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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
6
A terse OCR fragment references a medical company in Coburn Indiana with a numeric string 0.5.4. The readable portion suggests a corporate or medical entity but lacks clear event or action details. No names, dates, or outcomes are confirmed.
A speaker at the Patricia Club dinner urges Canadians to adopt thrift and saving now to weather postwar economic challenges. He warns of reduced living costs, rising prices, and heavy taxation, and promotes thrift stamps as a practical start to building reserves for individuals and national strength.
Wingipeg executive council and the Canadian council of agriculture held a conference last week with Hon. Arthur Meighen. They discussed financing Canada's grain crops and the need for active federal steps to secure an export market for surplus grain. Meighen pledged to take the matter to the Ottawa cabinet and support it.
A historic note claims a Gulf of Mexico creature, a half brother to the Indian Ocean cuttlefish, once supplied the world with India ink. The statement highlights a vanished or little known link in the global ink trade.
A Cincinnati official urges avoiding corn removal by cutting and promotes a drug called freezone. A few drops allegedly relieve pain and allow the corn to lift out intact with minimal irritation. The note mentions high heel wearers benefiting from the product. An unrelated item reports Duisburg occupation plans by allied troops on the Rhine’s right bank with two companies mentioned.
W T Mathie son of Moose Jaw wins the first prize in Marquis wheat standing field crop and also takes the Marquis wheat open prize at the provincial seed fair in Saskatoon.
Victims of la grippe face weakness and rising danger to health after recovery. Influenza leaves thin blood and nerves exposed, risking pneumonia and other illnesses. Dr Williams Pink Pills promise to rebuild blood and restore strength, with notable testimony from Amos Kaulback of Petite Riviere, NS.
Special Indian runners dispatched by the government in November arrive back from the interior completing a 1000 mile round trip through the Arctic. They bring the first Arctic coast news since summer and report word of peace. Col Knight is advised of influenza raging along Copper River among Indians.
War service gratuity information for war widows dependents and next of kin of men killed in action or died of wounds recently granted by order in council per A Pearce secretary of the returned soldiers Manitoba commission. Also advertises Egyptian liniment for sale by Douglas & Co with testimonials about curing chilblains and other ailments.
Berlin dispatch summarizes a draft constitution asserting the empire will include former states and self determined territories. It sets a 2 million population threshold for new free states and requires Reichstag assent for treaties and a seven year presidential term elected by the people.
Major-General Dodds reports Canadian troops have left occupied Germany and are now in Belgium and France en route to England to be sent home to Canada. The piece notes Britain’s demand that central powers pay for the war and references a Holloway’s Corn Cure endorsement in a separate item.
J. F. B. Livesay assistant general manager of Canadian Press at Wingspres returned from overseas where he served with the Canadian forces. He arrived in Montreal aboard the Olympic and praised the work of the army corps before continuing to Toronto.
A Saskatchewan advertisement promotes Dr. Chase's Catarrh Powder and Nerve Food as a combined treatment for catarrh and dyspepsia. Testimonial from Ed Jones of Preeceville claims relief from headaches and indigestion after using the products. Also mentions Kidney Liver Pills and Parmelec's Vegetable Pills as supportive remedies.
In December 1918 the Edmonton Alberta packing plants disbursed 1 234 000 for cattle hogs sheep calves turkeys chickens geese ducks cream and freight and labor tied to them. The industry shows great and increasing importance to the city and region with plans to expand plants for future growth despite public opinion debates.
An early 20th century note promotes Extract of Roots sold with Mother Serger’s Curative Syrup as a remedy for kidney troubles linked to poorly digested food. It claims digestion aids stomach function and may ease kidney disorders by removing irritant acids.
Diplomatic circles report Germany mobilizes about two army corps under Field Marshal von Woyís to counter a Polish invasion threat and reinforce defense in Vienna and the region.
A customer letter from W A Hutchinson endorses Minard's Liniment Co product MI ARD'S LINIMENT noting relief from La Grippe and inflammation during a severe attack last winter. The writer confirms repeated effectiveness.
A sudden smallpox outbreak in Dresden per a Constance telegram cites 125 cases linked to northern Bohemia where the disease has spread for weeks. The report also mentions intestinal and stomach worms in children and Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy, with a closing quip about a man hiding sadness as his wife plans a country week.
Over 1300 cars carrying about 30,000 cattle valued around 3 million dollars have been exported from Saskatchewan and Alberta ranches to markets in St. Paul and Chicago. Shipments, aided by mild weather, continue through North Portal Saskatchewan.
A saying notes that a person aware of his own ignorance understands much more than some, improving his odds of making good decisions. It emphasizes humility and measured judgment as paths to wiser outcomes.
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