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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 12, 1923
Page
5
A call for expanded immigration to Canada notes rising arrivals from many nations. It argues newcomers deserve welcome and assimilation without erasing language and traditions. It praises diverse traits from Scots, Poles, Hungarians, and others, urging patience, understanding, and Christian charity.
Canada holds about one half of one percent of the world’s population yet contributes heavily to global supply. It accounts for 90 percent of cobalt, eight percent of asbestos, 85 percent of nickel, 32 percent of pulpwood, 20 percent of lumber, 20 percent of dried meat, 18 percent of oats, 15 percent of potatoes, 12 percent of silver, 12 percent? of wheat, 11 percent of barley, 4 percent of gold, and 4 percent of copper. The passage closes with a reflection on consequences of misdeeds and trouble.
In the British House of Commons Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin announced the government is prepared to grant facilities to Lady Astor's bill prohibiting the sale of intoxicans to those under eighteen. A traveller reports seeing a European field where a woman is yoked with an ass. The remark notes such scenes occur here too though the woman may sometimes leave him. The piece ends with a reflection on selfish individuals who mourn only their own demise.
Canada expanded export values across several sectors from 1910 to 1920. Automobile exports rose from about $400,800 to the 1920 figure. pulp and paper and rubber exports surged with large gains. textiles and chemical shipments increased notably. manufacturing exports climbed to represent a substantial share of total Canadian exports in the last year.
Charities can earn revenue by gathering old newspapers whose ink is removed to produce book paper. Manufacturers have paid up to thirty dollars a ton recently, but supply is scarce. Collecting efforts aid forestry by reducing waste and saving forest space.
Pain and sudden sickness strike any time. Nervi Une named as a trusted remedy for colds sore throat tight chest sprains cramps nausea and stomach upsets for nearly fifty years. Nerviline advertised as useful for internal or external use costing 35 cents at dealers.
The 1921 crime report highlights fewer drunkenness cases 81 383 down from 98 606 in 1920 and lower violent offences 966 down from 1 107. It notes poverty influenced crime levels and prison intakes fell to 46 871 from 166 283 in 1918.
Canadian Pacific Railway pursues more business in Central and Northern British Columbia. Major Drysdale of Vancouver to survey for a railway from Spirit River Alta to the inter provincial boundary at Pouce Coupe and across to Pine Pass in BC. The CP may target the Pacific Great Eastern, but is not willing to pay much for the property. The Great Eastern has been surveyed from Prince George through Pine Pass to Pouce Coupe, while the province shows no plan to complete the line.
Polish exports to Germany reach no less than 49 percent of total shipments. Food, coal, and timber dominate Polish exports while German imports to Poland stand at about 15.6 percent, with many Germans entering via Austria and Czecho Slovakia. Machinery comprises most of German exports to Poland.
Auckland plans to expand its zoological gardens on 170 acres with three buffaloes sent from Canada. The gift includes one male and two females, to join the city’s wildlife collection.
The text notes faintness dizziness and sinking sensations indicating a weakened heart and disordered nerves. It mentions a husband and fear of leaving her alone but provides no further factual details or events.
A Canadian testimonial from Mrs. C. Vanhorn of Eckville Alberta praises Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills for restoring fainting episodes and heart weakness after a year of trouble. The pills cost 50 cents a box from dealers or The Milburn Co. Limited Toronto. Also noted is a large shipment of 1,365 Ontario store cattle sent from Montreal to Birkenhead aboard the Irishman, plus a tip about using hot water to polish furniture.
Officials in Saskatchewan expect a substantial jump in honey output with nearly 100 beekeepers in the province. Fourteen apiaries produced 632 pounds last year at about 88 pounds each, while the rest averaged around 260 pounds per apiary, totaling an estimated 32 tons for 192%. A note mentions sugar aiding cream preservation and Minara's ointment for burns.
Harry Breakey traced stainless steel to erosion resistant alloy developed while studying explosions on gun barrels and large gun tubes. The material, branded stainless steel, spurred new cutters and tools and led to stainless iron with growing global use in cars ships and factory equipment. Despite early skepticism from English cutlery houses, the invention persisted and gained prominence.
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative that regulates bowels and promotes healthy sleep for children. It claims the product calms cross and peevish babies, is safe for newborns, and is sold by druggists or mailed from The Dr. Willams' Medicine Co. for 25 cents per box.
Captain Harwood Steele unveils a world encircling flight starting from England next year. The route covers France Egypt India to Kamchatka and Alaska then Canada ending in Newfoundland and Iceland before returning to England. Pilots include Norman Macmillan and G F Mallins.
In 1922 Canada's chemicals sector produced over 100 million dollars of goods with about 25.69 million exported. Employment in chemical industries rose by 5 percent as production trended upward and stabilized.
Savings in Canadian chartered banks increased through late 1922 and into March 1923 reaching 1,215,295,721 dollars, about 140 dollars per person in the Dominion.
A testimonial from a Hamilton resident describes years of stomach disorder and nervous distress ending after using Tanlac. The speaker praises the treatment and notes Tanlac is sold by druggists with over 37 million bottles sold. Also mentions Tanlac Vegetable Plug as a constipation remedy sold widely.
An English chemist creates artificial diamonds by heating a mixture in a cast-iron tube and refining it in a reverberatory furnace. The results match natural gems in composition but are tiny and costly to produce, though they could underprice genuine stones by a quarter given their small size.
Western Canadian builders plan over 200 country elevators this year costing millions. At the lakes, $6,000,000 is directed to new terminal elevators and expansions of existing facilities. The piece closes with a note on candor and friendship.
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