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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1922
Page
2
The article praises Canadian Authors Week for directing attention to Canadian books and boosting sales. It argues a strong national literary life reflects national development, urging Canadians to buy and give books by Canadian writers to build a personal library and support made in Canada works.
Ontario Minister of Mines Hon. Harry Mills announces the Game and Osherles department now permits beaver breeding in captivity. The Northern Rice Lake Fur Company receives approval to propagate beavers once proper enclosures are erected, reversing prior prohibition. Also notes a Paraguay silk plant yielding a useful vegetable silk.
A Reuters cable notes the arrest of Gurditsingh in India. He led a Sikh emigrant party returned from British Columbia in Sept 1914, whose Punjab presence stirred a dangerous situation in early 1916. The item also mentions farm remedies and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil.
A series of quirky quotes and odd notes appear from a historical page. The Shah of Persia reportedly owns a gold arm chair adorned with gems while tasters avoid smoking to protect tremor conditions.
The Selborne Society celebrated the Brent Valley Bird Sanctuary purchase with a dinner in London. The refuge, a small oak wood near Greenford Middlesex, shelters nightingales cuckoos blackbirds and other birds from urban expansion and offers a peaceful breeding ground.
An old age health ad praises Dr Hamilton's Pills as a grand system regulator. It claims the medicine strengthens blood, boosts nerves, and purifies the body, advising use for both young and old with a 25 cent price at dealers in The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
The Egyptian Nationalists reject Britain's autonomy terms citing troop rights for Suez and control of the Soudan. They pursue independence on self-determination grounds, while the Soudan issue highlights broader global bitterness and bloodshed. The Ottawa Journal notes similar global disputes and warns self determination as a peril. Debate continues alongside Wheat marketing concerns in Saskatchewan with speculation impacting producers.
An advertisement claims All's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to reduce inflammation on mucosa surfaces aiding recovery from a run down state. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo as makers and offers free circulars. England's Cleverest Man joke notes Lloyd George.
The essay traces boot heels to Persia where they were added to sandals to lift feet above hot sands. Heels reaching nine inches have existed. In Venice high heels were called chapineys and served as a status symbol, with height signaling rank.
The article argues that backache often reflects poor blood quality, not kidney trouble. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for strengthening blood and reducing back pain, notes quick doctor tests can dispel kidney fears, and lists price and mail order details. It also mentions Bible skin usage and Miller’s Worm Powders as remedies for worms and related weaknesses.
After a lengthy conference with the Ontario Government the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commission called for tenders to build a 70 mile extension of the provincial railway toward James Bay.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a nighttime laxative to cleanse torpid bowels and liver causing headaches indigestion and bad breath. It claims a 10 cent box for a gentle sleep cleansing and notes broad use from adults to children, referencing Princess Mary and a Japan seafarers union as contemporaries.
A quirky remark compares US and Great Britain, stating the United States has thirteen times as many automobiles as Britain relative to population. The odd observation appears in a brief column noting statistical exaggeration.
The article outlines plain pastry methods and a savory beef mincemeat, with steps for short crust and puff paste. It offers a pumpkin pie recipe with custard guidance, and notes squash and sweet potato pies can use the same base. It emphasizes practical substitutions and careful handling for beginners.
Peking correspondent for the Manchester Guardian counters Dean Inge's fears of an industrial yellow peril. He argues Chinese workers cannot underbid Europeans since Asiatic labor is less efficient, and rice not their sole staple as flour milling expands bread becomes common. Eastern workers' living standards are rising.
A theater club member recalls a haughty leading man stranded at a dilapidated country hotel. He signs the register, retrieves a brass key, and asks if there is water in his room. The proprietor quips that there was but the roof needed fixing. A closing clause hints at the moral about happiness and a price.
Bank of Montreal annual meeting speakers Sir Vincent Meredith and Sir Frederick Williams Taylor address Canada’s economy. They urge private railway ownership, deflation of labor costs, stronger immigration, and deflation to boost demand, pointing to wage and price imbalances and tax effects on industry.
O Neill Nebraska based Electric Light and Power Company began burning corn as fuel in its light plant. The move targets cheaper energy and satisfactory heating quality, marking a major local shift from coal in one of the region’s largest facilities.
Mothers testify to the product's value by experience. A noted claim explains winter appetites rise due to increased air oxygen aiding digestion. A curious fact notes Mars receives only about three sevenths the sun’s heat Earth does.
A discussion on common heart trouble outlines symptoms such as chest pain, skipped beats, rapid beating, dizziness, and weakness. It claims a remedy exists to restore strength, regulate the heart, and return it to normal condition.
Mrs Chadwick of Delhi Ontario reports severe heart palpitations and dizziness with exertion. After using Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills three boxes, she improved quickly and regained strength, weighing 150 pounds in her 66th year. Price 50 cents per box, mailed from The Milburn Company Toronto.
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