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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 21, 1934
Page
2
An advertisement touts aspirin tablets for rapid neuralgia relief. It claims disintegration within two seconds after contact with moisture and rapid pain relief after ingestion, urging buyers to ensure Bayer branding on every tablet.
The piece argues gold remains a dominant monetary standard despite debates and gold standard shifts. It notes Britain and others buy gold, the US upholds reserves, and a sensational tale of a 1849 pirate treasure rumored to be buried near Tahiti draws daring British expedition plans.
The article explains that flotsam are goods floating after a wreck while jetsam are items cast overboard during a storm. Found objects do not belong to the finder and must be handed to the Crown. compensation is paid from their value.
A barometer buyer reports high satisfaction after a fortnight with the instrument. The maker asks if it works, and the owner replies that it has brought fine weather throughout the period.
A historic bridge across the Zambezi in Rhodrata stands among the world’s highest. Builders fired a rocket to lay a line and rope, workers operated at dizzy heights, a net was removed for nerve, and a test train at fifteen mph validated the structure. The grey paint aids quick rust detection amid stunning scenery.
News from Canada notes the death of Sir Frederick Palmer at Lingfield near London. His 1926 advice to Hon. A. Dunning helped establish Churchill as Western Canada's northern sea port, replacing Nelson. Palmer also served as chief engineer of the Port of London Authority and engineered major projects including the Charing Cross bridge in London.
Brew six minutes in one pint of water using six heaping teaspoons of Salada Black Tea. Strain into a two quart container. When hot add 144 cups sugar and juice of two lemons, then mix until dissolved. Fill with cold water without cooling first. Serve in tall glasses with ice and a lemon slice if desired. Makes two quarts or seven tall glasses.
About 31,100 American World War veterans still live in France many years after cease fire. Most stay as voluntary exiles for French wives, with Paris home to over half and forty nine departments hosting others. In 1931 the number stood at 1,700 according to American Legion Post records. A New Hampshire justice recounted a humorous domestic dispute while a Liverpool dock worker Bernard Kelly received 750 in costs after a long court battle.
Miss Margaret Marshall Saunders known for Beautiful Joe is named a Commander of the British Empire on the king's birthday list. She credits the honor to women’s humane work and notes her story has been translated into 14 languages and Braille. Saunders, from Liverpool Nova Scotia, began writing seriously after 30 and won a US contest pairing Beautiful Joe with Black Beauty.
The British House of Commons approved a white paper plan to change colonial sugar duties to divert sugar from the British West Indies to Canada. The move follows a pound sterling premium in Canadian funds that had redirected trade and caused a Canadian dollar value fall to disrupt the flow between Canada and the Caribbean.
Stewart and Ernest Worrall of Hamilton Scotland unveil the velocar a new machine touted as the best style of cycle. The rider sits semi horizontally with handlebars spanning from front to rear wheel a design praised for comfort. A Paris race between velocists and cyclists ended in a landslide victory for the velocar brand.
Scientists at the Smithsonian flag sun storms as possible causes of droughts and dust in the Mid-West. Dr C G Abbott notes solar max intensity may affect Earth weather though he avoids a definite link to current drought.
Henry T. Koenig 42, a Denver chemist who worked for Sears, died after a life devoted to radium research. He aided Curie era science, improved radium extraction to lower costs, and helped apply radium to warfare and night watch illumination. He died from cancer after three months at Porter's Sanitarium.
Farmers around Valmarie and Cadillac push a $100 000 dam project on the Frenchman river to irrigate 5 000 to 10 000 acres with a 15 mile main ditch. Alfalfa could yield two crops yearly totaling about 25 000 tons to feed 26 000 cattle, while an experimental dam west of Valmarie serves 260 acres. J R Reid of Regina handles engineering work.
League of Nations figures show Canada leading in industrial activity for the first quarter of 1934 with a 40 percent rise from a year earlier. The data also notes world production gains in coal gasoline pig iron steel and zinc while global trade value declines.
The Commons examined the Consolidated Companies Act to curb high pressure stock sales. It would bar the sale of promotion stock without a secretary of state approved prospectus and impose fines up to $1000 and a year in jail for repeat offenses.
Admiral Marquis Keihachiro Togo, famed for destroying the Russian fleet at Tsushima, died in Tokyo aged 86 after a cancer battle. The emperor elevated him to marquis on the eve of his death and posthumously named him admiral of the highest court rank.
Experiments using specialized photographic gear show lightning travels about 28,566 miles per second on average, revealing a precise speed measurement for the atmospheric discharge.
Naturalists report that spiders reach surprisingly long lifespans though their fate seems precarious. Researchers note a fragile balance as these long lived arachnids cope with predators and environmental pressures.
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