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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 01, 1920
Page
2
A vintage promotional notice touts Catarrhozone as a miraculous remedy for catarrh and bronchitis. It claims rapid relief by direct lung absorption, claims universal reach, and markets a large bottle at $100 with a smaller trial size available.
In a tense family exchange the father and son argue over selling or trading their timber-rich bushland to Wat son and Smythe. They fear Col Hallibut, a landowner, will seize the land and vow to fight to keep their home despite pressure and lack of cash.
Roy confronts pressure from land agent Watson as Jim Peeler delivers a notice about the Bridgtown land deal. In the moonlit cabin the father and son discuss ownership, responsibility, and future work after trapping season ends. Old Joe rests beside the venison and pelts as tensions rise.
The reign of King Alfred from 871 to 901 marked the shift from disorder to order as England moved from a realm overrun by robbers to a peaceful and well governed nation under his wise control.
Extension of irrigation in Southern Alberta and planned intensive farming are set to foster small fruit and vegetable production and the pea canning industry. Growth hinges on closer settlement and labor, but irrigated land promises unique crop capability and efficient yields.
Local notice claims catarrh cannot be cured by topical applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken orally. It asserts the medicine purifies the blood and reaches mucous surfaces, listing Druggists at 75 cents and offering testimonials free from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
Germany converted over 45,000 tons of paper into paper yarn in 1917 and spun it into fabrics usually produced from cotton or wool. The process uses paper strips half an inch wide twisted and treated to resist dampness enabling blankets, underlinen, towels, and stockin g_s to be woven. Persian served as India’s court language before British conquest and remained official in courts of British India for a long period.
Farmers' Coal Mining Company plans to start operations at a new field near Lampman Saskatchewan within six ty days. Shaft down 170 feet, coal seam at 210 feet with 12.0% fic BTU value and high grade. Planned daily capacity 1000 tons, with tunnel work to reach full output over time. Coal to cure face within two months.
Reports from Michigan state bumper raspberry and strawberry yields despite late spring. Loganberry raspberries and 16 berries promise strong exports with 500 strawberry pickers needed in the Mission district by mid month. Thousands more will be employed as crops reach peak in July. The note ends with a reference to the Great Fire of London in 1666.
A reader criticizes editors for a wedding notice misquoting the phrase about the couple’s future happiness. The complaint appeared in a London show’s chatter column, highlighting tensions between accuracy and word choice in society notices.
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