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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1919
Page
3
Fragmentary text notes a claimed De Hanon formula for a pill called Hamon Pills. It mentions sales by dealers at 25e per box and hints at a supposed remedy or stake related to Dr. Ham.
Dr J S Kirtley, at the First Baptist church, argues Britain’s model of democracy surpasses American systems. He cites the king’s representative role, Magna Carta limits, and imperial governance as evidence that Britain embodies broader democratic practice than the United States. The Winnipeg Free Press notes his call for mutual understanding between nations.
The text discusses a proposed League of Nations with equal representation for all nations, though the United States would be a dominant force. It notes a secretariat to be based in Washington and a foreign relations committee chaired by Jas. A. White of Columbus. Charter members include Canada, Great Britain, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Japan, New Zealand, Australia and Mexico. Germany has not joined yet.
Nikalashi, Japan's education minister, warned at a political meeting that Japan could be left isolated among world powers. He cited ruined Russia and Germany and argued Britain France and America would ally, urging Japan to strengthen finance and national defense to counter isolation.
Felix M Warburg in his first JDC report says Jews in Palestine are well cared for by the British Government and that education plans are progressing. The JDC has handled about 19 million dollars raised in the United States for Jewish relief and urges adopting Jewish orphans in the US similar to war orphans in France and Belgium. He stresses immediate relief over reconstruction.
A Cheuvin Alta reader touts Dr Chase Nerve Food as a cure for fatigue headaches appetite loss and nervous exhaustion. The testimonial claims renewed vigor and health with the product and its speedy relief for burns and pains.
An anaemia and blood building remedy is promoted as restoring health through improved appetite digestion and strength. A Ontario reader Mrs Thomas Kaake recounts suffering fatigue and paleness before using Dr Williams Pink Pills and feeling restored after treatment. Pills available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Silos in Western Canada are rising as forage crops expand beyond corn. Manitoba leads with over a hundred silos, Alberta and Saskatchewan together tally at least sixty. Oats peas and barley prove strong substitutes, stored green, reducing labor while boosting stockfeed as irrigation advances spur silo discussions at Medicine Hat convention with experts Hutton and Carlyle presenting papers.
The article recalls French army dogs honored for lifesaving acts and loyalty during the war. Premier Clemenceau visited canine veterans at Jardin des Plantes, praising their service under Blue Cross care and urging greater support for animal welfare.
A group of nine American mining men from Arizona Colorado and California report over forty U S and Mexican deaths in La Colorada Sonora Mexico in the last two weeks at the hands of Yaquis and bandits They have sent a statement of conditions to the state department in Washington with copies to Senators Thomas Johnson and Shurst to the Arizona Senator.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Free Zone as a painless corn remover. Apply a few drops to the corn to lift it with the fingers, reportedly costing little and providing quick drying ether compound treatment without infection risk.
Ottawa quotes Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden confirming no contract signed yet for Canadian wheat exports to Greece. Finance Minister Sir Thomas White cites about 1,000,000 bribles monthly for a year, with price set by Canadian market plus carriage to seaboard.
Lord Milner secretary for the colonies says emigration is a healthy natural process that must be guided into proper channels. A London meeting convened by the British Women's Emigration association the South African Colonization society and the Colonial Intelligence league heard his remarks urging more government help and guidance than in the past.
Osaka Mainichi reports that about 400 to 500 German captives in Japan remain loyal to the Kaiser and hope to secure roles in the South Seas and in China. At Narashino camp several hundred petition for permission to form a colony in Hokkaido once released while authorities weigh the plan due to skilled machinists among the petitioners.
A London botanist tells The Weekly Dispatch that seeds buried for up to sixty years may still germinate. He notes shells and shelling have unearthed earth exposing dormant seeds on battlefields in France and suggests flowers could bloom now as disturbed soil creates growth conditions after decades.
The Army and Navy Veterans Association passed a resolution urging the Dominion government to standardize pensions. Speakers objected to officers receiving higher pensions than enlisted men, noting the Canadian army was largely volunteer and many educated men joined as privates to reach the front sooner.
Toronto manufacturers and wholesale cloth men dispute a Ottawa cost of living report promising cheaper woolen and cotton cloth. They say prices will not fall and present a unanimous stance. Moose Jaw YMCA plans to enlarge its building this year.
Canada’s Associated Press reports an agreement to promote an imperial emigration scheme for British soldiers. The plan offers free passage funded by the British Government and loans at pre war interest to settle in the dominions, enabling railway building and expansion. It operates independently of dominion soldier plans.
A party of Towa bankers invited by D. A. Downie of Winnipeg toured Western Canada last fall. They secured 8,000 acres in the Swan River valley to cultivate and plan to break 3,000 acres this summer.
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