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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
3
Columbus Ohio The Willard Demspey fight pictures are rejected for public exhibition by the Ohio censor board and likely barred from interstate release under the Rodenberg Act. The report notes potential future showings depend on legal interpretation and interstate commerce rules.
Foreign Minister M Pichon states to the chamber of deputies that France pressed for absolute equality for Jews in new or enlarged states during the peace conference. He cites Poland’s treaty guaranteeing liberty and equality in political and religious matters.
Talks between Kingston metal trades council and Canadian Locomotive Co reach deadlock. President’s 45 hour week and 54 hour pay offer rejected as workers demand a 44 hour week. Negotiations continue with no agreement yet.
The German national assembly debates the new constitution and endorses an article allowing any male citizen aged 35 or older, native or naturalized, to be president. The naturalization clause reflects frontier realignments that stripped many subjects of nationality. The president would be chosen by popular vote.
A cryptic note suggests you should distance yourself from colleagues to privately criticize your superior. The advised distance and secretive whisper imply workplace tension and tension between authority and scrutiny.
A playful scene shows a boy and his father puzzled by a shop window notice reading Lost half Persian cat finder rewarded. The humorous line imagines how one could lose half a cat. The passage jests about oddities and voyage ideas, ending with a quip linking a sewing machine and phonographs to a woman.
An old advertisement promotes lemon juice mixed with orchard white to create a skin whitening lotion. It claims to erase blemishes such as freckles and tan, soften and beautify skin, and hold for months when strained and stored properly. Instructions specify three ounces of orchard white and two lemons to make a quarter pint for daily use on face neck arms and hands.
Coroner's jury finds Mike Sokolowski died from a bullet to the heart during a riot on June 21. The verdict states several shots were fired by rioters and no evidence the police fired the fatal shot.
A man asks a fish store proprietor to throw five giant trout so he can tell his family he caught them the same day. A Plainfield child refuses to wash her face saying she plans to have it cleaned.
Article urges use of Baby's Own Tablets to protect infants during hot July days from diarrhea dysentery colic and cholera with 25 cent boxes advertised by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. Emphasizes maternal vigilance and tablets as best aid for summer sickness.
The Forest Service of Oregon studies lightning caused fires with $5,000,000 in losses across Oregon and Washington over twelve years. Lightning accounts for 45 percent of fires and 60 percent of losses, while New Mexico reports 65 percent lightning fires and 35 percent tree deaths from direct hits. Proposed measures include high wires and apparatus to warn of approaching storms, enabling patrols to be deployed at first warning.
Frank J. Cheney declares himself senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio and offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Sworn December 6 1896 before Notary A W Gleason. Medicine taken internally and said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces. Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
The first British airship to cross the Atlantic sent a message of good wishes from King George to the Governor-General of Canada. Dated June 28 1919 Buckingham Palace the message was delivered aboard the airship R 3 and signed George Rex.
Six teenage conspirators were arrested four hours before their attack on Rome port using band grenades and explosives. About the same time thirty anarchists drove to Fort Partalata four miles from Rome to urge the garrison to join an assault on the market. Soldiers fired on them and captured several. others fled as the city remained tranquil.
The Ravenstone arrived in Boston after being torpedoed and sunk thrice, with 28 attacks and claims against sinking three submarines. A Salvation Army slogan is used to illustrate resilience, while a health note links pale, sickly children to worms and promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a cure.
The Austrian government abandons plans for a union with Germany, with Dr Otto Bauer declaring the move in a speech to a workers congress as reported by a Vienna Times correspondent. Also notes Hindenburg appealing to Marshal Foch to block extradition and Winnipeg strike leaders pushing for a six hour day.
An old advertisement touts a medicated air treatment, claiming Catarrhozone purifies mucous tissues and destroys microbes. It is promoted as a cure for catarrh bronchitis asthma la grippe and as a strengthener for the throat, with physicians endorsing its use and a price listed as 1.00 per size.
Paris reports quote President Wilson favoring a London trial for the former emperor. The Council of Three discussed the issue for days but postponed due to urgent business, with Reuters noting Wilson’s strong position on the trial location and awareness of London as the likely venue.
Sofia dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph says Bulgar ia’s premier was told peace delegates from Bulgaria would be called to Paris soon. The Bulgarian government is invited to nominate a delegation for talks.
In Versailles the privateer captain Jean Bart was presented to the French King who, amused by his defiant pipe smoking, promoted him to commodore. The exchange showed mutual respect as Bart accepted the promotion with calm wit.
Premier Clemenceau hailed Germany's forthcoming signature as the end of forty nine years of feared rule by the mailed fist. He recalled Bismarck and William II and warned the world to remain vigilant, noting the dangers of might making right and the barrel of powder still primed. He cited witnesses to Sarajevo and the moment of peace turning point.
Dublin Castle issues a memorandum by the chief secretary declaring Sinn Fein organizations and Irish volunteers in County Tipperary unlawful. It cites crimes over the past year and says existing measures failed to curb Sinn Fein activity, authorizing suppression.
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