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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1926
Page
6
Lewis Lawes named chair of a league aiming to end capital punishment. Soviet prize for India rubber futures tops a list of global items. Belgium reports a 1926 surplus and France notes a Soissons area incident.
Halifax royal commission hears executive secretary discuss importing Britten anthracite to reduce American coal reliance and promote Alberta coal use. Witness says campaign efforts succeeded despite questions on impact and policy aims.
Readable parts reference health, diet, and vegetables with cautious reassurance. The fragment hints at nightly concerns and lingering advice about digestion and survival without clear names, dates, or actions.
Prof. T H Shearman describes collaboration between Santa Clara and Grouse Mountain Calif ornia observatories to chart comets and photographs. The Grouse Mountain facility aims to rise higher than the Lick Observatory near San Jose as scenic highway work proceeds.
Alberta MP elect H. Spencer at Saskatoon conference says Progressive MPs will act as an economic unit and vote on a legislative basis. Milton N Campbell MP-elect for Mackenzie Saskatchewan adds that the party will seek best interests of the West with focus on Hudson Bay Railway and a rural credit system.
In a House of Lords debate Lord Margain of Lincolnshire criticized Britain's mass slaughter policy for foot and mouth disease after 300000+ animals were killed since 1904 at a cost of about 26 million. Lord Bledisloe defended the policy and noted compensation to farmers.
Canada reports a substantial favorable balance of trade for the year ending November 30 1925 with exports at 31 330 600 000 and imports at 874 000 000 yielding a surplus of 346 000 000. The prior year to November 20 1924 shows exports 1 058 000 000 and imports 813 000 000, an impressive 345 900 000 surplus. Wheat exports rose sharply in the four months to early 1925, contributing to the gain alongside a large wheat crop.
A Paris inspired pattern feature describes jumper style track wear and velveteen fabrics for new blouses. It details blouse No 1044 with sizes 34 to 42, and skirt No 1083 with multiple bust measurements, plus fabric yardages and pricing for the patterns.
Instructional note appears to guide pattern orders from a Winnipes newspaper. It lists an address 175 McDermot Ave with references to pattern numbers and stamps, suggesting a mail order process and careful wrapping. The text is fragmented but centers on purchasing patterns by mail.
The Washington Post cites support for wider roads to handle rising traffic. England plans a 226 mile highway with separate slow and fast lanes, no cross fords and no towns along the route. The United States leads in autos and should have top road control. A London agency will auction the late Nicholas I Russia stamp collection, Roman issues dating to 1913. James Downie, war veteran blinded in service, recently died after prize basket work and exhibitions.
A Winnipeg based geologists and engineers stress Manitoba stone from quarries near Garson and Tyndall on the C P R line as a major national building material. They note its use in Parliament Buildings at Regina and Winnipeg, law courts in Winnipeg, and other structures across Ontario and Quebec. Two stone varieties, a white putt and a blue, yield large blocks suitable for exterior and interior work.
Bradelava recounts a young elephant devouring the last notes from a small box hidden beneath a caravan bed. The traveling show proprietor, counting retirement funds, left the box half open and returned to find the notes gone and the elephant responsible.
Puzzle strings mix spelling errors and partial clues for horizontal and vertical entries. Readable hints include conventional protect cereal grass and various numbered entries with definitions and misprints, suggesting a scan of an old crossword layout.
Automobile Club of British Columbia figures show BC motorists pay the highest taxes and fees in Canada, totaling 29.5 dollars per vehicle for 48 646 motor vehicles. Provinces list per car revenue with Prince Edward Island 26.57, Nova Scotia 25.17, New Brunswick 23.11, Quebec 24.56, Ontario 15.25, Manitoba 21.07, Alberta 23.71, Saskatchewan 17.24. Canada Colonization Association reports 550 families settled last year, 107 in Alberta, with most prospering.
In the British Columbia Legislature Premier Oliver introduces a policy to set aside blocks up to 20 000 acres per mile and seek Dominion government cash and land aid to complete the railway to the province eastern boundary. The bill lists 16 075 000 acres in four blocks and requests unalienated Peace River lands plus Alberta land grants to connect the line.
The Department of Marine and Fisheries announces a 62.61 metre wavelength titled Trans-Canada to be used exclusively for long distance relay by Canadian amateurs. It will not be available for ordinary short distance experiments and is planned for use across the empire with a start date around March 81, 1927, while 198 and 119 metre wavelengths are allotted to other services for the next fiscal year.
Queen Alexandra explored architecture and photography affecting the Wolterton railway bridge near Sandringham. She documented a misalignment in the supports during development and again in a subsequent visit. The bridge was found to be seriously undermined.
A shipment of roses from Montreal to Str George McLaren Brown in London reports the flowers arrived in perfect condition after a long voyage. Lowe and Shawyer of Uxbridge sent a special representative to inspect the blooms and praised their beauty and freshness compared with English flowers.
A Toronto Globe and Empire clipping notes mixed signals from Canadian merchants and British magnates about the shipping crisis. It cites an optimistic profit remark from Merchant Marine despite the claim that shipping has faced its worst period, while auto industry gains are mentioned in Detroit’s population context.
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