The Head The Crown Prince Faces Nervous Future

The Crown Prince spoke to a brigade about the imperial future and the duty to support the German empire. He warned of efforts to undermine the empire and threaten unity between throne and people as German forces fight near the front.

Germany

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