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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1923
Page
3
An odd historical note touts a Swedish inventor and a French idea for a pave submarine lamp that would outshine electricity and gas. It mentions Count Welsbach, a kerosene option, and a free trial offer from T R Johnson at 679 Merchants Ave Winnipes to boost adoption.
Baron fannino twice Prime Minister of Italy lied November 25. Night navigation on the St Lawrence River listed November 2. General Willam Vradwell Ford, Salvation Army leader, heads to India for a four to months inspection. Canadian Patriotic Fund to disappear next May except for permanent cases. Canada’s October canoes exports down near 50 percent from October 1973. J G Robertson Saskatchewan Livestock Commissioner notes grand championship for Shropshire rams at the Royal Show in Toronto won by J D Whitehead Nutana for a shearling ram in his class.
The piece warns of rapid autumn changes harming babies and praises Babys Own Tablets from Tr Williams' Medicine Co of Wreeckville Ont for soothing stomachs, easing bowels, and curing colds at 25 cents a box. Also cites the Australian crane in a separate note about its large wings and long migrations.
An ad promotes Panne Medicine as a tonic for local catarrh and general health, claiming it acts through the blood to reach mucous surfaces. The notice mentions HAT.L'p re assists Naive in circulars and lists Chser & Lo, Toledo, as the firm.
Miss Helen G Campbell of the Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage Branch urged milk and dairy products as essential to health and education. Her address promoted dairy as a national duty, linking nutrition to longevity teeth and mental vitality, and praised milk distribution in schools and home clubs along the border.
Deputy Minister J. H. Elvana notes Manitoba shifted from importer to major exporter of dairy with 26 000 milk and cream producers among 51 000 farmers. Butter imports rose from 70 carloads in 1914 to nearly 100 carloads now, seen as a remarkable development.
The Everywoman's Fund for free TB treatment begins with 50,000 goal and has $3,000 in the bank this week. Donations include $2 from Mrs. Simms of Candia c and $1,090 from Mrs. Harrison of Pease. The Major Livingstone Chapter FOAL Yorkton gives $2,000 for nightgown material. Olivet Homemakers send poultry. Regina and area clubs join in support along with Swift Current Moose Jaw councils of women.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remover that instantly stops pain and allows lifting the corn with fingers. It notes a small bottle costs only a few cents and claims no soreness. The piece also mentions Point Barrow Alaska’s population and isolation, and cautions against freebies that lead to future charges.
The article notes Lloyd George's resignation of the premiership and the financial hit to the Lord Chancellor. It highlights a 10,000 pound annual loss, free apartments in the House of Lords, and a lifelong 5,000 pound pension for ex-Lord Chancellors. It compares the Law Lords to Canada's supreme court and mentions five surviving during the period.
Canadian Pacific Railway offers winter trips from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to Vancouver Victoria and New Westminster with excursion fares selling December and January dates. Highlights include the Canadian Rockies viewable from two trains in winter comfort and a return limit. Contact Mr Agent for illustrated leaflets and full information.
In 1900 the Maharaja of Jaipur created a permanent famine relief fund and contributions from Britain and the United States have increased it. The fund now totals three million rupees, held in trust with interest used for famine relief in times of emergency.
Father questions whether sparing punishment now risks repeat misbehavior and weighs the consequences of a second offense. The exchange highlights parental dilemma over discipline decisions and the hope for better conduct.
Harvard College Observatory director Dr Clarton Shapely told the Royal Astronomical Society in Ottawa that Canada leads in modern astronomy with its Dominion Observatory at Victoria B C. He noted drugs are no longer used in as many cases in mental hospitals as 16 years ago, where narcotics once dominated.
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