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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1924
Page
7
Admiral Sir Frederick Frode urges Canada to retain strength of the empire’s naval forces. He warns against neglecting sea power and asserts Britain’s lead could influence Dominion safety and trade in war.
An attraction at Wembley features a dairy maid demonstrating how milk can be transformed into items such as umbrella handles combs bowls and other articles. Visitors watch the milk go through a process that yields casein as the base product and see machines turning milk into craft items while warm milk is served in a short line.
A small-town shop advertises fine tissue paper at discounted prices, signaling a clearance sale. Local shoppers report bargain rates and quick stock turnover as demand rises in the week.
Sir Dighton Prabyn Wan, noted as the oldest holder of the Victoria Cross, died aged 41 after a career that saw him serve as equerry to King Edward VII and Keeper of the Purse during Edward VII’s reign.
A dubious old notice touts a Dr J The Reloge’s remedy claiming to ease asthma by removing its causes. It asserts relief and a return to normal bodily vigor, urging readers to try the treatment as a cure.
Twelve United States consuls in Canadian cities will retire under an executive order by President Coolidge. John A. Foster the consul-general at Ottawa is 63 and has served 27 years. Joseph A. Brittain of Winnipeg is 66 with many years in service.
A jumble of names and places reports mixed global notes. Canada owes 23.9 million and 8.27 million to different entities while South Africa’s Nationalist leader accepts the premiership after a recent vote. A king drills a freight line in Swindon and a North American incident at a dock ends with a death. Government budget figures show deficits, Mellon proposes a tax cut tied to a surplus.
An advertisement touts Nervitine as rapid relief for stomach gas and discomfort from fermenting foods. It claims Twenty drops in water ease colic at night and lists Nersiline as a general family tonic available at dealers.
The Canadian Pacific Railway funds a championship cup and medals for Boys and Girls Swine Clubs in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Teams of two youths under 21 compete in hog marketing, judging and a 20 minute Wilshire bacon demo with a trip to Toronto for on line winners.
A fragmentary note mentions Minard's Liniment and an Athists group involvement. Readable text implies an incident where a person or entity was buried yesterday. Details are sparse, but the reference points to a medical remedy product and a local event surrounding its use.
A study cited by W. D. Dines in Nature argues that in Europe mortality rates correlate with sun intensity rather than total sunshine. Southern regions show higher heat-related deaths despite similar sunshine. cooler summers in the north show lower rates, suggesting heat rather than sun exposure drives risk.
In the first quarter Canada’s fisheries on the Pacific coast yielded 733 000 pounds of fish food valued at £1795. The largest catch consisted of herring with six Dundee and fifty seven thousand pounds netted. A car remover advert suggests painless corn removal, while population data show higher male to female ratios in most states except in United States.
Devotional reading highlights Luke 2 and Isaiah 14 15 with commentary on Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem for a census under Emperor Augustus. It notes there was no room in the inn, Jesus born in a manger, and a reflection on modern life crowding out the Savior. Mentions a Canadian blessing and a long-market book.
A Chicago inventor proposes a preservation process to store motion pictures from 1924 in a Smithsonian vault. The project aims to maintain film integrity for five thousand years, including series from mills and factories.
An unofficial estimate puts the proposed building programme at $500,000. Work on new elevators has begun in eight points across the province and more are planned. Once completed the company will own and operate four hundred thirty elevators with capacity increased to 1,200,000 bushels.
Candie exported 70,000 motor cars in 1923 nearly doubling past figures and reaching almost half of U S total auto shipments. Autonoblia total from both nations rose to 221,846 cars, with Wiel showing a 105,626 car increase over the prior year.
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