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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 21, 1921
Page
3
Reports from US drug centers signal a booming Cascara bark industry. Growers of Cascara shrubs in British Columbia expect strong demand as 5,000 tons were shipped from Vancouver to British and US markets.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh by acting through the blood to balance mucous surfaces, marketed as a tonic and blood purifier. Dr Thomas' Electric Oil advertised for camp use, to rub on wet feet and legs to prevent muscle pains and treat cuts sprains and contusions.
A Boston lecturer told his audience that the earth lies 360000000000000 miles from the universe center, a provocative statement in a city that bills itself a hab. The Detroit Free Press notes the remark as notably audacious.
Kingston Ontario police officer Earnest Clark credits three years of nervousness headaches and fatigue to overwork. After using Dr Chase's Nerve Food he reports full recovery and improved health. The letter urges readers to try the product from dealers Edmanson Bates Co Toresta.
A collection notes prisoners sharing saved funds with relief, Edmonton’s Tegler dies, Ellis Island ice cream buyers adopt new butter spread, engagement rings in New Jersey case, Victoria shipyard takeover, ancient seeds sprout in Massachusetts, France bets on long distance gambling by calls, Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil praised, Dominion fisheries release 268 million whitefish, Sarnia hatchery to British Columbia, Mrs Leslie endorses Minard Liniment for colds and injuries.
Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen arrives in Nome Alaska aboard the Herman after wintering on the Maud at Cape Serge Siberia. His ship Mand lost a propeller in the ice and will be repaired this summer. He plans to drift with Arctic floes next year to reach the North Pole.
The Dominion report shows Canada’s total field crop value at 1 812 915 500 dollars and dairy product value at 247 531 352 dollars for the year ending March 31 1920. Cattle counts include 3 667 369 horses 3 548 437 cows 6 336 574 other cattle plus 3 421 958 sheep and 3 040 070 swine. Wool graded by farmers co operative organizations reached 3 788 138 pounds. The dairy butter industry has risen over the decade from 5 478 304 pounds to 25 356 ? pounds.
An agreement with the Canadian Pacific Railway will see the company build and operate the Central Canada Railway extension across Peace River into the Waterhole district. The line will run east of the Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway upon completion.
A testimonial from Lone H Webb of Woodstock claims Catarrhozone Inhaler eased his long running catarrh after using Ferrozont. The ad promotes two months treatment for $1 and a small 50 cent size with air dealers listed in Montreal.
About 10,000 airmen nationwide will spend a month at government expense as Camp Borden resumes full operations. Since the refresher courses began eight months ago ex air force officers have logged 2,200 hours of flying and covered roughly 200,000 miles.
St Vitus dance is a nerve disease linked to blood condition, common in children and more in girls. It causes irritability, restlessness, sleep disturbance, jerky movements, and possible speech impairment. recommends Dr Williams Pink Pills to restore nerves, with a testimonial from Mrs. Frank Reynolds Windsor. Pills sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
The contract for a two story wing at Saskatchewan University’s engineering building was awarded and valued at about $100,000. The project aims to extend classroom and lab space, expanding facilities for the university’s engineering faculty.
A Paris Ontario resident reports five years of displacement pain and inability to work improved after using Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound. She urges others to publish the testimonial and attribute her recovery to the remedy.
A rose colored embroidered batiste dress with long waist lines and a scalloped hem. Lace vestee and rose ribbon girdle complete this dainty creation. Miller's Worm Powders offered as a remedy for worms in children with possible vomiting as a sign of effectiveness.
Canadian Pacific offers Summer Tourist tickets to Vancouver Victoria Seattle and Pacific Coast destinations with a final return by October 31st and stopovers en route. Options include main line or Arrow Takes route and the Trans-Canada Limited plus two other daily trains with open-top observation cars through the mountains. Agents can provide details and arrange trips.
Two thousand United States automobiles crossed the International border at Blaine into Canada between May 27 and May 30 for the first big rush of tourists of the 1921 season.
The New York Evening Post notes Lloyd George as the only statesman who has learned anything from the war while Flo is praised for zigzagging to avoid torpedoes, illustrating wartime caution and resilience.
A fragment blend promotes Minard's Liniment as a lumberman’s aid and notes a cactus as a southern pointing natural compass. It also advertises Dr. J. D. Kelloge’s Asthma Remedy offering relief from asthma symptoms and urges supporting local purchases to boost the town.
Mrs John Doyle of 123 John St North Hamilton Ontario credits Tanlac with ending her long decline from flu and malnutrition. She says she lived on bread and milk, suffered stomach pain headaches and weakness, and now enjoys appetite energy and better sleep. Her daughter also benefited from Tanlac.
Vickers launches an airship for the Japanese Government from Barrow airship shed. The Sea Scout class bears a gondola and crew. A Barrow trial flight achieved high speed. Mothers can spy worm trouble in children and apply a remedy. A homing pigeon typically travels about 40 miles per hour under average conditions.
The Chicago report links modest dress to fewer accidents among women and more among men, countering the Toronto Mail and Empire’s condemnation. The piece frames a “Safety First” argument amid church conference debates on women’s attire.
In Werda, a small town in Dahomey, a long building houses warded serpents—about a thousand of them varying in size—kept by local priests.
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